Not a complete list but until 1995:

XX122 02/04/82 Lost over The Wash
XX742 19/04/83 Abandoned at 7,700 ft off the Norfolk Coast
XZ393 12/07/84 Mid air with ZA408 near Sheringham
XZ395 22/08/84 Abandoned 20 miles east of Cromer

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Ross

AP101B-0409-1E

The hood, which may be jettisoned in an emergency, is hinged to the rear fairing structure and is opened to provide normal entry and exit for the pilot. In the closed position the hood is secured by four locking pins, two on each side of the aperture, which engage with holes in shoot bolt recievers fitted to the side members. When the pins have been withdrawn, the hood is lifted and retained in the open position by a spring box mounted in the rear fairing.

The main component to raise and lower the canopy is the pilots arm.

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Ross

Mk XIIIC – Luminous on EBay now (not connected to me)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-AIRCRAFT-ALTIMETER-TIGER-MOTH-ETC_W0QQitemZ250220977826QQihZ015QQcategoryZ112473QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This will give an indication of current market value or EBay insanity price (delete as applicable).

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Ross

Confirmed it’s a Mk XIII altimeter.

The dial has been repainted at some point.
You can just make out
MARK XIIID No. XXX/XX below the HEIGHT lettering.
Above FEET is usually
SHORT & MASON
THOUSANDS OF

As a previous poster has said 6A/437 for Luminous and 6A/438 for Non-luminous.

Main difference to Mk XIV series is that this one has no millibar sub setting scale.

MkXIII was set to zero before take off and indicates height above home aerodrome in flight. For landing at any other aerodrome height difference between both aerdromes needed to be known.

Hence HEIGHT not ALT on dial.

Also these Height indications needed to be corrected for temperature and pressure.

MkXIV could be reset to local pressure giving Altitude above sea level.

Mk XIII usually seen in pre war aircraft and early war training aircraft.

Regards
Ross

Hi Jon,

I was told that picketed into wind meant that the tail surfaces were active to keep the nose down attitude hence maintain the shallow angle of attack. Also less strain on picket gear.

Park tail to wind then the wind can get under the wing and it will act as a flat plate… over she goes..loads of forms to fill in and last bit of silence you will hear until every tom dick and AOC has had his say so!.

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Ross

THe first photo is of the standard work boat.

It was designed as a seaplane tender/crash boat and the concept design was put through it’s sea trials at RAF Mountbatten by “Lawrence of Arabia”. It was then produced with various refined design mods from the late 20’s

Part of the design concept was to aid flying boats who had lost a wing float. The floatless wing tip could be dropped onto the after deck railings to stop the aircraft turning turtle.

The link is to a preserved example.
http://www.bmpt.org.uk/boats/ST-1502/index.htm

The later range safety boats were derivatives of the ASR Launch and one used to be adjacent to the FSM Spitfire/Hurricane entrance guard at Hendon.

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Ross

Hi,

233 Sqn
Hudson I
N7227

Coded ZS-Y

F/O C H Clark
P/O W E Lockley
AC1 B N Blades
AC2 W M Cochrane

Op: Patrol, RAF Leuchars, Took off 14:20 hrs

The Hudson was flying very low as the visibility was poor with a low cloud base and it struck high ground at 19:40 hrs, 1.5 miles south of Freuchie, Fife, when returning from patrol. Fire broke out immediately and the wreckage was distributed over a large area. The crew of four were killed instantly.

From RAF Coastal Command Losses, Vol 1 1939-41

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Ross