I have this small presumably access hatch. Don’t know what it is, how old or what nationality or where is came from (found in a shed). It measures 6 and a quarter inches in length and 5 and three quarters at the wides point. Has four small holes one end (hinge attachment?) and a larger single hole the other. What paint remains seems to be earth brown/green. There are no numbers on it at all that I can see and I have gone over it with a loup. A long shot I know but wondered if its distictive shape might ring bells with somebody. All suggestions appreciated. Thank you,
Jb
By: JDH1976 - 8th October 2013 at 10:38
Ah thanks Bruce and everybody,
nice to attribute an aircraft to this piece, also the first piece I own that I know to be Mosquito. Just need to find an image of the hatch in situ.
Cheers,
Jb
By: Bruce - 8th October 2013 at 10:27
Yep – Mosquito
By: JDH1976 - 8th October 2013 at 09:24
Thanks for the input chaps. I have now cleaned it up a bit and sure enough there is a number. It is:
L.982639B
2
there is a feint B after the B in the main number but it is probably just a miss strike. There is also a feint oval stamp with what looks like:
826
DDH
But again it might just be the one D and a poor stamping.
By: Bruce - 8th October 2013 at 09:23
Edit to my above; Its a Mosquito fuel drain cover, from under the wing, on the tank bay doors.
By: Whitley_Project - 8th October 2013 at 06:20
There will almost certainly be numbers on it, but you wont see them even with loupes. Give it a clean with some wire wool/scotchbrite – you will soon locate them
By: bazv - 7th October 2013 at 22:15
Shoulda gone to specsavers LOL : )
By: snafu - 7th October 2013 at 21:51
Any part numbers/inspection stamps visible ??
There are no numbers on it at all that I can see and I have gone over it with a loup.
;o)
By: bazv - 7th October 2013 at 21:16
Any part numbers/inspection stamps visible ??
By: Bruce - 7th October 2013 at 20:57
Looks like a Mosquito fuel filler, but that Miles hatch looks awfully close too!
By: No.2 A.A.C.U. - 7th October 2013 at 20:50
Whilst not identical your hatch certainly looks similar to the type fitted by Miles. The image below is of the oil header tank access hatch from my Martinet project and is dimensionally similar. Has any paint fragments survived on the reverse side? On mine the part number is stamped approx 1″ down from the central hinge hole, perhaps clean this area up just in case?
Kind regards,
Tim[ATTACH=CONFIG]221694[/ATTACH]
By: Fouga23 - 7th October 2013 at 14:09
looks like a cover for fuel or an electrical plug. Dzus fastener goes on top, hinge on the bottom.
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