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January 10, 2005 at 4:27 pm in reply to: Mystery gunsight #1433823

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I used to buy them from that Optical firm in the Southend area (Rayleigh? Leigh-On-Sea?) a long time ago.

They used to advertise them in Exchange and Mart (now there was a source of all things military surplus in it’s heyday!) £9 boxed inc postage, if I recall.

I heard that Lance Corke bought the remainder and was flogging them for considerably more than that!

January 10, 2005 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Mystery gunsight #1433991

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Just for info, what Mark 12 has illustrated is the Mk. II version modified to allow for the sighting of rockets. The dial on the right hand side varied the angle of the reflector plate by 5 degrees (from memory). This allows for the more rapid drop of the rockets.

Think Typhoon etc.

A standard mid-war Mk. II* sight without this mod but with the square reflector plate is an 8B/2361.

It all helps.

January 10, 2005 at 9:55 am in reply to: Lancaster Question #1434257

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ME545 of the Central Signals Establishment.

“Lovely Lou” of 218 Sqn. in an earlier life. There are published photos of her in this guise, too.

January 10, 2005 at 9:44 am in reply to: Mystery gunsight #1434260

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At first glance it looks like a commom or garden Mk. II reflector site, minus the reflector glass and bracketry, and the base containing the lamp unit.

Wartime use, in most british fighter types, until the advent of the G.G.S. in 1944 ->

January 9, 2005 at 10:21 am in reply to: Good Luck, Vulcan XL391 at Blackpool a thank you #1435153

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I don’t think I’ve “taken the wee wee” out of his venture and I wish him luck…

It’s just that, having worked for the Local Authority in question for a very long time, I cannot see them granting planning permission (and a lease of land), to allow him to display the Vulcan in one piece behind his pub.

I think these two crucial factors alone will decide the fate of the airframe, unless a last minute benefactor turns up with an offer to “host” the Vulcan.

I think that would probably have to involve another change of ownership since the publican appears to have bought the Vulcan solely as an attraction for his pub, and if he cannot achieve that aim, his interest may well diminish?

This is my take on the situation, viewed from a distance of approx. 1/2 mile from the Snipe Inn, Dukinfield!

January 9, 2005 at 10:07 am in reply to: Throttle boxes, who made them? #1435193

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Hi both,

Firstly, Cees, my earlier reply was a bit rushed as I was getting ready to go out. Claudel-Hobson is, I think, the Trade name for the Company’s products and it’s usually to be found on the casting. The firm is (was) H M Hobson and their adverts appeared regularly in wartime editions of Flight, etc. When one turns up, I’ll scan it for you.

Peter, I’m not sure about the Stirling. The early aircraft had the Exactor controls. These were hydraulically operated (and problematic). The Sunderland had them, too. By the time that the Stirling Mk. III came out, the controls had changed to good ol’ cable in guides and pullies, like the Halifax.

As I said before, though, I don’t know whether the Halifax box was designed by Hobson, and it’s the same for the later Stirling – sorry!

January 8, 2005 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Throttle boxes, who made them? #1435490

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Not sure about tha Halifax throttle box, but Claudel-Hobson made many different types.

January 7, 2005 at 5:19 pm in reply to: Quiz – what is this? #1435913

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Test pit for one of this years proposed digs

And should the final pit end up as a rectangular shaped hole approx. 59 ft. 11 ins long by 77 ft. wide, then I’ll be delighted. Good luck and if you want an extra shoveller, let me know!

January 7, 2005 at 12:47 pm in reply to: Quiz – what is this? #1436108

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Maybe there’s a few more bits for 682al in the Russian tundra?

I’ve mentioned this in another thread but I seem to recall an edition of Flight International from the late 1950’s printed a photo (or mention of) an Albemarle being used by fir trappers in Northern Russia.

Who knows what may be lying on some abandoned airstrip?

January 7, 2005 at 11:57 am in reply to: Quiz – what is this? #1436148

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Tell me if there are any left – or bits of

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January 6, 2005 at 7:27 pm in reply to: Vulcan XL391 at Blackpool #1436451

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Apparently the new owner was told that planning permission would take eight weeks maximum from the date of application in mid-November – obviously they work fast in Manchester!

The application was only submitted on December 2nd, according to the Tameside M.B.C. website, so the outcome may not be notified for some time, especially as t’council will have enjoyed the usual Christmas shutdown.

Things are indeed looking grim…but weren’t they always for this ill-fated adventure?

January 5, 2005 at 6:57 pm in reply to: mystery object #1348263

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Certainly Mosquitoes, and I always think of F.A.A. types with the observer/navigator in the back.

The wooden ones are pre-war in origin and may well date back to the First – but updated from time to time. And yes, I’ve got a tufnol version somewhere, too.

January 5, 2005 at 5:35 pm in reply to: mystery object #1348608

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1:1,000,000 is a fairly small scale.

That is a quote from A.P.1086, but I think you’ll find one edge of the protractor is graduated in quarter inches (for 4 miles = 1 in. maps) and the other in tenths (for 10 m = 1 in. maps).

The board was for using on the knees, so I always assume smaller types, rather than big bombers or flying boats with chart tables, but maybe they were used at other crew stations for observation work too?

January 5, 2005 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1348828

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Hi Nick,

The Stone scrapyard is Watsons, where I bought the FN150 turret from. It’s still there, I think but I haven’t been for many years now.

At the far end of the yard were some large double gates, through which you entered into a field full of ex-military wagons, of all shapes and sizes. You could have filmed a major war movie with the stuff in there.

Regards,

al

January 5, 2005 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Lancaster NF920 Easy ELsie… #1348832

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Lots of photos of NF920 (and other stuff) on Webshots here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/69170328YXUScm
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