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  • July 16, 2009 at 8:39 am in reply to: Help with name #1178485
    johnnie
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    Many thanks for the information.

    My chap was at 55 OTU from the 9th July to the 18th August 1941.

    I’ll send a PM.

    Johnnie

    July 3, 2009 at 9:40 am in reply to: Robert Jackson #1193494
    johnnie
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    many thanks for that suggestion.

    I’ll give it a go.

    Johnnie

    June 11, 2009 at 10:34 pm in reply to: For the Halifax experts #1216395
    johnnie
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    Thank you for the suggestions. I had certainly though inspection cover due to the hinge, and intake due to the shape.

    The circular bit is odd, and I had though some kind of weight, however it is quite light for its size.

    Johnnie

    June 11, 2009 at 2:59 pm in reply to: For the Halifax experts #1216738
    johnnie
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    Just wanted to bring this back up to the top again incase it had been missed first time around.

    Any help/suggestions would be great,

    Johnnie

    May 24, 2009 at 9:29 am in reply to: can anyone remember Middlesborough late 80s early 90s #1162355
    johnnie
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    I also have a few items from this. I was about 15 when it recovered, and visited the site with my father (on a very cold wet day). A few years later I was talking to the chaps
    from the RAF (I’m sure they were RAF rather than army) who had carried out the work and they gave me a box it stuff from it including engine valves, the pilots armour plating,
    a plate with the work number on, and various other bits and bobs.

    If I get a chance I’ll post some bits on here.

    Johnnie

    May 21, 2009 at 2:23 pm in reply to: Cockpit photo WW2 Stirling Sunderland?? #1164289
    johnnie
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    Thanks for the replies so far on this.

    I hadn’t thought Wellington as I didn’t think they had side by side controls in the cockpit (I thought they had a single control column/pilots position) although I’m not sure.

    Johnnie

    May 20, 2009 at 11:21 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1165333
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    Thanks for that.

    I wasn’t 100% sure the unit was from a Blenheim hence my post.

    Johnnie

    May 20, 2009 at 9:29 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1165471
    johnnie
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    Any idea what this is from:

    320371492195

    Johnnie

    April 29, 2009 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Aircraft Control Column #1190101
    johnnie
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    Many thanks for that.

    Johnnie

    April 29, 2009 at 12:45 pm in reply to: Aircraft Control Column #1190116
    johnnie
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    My new control column has arrived today and I am very happy with it.

    However, I have been looking over the stamps on it and was starting to wonder if it might be from a westland wessex rather than a Wessex Whirlwind. There seems to be quite a few stamps marked WA266 amd WA160 which seem (from what I have googled) to be contract numbers for westland wessex helicopters. Then again, I did wonder if they might just be part numbers.

    Other stamps include:

    Part No. AC 61860
    ISS 1 000
    NO 346 – 1 – 66

    ACO 31578
    ISS1

    WA9 51 1715
    ISS2

    WA 51 3598 ISS1 AY9

    WA76 (in a double oval)
    WA107 (in a double oval)

    WAG-45-615-3-1556-BK7-?DP5.WA160

    I was wondering if 51 might be the part numbers linked to a certain type of helicopter?

    Any help would be great,

    Johnnie

    April 27, 2009 at 10:49 am in reply to: Aircraft Control Column #1192531
    johnnie
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    Thank you for the replies. I had noticed it and thought I would put a silly bid on not expecting to get it!! I thought it might be from a Wessex as I found a few cockpit photos on the internet, but couldn’t work out what type it was from.

    Does anybody have a photo of a Whirlwind cockpit showing the column?

    Johnnie

    April 19, 2009 at 9:09 am in reply to: Spitfire Parts #1201196
    johnnie
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    Thanks for the additional information on this. Looks like it could remain a mystery however I will keep on hunting.

    Johnnie

    April 11, 2009 at 7:51 am in reply to: Spitfire Parts #1209642
    johnnie
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    Thanks for all of the replies to this. Pete, you are correct with the number on the core plug.

    I had wondered if the wings might have been added as they appeared brand new rather than original so thank you for confirming that.

    Would the part number on the panel suggest a Spitfire? Could anybody tell me what the part number prefix is for a Spitfire?

    Many thanks,

    Johnnie

    April 10, 2009 at 10:25 am in reply to: Spitfire Parts #1211011
    johnnie
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    I took the parts from the board when I first bought them, and that is why I know the back (or outer leather) has been covered in waht looks like PVA glue, however there is no sign of the id of the aircraft. Out of interest the helmet also seems to have been named at some time, however only the letter D (start of the name) is clear.

    As I mentioned it was bought many yaers back when I would buy anything aircraft related, however I have been involved in aviation recovery for quite a few years now and wish I had been able to find out more about the aircraft. I did wonder if the photo of the aircraft shown might be the aircraft involved. When we have recovered items we always try to display them with a photo of the aircraft involved, however I do wonder if the photo has just been added to show what a Spitfire looked like. I suppose I will never know.

    Johnnie

    April 1, 2009 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1222200
    johnnie
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    Many thanks for the information regarding the seat.

    Johnnie

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