Managed to secure this column and wheel from a fellow forum member recently, been after one of these for a long time. RNZAF B170 freighter.

No need to spend time worrying about the demise of air shows, it’s already happened as a result of this, I would be interested to know how many air shows have been cancelled this year so far.

I was quite pleased with what I came away with these being an Andover Yoke, Propeller hub and a nice large reference book on the Sud-Est Caravelle. I must say not as many stalls as I’ve seen there before in the past but in the mix were quite a few quality stores which in turn is much better than quantity. The museum were selling some surplus bits a pieces from the Comet 2 which they recently acquired. As usual most of the museums cockpits were open for inspection and available for sitting inside. Similar to visits in previous years I was left with the impression that this was more of a buyers market as opposed to a sellers market as there didn’t seem to be a lot of customers, I would be interested to read any thoughts from the stall holders. The sun shone for this event, great location on an active airfield coupled with the museum and friendly staff. Great breakfast at the airfield cafe ! All in all it was worth the 200 mile round trip! As far as aerojumbles go all I can say is use it (if you can) or lose it!
Thankyou to the event organisers !

There are a couple of spade grips in the latest Dominic Winters aviation auction notably from a Westland Wapati lot 805 and also a turret

https://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/dw_13.06.2016_low_res?e=1975639/35097119

Ebay currently has a B24 liberator yoke for sale

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Consolidated-B-24-Liberator-US-Army-Pilot-s-Control-Yoke-Wheel-/252364824784?hash=item3ac21da0d0:g:akUAAOSwYudXGqjw&vxp=mtr

And no doubt you’ve all spotted the Shorts Sunderland yoke

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Control-wheel-yoke-WW2-Sunderland-flying-boat-Stirling-bomber-/182099633449?hash=item2a65fbe529:g:czcAAOSwpoJXDdzf

Now the thread has been started and the appetite wetted just link in the auction details here in order to successfully complete this thread. Name of the game is to find good homes for these items!

The Turkish DC10 heading for London Heathrow crashed near Paris in 1974, cargo door not shut properly, resulting in an explosive decompression, farmers came across 6 passengers still strapped to their seats in fields 9 miles away from the crash site. This crash was a watershed moment for the aviation industry as it was the first wide body crash with mass fatalities, 346 people in total died. Sad day for all.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines_Flight_981

Thanks for sharing that moment in history, I wasn’t aware of this particular crash.

The Brooklands museum Retrojumble will be held on Sunday 24th July 2016 this year. This includes aero jumble as well as auto jumble etc. Not normally the best aerjumble on the calendar but still worth giving it a plug as the finding of one elusive item on a stall can always make it worth while. It’s a nice setting and The museum is good for a visit too!