Is anyone else as confused as I am?

Les, you seem to be stating that the grip on ebay isn’t from a Canberra B(I)8 (or PR9) yet your photo of a B(I)8 shows what looks to me like an AC14292, which is exactly what the bloke on ebay is selling.

Like several other posters here, I’m looking at a Canberra yoke with an identical grip attached to it, and it’s just like the one in your pic.

For info, mine is also marked 27J/540.

Agreed. It looks exactly like the one in Les’ photo to me.

Doubt it’s a Hunter hand grip either

You’re right to doubt it Les – it most certainly isn’t.

Hi Tony

Glad someone does, nice to hear from a fellow BI(8) stick lover ! it is the Hunter type top isnt it on those ?

Well, it bears some vague resemblance to the Hunter F.1 – F.5 grip but certainly isn’t a Hunter grip grafted on. Yes, it has the same trigger/camera/stores button assembly in it, but then so did almost every other grip of the period. It also has a similar sliding, thumb operated trim switch on the back but that’s where the similarity ends.

Nice looking grip though all the same!

Bex,

When the previous owner sold WH984 on it was relatively complete inside. Knowing how keen they are at CNAM I would imagine they are/will be restoring it to a high standard.

The previous owners website is still floating around if you want to have a look – it has some photos of the inside etc.

Click here http://home.freeuk.com/canberra-man/index.htm

Yes, the cockpit sections are ex-Coltishall. I believe they are to placed undercover at the museum in a new shed in due course.

…the Parliamentary requirement of British citizenship for the pollsters is another insult to those non-Britons who served in Bomber Command.

Oh, for heavens sake James, no it isn’t. It’s merely a side-effect of the mechanism by which this generic e-petition system works on the number10.gov.uk website.

Again, it’s a generic system clearly intended to be used for petitions raised for the attention of the UK Government for issues affecting the UK. Therefore it makes perfect sense to allow only British citizens or residents (i.e. British voters – the people it affects) to vote. A quick look reveals a petition to make St. Davids Day a National Holiday in Wales (which I have also signed!) – would you have Czechs, Poles etc. polling on that as well?

No doubt if a petition mechanism were to be devised specifically for a Bomber Command medal then it would allow voting from all the countries that participated in the campaign.

For my own view, I think it’s scandalous that no medal has ever been awarded so I’ve signed the petition.

No problem Spade Grip anytime, but I knew if Id made a boo boo Les would set me right, I knew there was only one bang seat but I wasnt 100% sure about which mk was the right one was. My turn now, Martin Baker is a waste of time for old seats, so if anyone other than Jim Griff has any info on PR7 MB bang seats please drop me a line…………. thanks for reminding me Spade Grip. Bex

Bex, I have “Aircrew Equipment Assemblies AP 108B-0107-1” for the Mk 2CA seat and the “Illustrated Parts Catalogue AP 109B-0107-3A” if you’re interested? I could send you electronic copies in PDF format.

Good for you Bruce.

By the way, I know of a great place for instruments and the like if you need them! 😉 🙂