This seller is one to avoided at all costs, seriously dodgy. I have actually just upgraded the selectric button on my 8090 as a point of interest.
I enjoyed it, a nice story not to be taken too seriously and the first thing i have ever seen Jennifer Saunders in that i actually liked. Especially poignant for me because both my parents had Alzheimers.
Interesting comment regarding the moth eaten mannequin’s, I am a flying clothing collector as are my friends and while we obviously like to see the aircraft we want to see more flying clothing and not less. It was an important part of the history of WW2 and is sadly overlooked in virtually all museums.
The white prestige suit which used to be by the Gladiator is one of only three in the world, the GQ Parasuit is one of only ten in the world and as for James Nicholson’s flying clothing on the mezzanine floor among other things, not what I would personally describe as a few moth eaten mannequin’s.
Further to the above, i am now the owner of the oleo leg. It came directly from the owner who was part of the team that recovered it along with other items and to make it that much better, it comes with a magazine article about the recovery and identifies the aircraft as L6960 PS-M from 264 Squadron which was shot down on 13.5.40. I just have to translate the article from Dutch into English.
As a point of interest, it does mention in my Defiant manual about the leg being manufactured by Lockheed.
Thanks a lot for letting me know, much appreciated.
That would explain it then, thank you.
There is nothing in the box to the left of the serial number but having checked my Defiant manual it states that the undercarriage is made by Lockheed which is very positive. There is only a drawing of the tail wheel oleo leg which isn’t wonderfully helpful.
I only have the photos that I have posted at the moment but I can contact the seller for more information.
It has been offered to me as a Defiant leg but I was sceptical as soon as I saw the Lockheed label but I thought that stranger things have happened and I would seek the advice of more knowledgeable people on here. I will check my Defiant manual when I get home and see if that sheds any light on it as well. Thanks for all the help so far.
Still kicking myself for not taking loads more pictures at Hendon’s open cockpit evening. Since going to that I have picked up a Defiant main undercarriage leg but I was able to identify that from my Defiant manual.
It would be great if it is Defiant because I am mad on the type and have picked up a few other Defiant bits recently.
Don’t see too many airframes at those places though do you ?
While i am the first to admit that the BoB hall needed a bit of a revamp, we now have no national memorial to the BoB, one of the most pivotal battles in the history of the island, it`s an utter disgrace and whoever thought up this ridiculous plan should hang their head in shame.
Thanks for that. If anyone has one that they want to sell, please let me know.
No problem, i speak from experience, i have all the three types of suits and the Parasuit as well.
Having seen this sellers items before, i wouldn`t touch anything he sells with a barge pole.
Those are chest type Harnessuit`s. The lack of parachute clips on the back and the anchor point clip between the legs identifies them as such. There are three types of Harnessuit, chest, seat and dual purpose. The dual purpose being the most common, the chest type being extremely rare and the seat type being hideously rare. The backs of the suits have been painted with dope to aid visibility.
Hope this helps.