Where did this float come from

Any ideas where this float (see attachments) may have originated? It is 21 feet long and about 4 feet at its widest point. It is made of wood and covered in fabric. It has four mounting points on the top and has brass caps on the bow and stern.

Hi Fellas. This is fascinating. I think the first clue is that it was found in N.Yorkshire. This brings to mind the Blackburn Aircraft Co.,who in 1928 designed the Iris. The shape of the float is almost identical to the wing-tip floats on later marks. At the time Blackburn had a water tank for testing such things. The fact that the step is far back sugests that it is for a wing of a flying-boat. From the 1930s on “boat” hulls & floatplanes had the step in the correct position i.e. : between 1 & 2 feet behind the aircrafts centre of gravity, but this dose not apply to wing-tip floats. So the float in question might be a water tank test rig. Another indication is the mounting holes.these are in pairs, posibly for the test rig.
But on the other hand i might be totaly wrong.

Cheers TASSE (president: British Waterplane Association).

Mark G, why are you getting personal ? No I did not have the money or inclination to save either, but you seem to have missed the point. There was a chance for someone individually or as a group to do something – no one did. The chap who bought them is not a ‘big buisness man’ from what I’ve seen of him, but is trying to generate an interest in his new buisness venture and in the real world £3500 is not that far from their worth – seen how much a Sea Harrier fetches?
Do I like the idea of any airframe being sunk – NO, but if there was one to choose then the Hunter is one that has less impact on the preservation movement than most. It being well represented both in museums and with flying examples both here in the UK and worldwide.
I fully understand that sinking an aircraft that anyone has a personal affection for is going to raise the hackles, however like it or not we are unable to preserve everything. Indeed if we manage to preserve those airframes already in collections we’ll be doing well (thinks BA collection, Vulcan B1, Beverly etc)
The brutal truth is we can all only influence so much and do our own bit – your efforts on your Hunter being a case in point, who else would try and rebuild a cockpit which was cut into four foot square sections…. I’ll stick to trying to resurect a JP5 cockpit and others will do their bit. Meanwhile every now and then some one will sink an aircraft, blow it up for the TV or paint it in an incorrect scheme, however lets keep a sense of proportion in this case.

Hi Jagx204 Im verry interested in what a Sea Harrier would cost. Can you give me some idea ?

Cheers TASSE.

Harrier Outrigger wheel hub

Hi Guy’s
Try cntacting RNAS Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset, U.K.

Good Luck TASSE.