Interestingly The real Huey chair arrived today and whilst cleaning we came across the serial number 64-14132 a UH-1C re engined as a UH-1M and assigned to the US Army.

Thank you. The Wasp chair is due to arrive today and the Huey chair is also nearly here.

In an other auction last week I acquired several other parts including a Skeeter door and whilst looking at Skeeters I noticed chair design was similar. Extending thoughts to other late 40’s helicopters resulted in identification.

The Huey chair for sale at the auction is a Westland Scout chair.

Similar but not the same as the SARO Skeeter chair.

Surprisingly the Westland Wasp had a different chair – different back design.

Donated to WR963.

From Blenheim book (detailed guide by Norman Franks) 

• The clear loop housing shown is a full ADF US football style antenna housing on the upper surface/dorsal spine.
• The Blenheim  cockpit side window was a blister- but a full cast item. The Bisley nav window was also sometimes blistered but again cast that way. 
• The clear FN54 turret was a three  piece.
• There was a blister shaped azimuth receiver in the wing fillet  – aluminium and not correct shape.

But looking closely at the ADF football antenna – it is in two parts that are bolted together. 

The part I have has a disturbed side – the casting is shaped around a curved disturbance on one side. I had assumed it was a bad casting. Is this where it went around a mount?

Is this the starboard side of a two part clear ADF antenna similar to what is shown in the attached picture ?

P.S. an earlier discussion on aircraft DF loops 

https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/140794-df-loop-aerial-ques…