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  • October 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm in reply to: Mosquito dataplate & constructor numbers #928559
    joeslacks
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    [QUOTE=HR339;2174376]Bingo. Confirmed independently offline. Apparently the bearing for the bomb winch. Thanks for that.

    Pleased to hear i was heading in the right direction!

    October 8, 2014 at 5:06 pm in reply to: Mosquito dataplate & constructor numbers #929832
    joeslacks
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    Never bored ID’g parts! A shed with parts is my idea of heaven ! Post pics and we will ID.

    Well if that is the case i feel it would be rude not do indulge you, having whetted your appetite!

    I will need to sort the pictures out a bit but i will upload more when i have organised things a little.

    Here is one to get started. I know it is a cooling pipe and my suspicion is that it goes behind the engine and connects to the radiator in the inner wing BUT i’m only going by photographs so i can’t be 100% sure. I could really do with knowing the exact location of this pipe, if this is a sided part and if so, which side did it come from (left or right engine)

    I probably should start a new thread for the rest of these?

    October 7, 2014 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Mosquito dataplate & constructor numbers #854959
    joeslacks
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    Joe post the pictures up and your fellow Mosquito tragics like me can help identify them ! I find the parts to be pretty well numbered and the system quite logical, but I can be proved wrong.

    I suspect it is more likely just me that doesn’t see the logic in the numbering system, DH is a new area for me and i know very little about how the system works.

    I should also point out that the items i wish to identify are wreck recovered and some stored in a damp shed for 30 odd years that is why part numbers can be hard to find!
    These Mossie parts are fragmented, corroded, and in some cases partially burned. I have managed to ID a fair few parts from photographs/technical drawings.
    There is a small amount of local legend surrounding this crash and some of the stories don’t quite add up. Positive ID of some of the parts could help put the story straight

    If anyone is interested in studying the pictures and helping ID some parts then i will happily upload some, perhaps i’ll start a new thread. I have many unanswered questions on this one but i don’t use forums as often as i should and it feels cheeky to ask too much having contributed so little!

    October 7, 2014 at 3:23 am in reply to: Mosquito dataplate & constructor numbers #855721
    joeslacks
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    Issue number refers to the level of part/drawing revision.

    The inspection stamp number identifies the company quality checking, and/or individual person who said it was ok to drawing specification.

    Thanks for that, i have to admit that i find the DH part numbering for Mossies to be quite difficult to make sense of. I have a fairly complete list of frame assembly/ part numbers and associated components but many of the DH parts seem to lack clear part numbering. Most of my parts ID experience is with with US aircraft (Boeing/Lockheed) where almost every component has a clear part number and stores reference and many are stamped with the company and city of manufacture. I have an air intake scoop surround from a mosquito FBVI with the part number BN 88 C. I know what the part is and i have the part number stamped on it, but i can find no reference to this part number in the lists i have, indeed, nothing starts with the prefix BN (or 8N). Most engine/cooling/oil assembly parts start with the L98 Prefix so this is what i would expect to see but it doesn’t follow logic.
    It’s frustrating, i have quite a few mossie parts i need to ID, but most have no visible part number, and those that do have part numbers don’t always come up in my list.
    ah well, i do like a challenge!

    October 6, 2014 at 7:52 pm in reply to: Mosquito dataplate & constructor numbers #855916
    joeslacks
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    Im not sure if this is helpful but i have S98182 as being ‘Pulley Bomb Inst’. Numbers don’t quite match but possibly an associated part?

    I Have a DH Mosquito Sub Ass Data plate for part number L987A which is listed as ‘Joint assy’s engine mtg. structure’.
    It is a brass plate about 2 inches by 1 inch and has the following details:

    Part No – L987A
    Issue No – 7
    Serial No – SWDH 1651
    Insp Stamp – there are two stamps – one small round one with SW 27 and another slightly larger oval one with SW27A

    Can anyone tell me what ‘issue number’, ‘serial number’ and ‘insp stamp’ refer to?

    Is there any way of knowing if this was a Port or Starboard engine assembly?

    The aircraft was RNZAF
    Serial: LR343
    Build Type: FB.VI
    Build Location: Hatfield
    Contract Number: 555/C.23(a)
    Contract Date:
    Delivery Period: Between 17-10-1943 and 8-1-1944

    I will post pictures of the data plate if requested – thanks in advance for any response

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