Thanks Bruce,

Apart from upholstery of the folding seat, the plugs are the only things left. :cool::rolleyes:;)

Only parts I still need are a cockpit lamp 5C/701, an oxygen economiser and a flap gauge (Elliott, got my message?).

This morning the sides of the cockpit received their first coat of black primer. pics to follow next wednesday.

Cees

Its worth noting that they each portray different points in Spitfire chronology.

P9374 is to Battle of France standard, and incorporates many early features like the handpump, fabric ailerons and so on.

X4650 is to a later standard, with engine driven hydraulics and so on.

Both are heavily rebuilt from crash sites. Neither, despite the claims can be accurately described as ‘time capsules’.

Both are worthy additions to the ranks of flying Spitfires, and we should applaud that.

Bruce

Give that man a beer!!!!!;)
Couldn’t agree more.

Cees

Could it be a MkV Halifax with the Dowty undercarriage, the photos I have looked at seem to show a different tailwheel unit to those aircraft fitted with Messier undercarriages.

Hampden Project is correct.

It’s a Mk V Halifax. 😮

we have found a new Halifax wreck and while looking through the Mk V AP I noticed that not only the main undercart had a Dowty gear but the tailwheel as well. The AP also shows that a Lancaster towing bar is needed to move the aircraft around.

Mystery solved?

Cees

Canada would be your best bet.

Years ago I had been in contact with Vince O’ Connor about a Bolingbroke cockpit he had surplus. I had an option on it for a very reasonable figure but the shipping costs and Canadian Heritage rules made me back out of it.
Still there are many airframes lying around (CWH, Nanton etc.)
Would make a nice project.

Cheers
Cees

Hi Alex,

What’s the current state of play?

Cees

So, any leads om the instrument light?

Small update, today the rear bulkhead of the cockpit was
given a fresh coat of interor green, when you enter the
workshop it seems to jump right at you (as well as the
smell). No pics today.
Next wednesday work on the wiring loom will continue.

Cees

Nice collectionn you have there,

Although others would probably call it junk.

Speaking a bit from experience, keep the collection
as compact as possible. If you have a Bolingbroke,
keep everything centred around that project.

But looking at your pics, must be difficult with
all that great stuff.

Cees

Lamp light

Here is a pic of the lamp light over the D/F indicator, are any of these (the lamp light) around, or made form hen’s teeth?
As you can see the work is narrowing down deeper into details.
Cees