I found two of these within a week – never seen one before and not at all sure what it is. Black plastic/rubber material – there is a black rubber/plastic rod that passes through it.
The one on the left came from an unknown Whitley from 19 OTU that crashed in Scotland – we are guesing around 1942/43.
The one on the right came from a dump with a lot of Lancaster bits and pieces.
Could it be part of an aerial – maybe the Lorenz blind landing system? Just a guess….. Thanks to anyone who can help.
By: KIJFHOEK - 30th June 2010 at 17:27
Hello,I found this in Holland….on a crashsite from a Wellington(429ms48759)91943) Grt KIJFHOEK.
By: Peter - 30th June 2010 at 14:08
Elliot I cant find a good picture yet but it looks like part of the Lorenz aerial for the Beam approach system.
By: Whitley_Project - 30th June 2010 at 13:01
Don’t suppose you have any pics Martin? Sounds like an aerial mounting then! Looks like I need to order some APs.
Thanks very much everyone.
By: hindenburg - 29th June 2010 at 22:16
they look like the insulators from the `beam approach` aerial that are fitted to either end of the aerial running along the rear underside of the fuselage.
By: MerlinPete - 29th June 2010 at 20:03
Hi Elliott
I picked up a really nice one of these last time you were here. If you trawl back through the forum I will have posted a pic of it, probably late last year?
Anyway, I guessed it may have been an aerial insulator but no-one seemed to have seen one at the time.
Pete
By: Peter - 29th June 2010 at 16:56
pm sent elliot
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th June 2010 at 16:02
I found something VERY similar on a Hudson ASV aerial array. Sadly no idea where it went to (35 years ago!!) and no pics.
By: Whitley_Project - 29th June 2010 at 15:26
Elliot if it is the antenna type that was fitted on lancs then it gets my vote! The insulators look remarkably like them? Any part numbers?
Hey Peter
Sorry mate – not a sausage. If you send me your address i’ll get a few bits off to you as a promise is a promise 🙂
By: Peter - 29th June 2010 at 15:21
Elliot, if it is the antenna type that was fitted on lancs then it gets my vote! The insulators look remarkably like them? Any part numbers?
By: Whitley_Project - 29th June 2010 at 15:09
Oh, I should say they aren’t going on eBay 😀
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