Um… it was never under way. The remains are still tucked up in storage awaiting that elusive deep pocketed customer to fund it’s revival.
Wyvernfan. Not too bad a strike rate then. Thanks for the correction/clarification.
Wyvernfan you have done well if you have already identified the last lot of smashed pieces.
As I see them, the “wing nut” is from the locking catch of one of the canopy sliding side windows. The panel with the holes in it is the top plate of a radio channel selector box. The partial instrument face is from an altimeter. The “disc”, based on it’s colour and looks like it is made from Catalin, looks like the knob from the gun or cabin heater control lever. Based on the picture I don’t think it is one half of the undercarriage lever handle, or maybe it is. You may have to correct me on that one. The black piece looks to be a chunk of the rudder trim hand wheel. The alloy handle is as it is labelled, from the external/drop tank fuel transfer cock and the last item is the lower forward guide ball from one of the canopy sliding side windows.
Hi Wyvernfan and No.2 A.A.C
I’m based in NZ and over the years have been involved with returning three (FB.26, T.III, and FB.VI) DH.98 Mosquitoes to the skies, all three now based in the USA.
I think No.2 A.A.C.U is correct in his identification of the “small instrument holder”. I’d agree it is the remains of one of the three blind flying panel isolation mounts. It’s pretty smashed up, not a lot left of it.
Load up the next lot!!
Hi Wyvernfan.
“L” is the part number prefix for engine related parts. I think you will find the label is more than likely an engine Ki-Gas primer fuel cock selector label. The Ki-Gas engine primer and fuel cock for iether engine are located within the engine oil tank mount structure, starboard side of the rear face of the firewall. Accessed through a door on the side of the nacelle.
“R” is the part number prefix for miscellaneous parts. In this case it looks like a lever from iether the cabin heater or gun heating control. These heating control lever assemblies are located in the cockpit iether side of the navigators position.
Not sure what the “small instrument holder is”, I have some thoughts but don’t immediately recognise this particular piece.
Ok… the pieces with the coin look to be part of the rear mount for one of the 20 mm cannons. These parts being the remains of the tube containing the sprung loaded pins that engage in the cannon rear mount stirrup.
The cast piece with the tooth brush looks like a piece of the G45 gun camera mount assembly. The gun camera was mounted up in the nose with the browning guns.
I will dig out some pictures for you.
Yes… that’s the location.
Hi Wyvernfan. Thanks for the welcome. I can’t immediately identify the previous smaller items with any confidence. At this stage I don’t appear to have a picture of the dingy box hold down tension rod assembly in situ.
The latest item is from one of the browning gun doors. This hook (two per door) is located at the base of the browning gun door and engages a bar retainer secured to the nose gun bay sill woodwork.
The round knurled alloy piece looks a lot like a component of the dingy box hold down turnbuckle arrangement. There is a hold down turnbuckle set up attached to the base of the dingy box with the opposite end attached to the top of the wing centre section via brackets. This component looks like the wheel for adjusting the tension of the hold down turnbuckle? The item in the latest post is one half of a gun bay access door catch assembly. The Mosquito’s browning gun bay and cannon bay access doors share this type of manual screw jack type of catch. They were operated via the use of a screw driver.