Brooklands Wellington is a somewhat unique exhibit and difficult decisions had to be made when creating it. Any finish was bound not to please all, but I’m perfectly happy with the end result.
In general I find ‘see through’ exhibits much more interesting than those fully clad. The half way measure, of one side restored the other not, is an excellent form of display. View the side with the style you prefer.

DaveR

The data plates do have a drawing number on them, but they are same on each data plate for the same type/Mk of aircraft. I think the numbers referred to in the initial posting (e.g. 68118) are the manufacturer’s construction numbers for each individual machine.

I think you will find 41H is the Air Ministry designator for the Hawker Company (others I am sure will be able to confirm that and add more). The numbers after that I believe are just sequential manufacturer’s numbers running chronologically through the various Hawker designs (with certain omissions for wartime security) without a particular ‘designator number’ for one particular type or another.

Just a little update on this aircraft and pilot.

Today (Thursday 25th of July) the remains of Malcolm Eric Edward Robertson were taken to Craigton Cemetery in Glasgow for reinterment.

Which part of Craigton was used for the reinternment? Craigton is much improved since being taken into council care a few years ago – before it was a jungle. Your final comment, ‘we will remember…’ resonates. In the ‘older’ far north west corner, close to Cardonald station, is the grave of BofB pilot Robert Fraser. Even under the new stewardship, it is a constant battle to prevent his grave from being engulfed by the undergrowth, being off the main walkways. It is much better than it was, but ‘could do better’ applies. Well done in your efforts with Malcolm Robertson. I hope his last resting place fares better as the years slip by.

I think the two ‘unknown’ parts at top centre are from the elevator controls that feed off the lower rear part of the control column. See PM.

For steel items, I have been impressed with the chemical treatment DeoxC, especially if used warm – also appears kinder to exposed skin than the likes of Jelonite etc! Liquid treatments are naturally messier and take longer that ‘blast’ treatments, but the liquids tend to do a more thorough job on deeply pitted surfaces – check the results of both under a magnifying glass, where blasted items tend to leave debris in the very small pits.
DeoxC also has a good go at aluminium products, but I am sure there are better liquids for ali. Many years ago I used a substance called ‘Aloclene’ (or some such similar name – the steel equivalent was ‘Ferroclene’). It certainly worked well but was a full goggles and gloves job.

A small museum packed full with exhibits mostly with a local connection, but also from further afield, as demonstrated by two of Wyvernfan’s pics (#9):
The Packard Merlin from Mustang 15560 (339th FG) found just below the surface in a suburban Frinton garden. The householder had no idea is was there but was curious about the odd metal fragments that kept emerging from the flower beds each year. Lt John Gokey baled out after just making it back over the North Sea with engine trouble. The ‘trouble’ can be seen from the holes in the crankcase where the con rods punched their way through the casing wall.
Catalina tail fin from the beaches of Diego Garcia!

peppermint_jam

Posting a few part numbers – there must be plenty visible on the small individual parts on that large piece – would help confirm type and potentially the relevant sub assembly.