” I’m no engineer so just having a go and learning along the way”

Beg to differ – you are already a “backstreet engineer” in the grand scheme of the “aeroplane in the garden shed” – it features in the background of most of your collection of bits!

If you keep turning out work like that you will soon be reaching for the Doctor of Technology award given to the ultimate backstreet engineer, the late, Fred Dibnah.

What are you missing for the blanks?

Regards
Ross

Yeah,

But if you look a few pages further on in the AIR 40 file is “White C”

This time it is bombless and almost out of ammo before arriving at the South Goodwins in an unspecified method from 12,000 feet.

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Like buried spitfire locations in the Far East you can choose which suits your point of view.

Regards
Ross

Hi Tom,

Ok

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Better graphic of the front spar mounts. Also confirms that the L shaped bracket in photo 2 is part of the front spar lower mount ie face bracket with one through bolt remaining in place.

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Engine to spar mount for completeness

I was wrong in saying the light bomb cells were bunge operated – it was the heavy bomb cells.

The Light bomb cell was operated by the perforated wheel as per the photo posted by Peter.

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The manual image shows this wheel but it has only 6 holes not the 8 shown on your example. What is clear is the edge support for the light bomb door which is the frame from your first photo. If you look closely at Peter’s photo you can see the turnbuckle adjuster from the frame to actuating rod that is on your recovered item.

The 8 hole wheel could be from a number of locations depending on size but I suggest that the aileron example shown is a match – although I’m not sure your example is double faced.
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Regards
Ross

Did Andre have a Confined Space Entry approved for that… LOL! 🙂 I hope he had not gone to sleep…

Just trying to remake the classic Dr Fod and the Wayward Body.

Must admit I personally prefer the non PC orginal with the Lightning (starts about 3:20 on the Youtube clip)
http://youtu.be/qR7zj7cqXtE

Regards
Ross

Still out in the cold for the moment. Canadian specific part collection is the limiting factor for restoration start.

Once the Link fuselage is hoisted over the base/Octagon and bolted down then it frees up the construction space in the workshop again so the Anson will be pulled in then to commence work.

I’m still in two minds how much to do as I have enough gear to fit out the W/Op compartment as well as the cockpit and the fwd part of the nav compartment. All it really needs is more tube and a bit of wood/doped linen. Considering a nose/cockpit at the moment then a standalone rear fuselage Nav & W/Op that can be pushed up close if required. That way the cockpit is easily taken to events with the rest for special occasions where a training example of all the BCATP crew stations is warranted.

Liked the visual of the Anson at Hendon on the Queen Mary – one side covered and the other left open for viewing pleasure.

Can not for the life of me remember if the toothed wheel is u/c retraction, fuel ****, flaps or heavy bomb cell but the “Haynes Manual” will tell all.

Regards
Ross

The AHB nomograph on the BoB lists the following (I’ve omitted the RDF attacks and some aerodromes were attacked several times in a day)

Chief Attacks on airfields 12 Aug – 6 Sept

Lympne 12 August
Manston 12 August
Hawkinge 12 August

Eastchurch 13 August
Detling 13 August

Middle Wallop 14 August
Sealand 14 August

Lympne 15 August
Hawkinge 15 August
Martlesham 15 August
Driffield 15 August
Middle Wallop 15 August
West Malling 15 August

West Malling 16 August
Gosport 16 August
Tangmere 16 August
Brize Norton 16 August

Croydon 18 August
Thorney Island 18 August
Ford 18 August
Gosport 18 August
Kenley 18 August

Manston 24 August
North Weald 24 August

Driffield 25 August
Warmwell 25 August

Debden 26 August
St Eval 26 August

Eastchurch 28 August

Biggin Hill 30 August
Detling 30 August

Debden 31 August
Eastchurch 31 August
Detling 31 August
Croydon 31 August
Hornchurch 31 August
Biggin Hill 31 August

Debden 1 Sept
Biggin Hill 1 Sept
Detling 1 Sept

Gravesend 2 Sept
Lympne 2 Sept
Eastchurch 2 Sept
Detling 2 Sept
Eastchurch 2 Sept
Hornchurch 2 Sept

North Weald 3 Sept

Eastchurch 4 Sept

Biggin Hill 6 Sept

Regards
Ross

Sorry Peter but if you look closer at your photo of the u/c to spar bracket you posted you will see the u/c mount is offset.

The frame to spar attachments are central as in this photo and matches the part shown by Tom.
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Regards
Ross

The news of the burial has been posted today twice before – and merged on this forum.

The “discovery” was covered in 2011 in the Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8657980/Remains-of-RAF-poet-found-in-Italy.html

Ross