Picked this up a few weeks ago and have made a stand for it.
It appears to be original with aging in the back.
It is similar in design to the Standard Motors one discussed here.
https://militarydataplates.com/sopwith-pup/
But different wording to the Whitehead one discussed here
https://www.crossandcockade.com/cciforum/userfiles/4063/20170511201821…
By: FarlamAirframes - 2nd October 2020 at 12:33
under duress – I had to turn the Gipsy Major piston into a wine cooler to allow it to stay indoors.
By: avion ancien - 1st October 2020 at 18:08
….. and as to Whiteheads, more still to be found at http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8621.0.
By: FarlamAirframes - 1st October 2020 at 17:25
I can only smuggle so many pieces of aircraft into the kitchen before SWMBO gets suspicious. I have a Gipsy Major piston on the table at the moment which I have told her is a wine cooler…
Some interesting pictures and history of Whiteheads here….
http://www.whiteheadaircraft.com
By: avion ancien - 1st October 2020 at 16:50
What, you’re not proposing to undertake a ‘dataplate’ restoration of the Pup from which the plate originated?
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