Looks Hawker but not Hurricane. Try a clean-up of one of the stainless steel joining brackets for a part number and inspection stamp.

I quite see your point about jamming. I’ll keep quiet, let you get on and await developments. Best of luck.

Question please for the paint and serial experts amongst us. The serial on N3200 appears to have sharp and crisp outlines. On other wartime aircraft, I have seen serials that have been sprayed through a template giving a furry, ………. Or do you think she would have left Hills & Son in Manchester with sharp outlines? We do know she was in for a serious repair in 1944 with Herts & Essex aviation at Broxbourne and had the fuselage ply replaced from the cabin to stern post.

If it helps, there is a clip of film (on YouTube) showing early wartime Hurricanes on a production line having their serial numbers and roundels hand painted by a sign writer. Result, nice crisp edges. I’m sure there would have been greater use of stencils later on – your Proctor? – but N3200’s serial number looks about right for its early date of manufacture.

Tony, I’m struggling to match all the internal detail in your diagrams with that in the photos #16 & #35. However, only the external dimensions are critical, along with functionality of the unit, so it will be interesting to see how your plan works out. Fingers crossed.

I have found a drawing of the original post in my archive so should be a winner. Has roller bearing details too. Seems to indicate a compound bearing

Compound bearing, roller bearing, or two row ball bearings? Does the drawing confirm the photos posted at #16?

Hi Ron,
If you already have the tubes ‘squared’ then surely you are passed the point of needing to know? Were the tubes original Hurricane ones or new tubes you have had squared?
I would assume the ‘A.STD’ refers to the accuracy of the dimensions quoted ( A standard, B standard etc) and the 183 number refers to the particular squaring at that joint.

A correction to the last paragraph in the post above. The IIG inspection stamp must be HG but with the middle bar of the H clearly missing. HG inspection stamps can be seen on other parts of this fragmented canopy (but including one Gloster stamp!). Is HG another Hawker variant? I am used to HA and HE, but not HG.

One more interested here as well.
A few pictures follow, I hope, showing some detail, particularly of the ball race arrangement. Beermat – I have found no markings on the various parts to indicate a manufacturer.
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