If this is Wellington – with the Dzus and hatch it is likely from the engine area. I cannot see it on any of the images of Wellington with Hercules engines.

I was wondering if anyone has any drawings of the Mk2 Merlin engined Wellington. The longer sloped profile may be more appropriate.

LCM3

Eurostar on Monday was full of North American veterans and families on their way to Normandy.

Not aviation but my 13 year old son and I have been working diligently to get a 1/16 scale RC LCM3 and RC Sherman ready for D-day.

As I will not be back in UK till Friday evening and the shaft couplings only arrived this morning – it will be a few days late before we land our Sherman onto the “beach” of Talkin Tarn on Sunday as our private remembrance.

On the clock it is a nice Mk2 Jaeger Le Coultre 8 day RAF clock dated 1937. By itself it is worth in the region of 200 to 250.

As to coming from a specific aircraft – these clocks were ubiquitous and hence were used in most aircraft of that era – but are often called Spitfire Clocks. – even though Hurricane etc would be just as valid.

There was a Mk2 last year being sold as a Dambuster Lancaster clock – from the family… For me unless I had a picture of the clock with a distinctive marking showing it in situ and being removed – it is a leap of faith especially as value being asked was 4 to 5 x market value.

Cannot say that this or the Lanc clock did not come from the stated aircraft – depends on the solidity of the provenance.

Probability is a different parameter.

On the inside shot – the large instrument on the shiny bezel is that a Mk3 clock ? The mk2 was always mounted on the LHS ?

A Bomb bay door was sold on ebay Germany last week – 2.3m long , 80 cm high and 30 kg – sold for a pitiful 151 Euros…

Edit – found the listing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Klappe-Bombenschacht-Heinkel-He-177-Greif-Luftwaffe-/231202668354?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=pf4RMSOSi%252B1EjFSbhfREF%252BWgW%252FQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc