Thought I would flag up another site for fellow collectors: This site based in Germany sells a lot of parts from Eastern Block aircraft, you will find the odd Fighter and helicopter grip, instrument panels from military jets and helicopters, ejector seats and general aircraft bric-à-brac pieces. New items tend to be added once in a while, happy hunting!

http://flugzeugteile-koch.de/index.php?cPath=1

Jersey air shows always seem to have that twist of having something different from our mainland air shows. Great photography well done!

Shackleton yoke on eBay:
item number 161826009688

Something different for grip collectors, CAC Wackett control column on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-RAAF-CAC-Wackett-control-column-ww2-aircraft-/111756976188?hash=item1a053c203c

Replica German Luftwaffe JU88G control yoke on eBay, not my bag but worth a mention, I have seen an increase in reproduction yokes over the last few years no doubt to the price increases in aviation memorbillia.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Steuerhorn-Ju88-G-Nachtjager-Museumsanfertigung-Luftwaffe-/201416425082?hash=item2ee55abe7a

Great restoration job Nick, well done! What did the original centre cap look like? Was it the Maroon oval coloured Douglas Cap or a different one?

Jason, Thanks for the update and sorry to hear about your friends experience, something I haven’t come across before with this particular individual. I’ll take on board what you have said prior to any future referrals.

Great to have this thread going, nice extremley rare item you have acquired there Nick. A very ‘Quick’ google search shows that around 245 machines were built (all variants). Only one survives now in a museum ‘Red David’ having been buried in a snow storm for 30 years and recovered in 1976. Well done Jabba for sharing your knowledge and bringing the mystery to a successful conclusion.