Dear oh dear, I’d forgotten what a terrible film Wing Commander really is until I watched it again!

All I know about the Lightning cockpits used in the filming is that they were supplied to the production company by Marine Salvage in Portsmouth. I understand Keith had an option to buy them back when filming was complete but I’m not sure that ever happened…and Keith is a bit cagey about it!

At least one was cut in half to enable interior shot to be filmed and a cockpit restorer in the Reading area I believe did indeed stick it back together.

Of the others, I’ve heard that some never returned from Luxembourg where filming took place and some are now in a kids playground in Japan.

Oh, and one of them appeared on eBay a couple of months back but didn’t sell as I recall.

Not sure if this qualifies for the “museum” list but here goes anyway.

GR.3 at RNAS Predannack. Sorry, not sure of the serial and am not able to look it up at the moment.

There are a load more at Culdrose of course (School of Flight Deck Operations), but I never got a chance to photograph them.

Almost…

Vampire T-22 had a Mk 4 seat, similar to Sea Venom.

See, I knew I’d get it wrong! :p
Thanks Bruce, I hadn’t realised that. Would that be the Mk.4A then?

I think he’s a member of this forum….

Yes, he is – ‘funhouse’ is the fella.
While funhouse is building a simulator cockpit, and doing a stunning job of it, there is a chap in Essex doing exactly as red964 suggests and building a full replica complete with Merlin. I’m not sure if he’ll be…

wobbling (his) way around in it like that spitfire spares chap is doing with that plastic spitfire of his

though! (love that turn of phrase 😀 )
Attached are pics of progress a year or so back.

FLY.BUY & Dave T – e-mails sent.

Cheers…Mark

Hi Dave, unfortunately not, but originaly the scan were posted by MarkG (so he may have it?), while I was looking for some cockpit shots in a previous post.

Ah, thought I recognised them! Anyway, here’s the key…

1. Manual bomb release controls
2. Wing fold control
3. Rudder and aileron trim control switches and position indicator
4. Wing fold warning indicator
5. Booster pumps circuit breakers
6. Armament control panel
7. Press-to-transmit button
8. Air brakes control
9. RATOG jettison pushbutton
10. Hood jettison control
11. Arrestor hook control training switches and warning light
12. RATO firing pushbutton
13. Flaps position indicator
14. Undercarriage control lever
15. Elevator trim control and position indicator
16. Flaps control lever
17. H.P. **** control
18. Beacon homing panel
19. IFF controls
20. Undercarriage position indicator
21. Triple pressure gauge
22. Cabin altimeter
23. Tail wheel control switch
24. Radio altimeter, limit switch and warning lights
25. Fire extinguisher button and warning light
26. Cine camera switches
27. G.G.S. master switch
28. Pressure head heater switch
29. Invertor switches and indicator
30. External lighting controls
31. Fuel contents gauges (2)
32. Fuel pressure warning light
33. Oxygen regulator
34. Mk. 4F compass
35. Contacting altimeter
36. Engine starting safety and instrument supply switches
37. Battery isolating switch
38. Engine starter pushbutton
39. Generator field circuit breaker
40. Ignition isolator switch
41. RATO master switch
42. H.P. pump isolation switch and warning light
43. Beam approach and emergency lighting switches
44. Cabin ventilator
45. Guns/RP selector
46. Contacting altimeter switch
47. Hood winding handle
48. Selector dimmer control
49. Cabin pressure control
50. L.P. **** control
51. Fuel transfer control
52. Undercarriage emergency control
53. Emergency oxygen control
54. Fuel transfer pressure gauge
55. Windscreen de-icing controls
56. VHF controller
57. Internal lamps controls

FLY.BUY, if you’d like higher resolution scans of the panel pictures to help with restoration, then feel free to PM me and I’ll do some for you.

Cheers…Mark

http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/

Give them a go.

Moggy

Thanks for the suggestion but no luck I’m afraid. 🙁

Vosper MTB’s come a close second to aircraft with me!

Here, here to that!

Oh yeah, Tornado drop tanks?

Looks like 2 x 100 gallon and 1 x 230 gallon Hunter tanks to me.