had loads in Tesco St Neots yesterday 😀

XZ118 was the ac that ended up at Tate Modern. Sadly now saucepans

Any history behind any of them?

ST164-25 is a Stirling part by the looks of it, I’ve seen similar parts in the 3rd photo on Stirlings too although I beleive it’s engine related so could be from any Hercules engined aircraft.

John

Surely it’s the other way round. For whatever reason a member of the staff has soured his museums reputation to a member of the public.
It’s a tough but fair fact that in ANY operation serving the public the individuals are the face of that operation, for good or ill.

That’s as may be, but what is wrong with a quiet word through email or PM to highlight a perceived problem. I’m sure that Newark would welcome personal feedback to improve their service, but airing a complaint publicly could damage the integrity of the organisation and stop people visiting and are they not the lifeblood of groups seeking to commemorate aviation history? Personally I have had nothing but positive experiences whenever I’ve visited Newark.

Edit – I see that CH has responded whilst I was slowly typing out my reply, but I think my comments still stand re post #1

I think that part 4 might be part of the air vent mounted within the gun turret perspex. There’s certainly something very similar on our FN5

John

they may not necessarily be radioactive as there are also non-luminous and fluoescent instruments. If you look on the instrument (dial face or body) there will be a reference number preceded by 6A/, if you quote the reference number there should be knowledgeable people who can point you in the right direction. To be perfectly sure though, you’ll need to borrow a Geiger counter and check each one out

regards

John