Two weeks to go, and there is alot happening. This event looks like it will be the biggest yet! Get to Eshott – by plane, car or bus and have a blast! This is NOT an airshow – it is a social event lasting right through the weekend and all in aid of charity. BBMF confirmed for the saturday, plus other special guests…..

What we need are some historic aircraft flying in… anyone got a tiger moth or two?

Most of us ‘lower level’ artists will do commissions on canvass for a similar price to the better prints! As said, have a search for the Forum Virtual Art Gallery and have a look at the mediums and talent on display. Just PM whoever catches your eye and ask.

Its a step-up transformer….. steps up DC 28V to 115V rectified. Almost every post war aircraft which uses dual power would have something like this. The wiring would infer a 1960’s-70’s build, and its condition could indicate that it has not been fitted since its last overhaul or at all!

Not a clue what it’s off. Could be Optimus Prime…

5UB = Aircraft Electrically Driven Electrical Current Producing and Transforming Equipment and Spares
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=80812

Undercarriage components and what looks like a piece of the spar boom.

The centre item is the bottom of one of the legs where the axle attaches. You can see the tie-down point.

The item on the left looks like the knuckle joint for the drag brace. I’d guess that this is the upper of the two main pieces of the drag brace
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partially hidden by the mass of the downlock mechanism on the right hand side of the picture. The tie-down point can be seen on the bottom left also. The mainwheel is different because this is an airworthy aircraft – neither PA474 or the Canadian one use wartime pattern wheels.

The Spar boom piece could be lower rear spar, for which the joint (visible on your photo) is immediately behind the undercarriage bay. Here it is in situe (right hand side). The black strut on the left is the outboard drag brace for the stbd undercarriage

Taifun, well said. These aircraft would have been destroyed without cause if you had not acquired them. I am aware that you have played your Joker card here and hopefully the results will at least save a cockpit or even a sectioned fuselage, rather than them being scrapped one dark night. Good luck with the production, and I look forward to the results.

three more cracks (Lancaster PA474 – Coventry)

If made-up schemes are the way ahead, I want a brown hurricane with a red eagle on it (Russian markngs a la Johny ‘Red’ Redburn) from battle comics….

I happen to have heard that a Hercules is being saved.. and fairly soon by all accounts.

Marshalls are also well aware of XV177 (or whichever the first one to the RAF was) and will ensure it is saved providing it has a successful end to its career.