think its gone sadly (still have 980s!)

Just for fans of XT597, the museum has a limited number of prints of her taking off for her last flight painted by famed artist Philip West (signed by him too!). The museum is a charity and we would like donations. I may be able to get one or two Phantom aircrew to sign too.
We also have large (full size) prints of XS235 Comet Canopus, as well as the Rotary Wing Test Squadron print. Prints of the green/black/yellow Buccaneer also dropping stuff (might be able to get a famed A&AEE test pilot/banana driver to sign those if I buy him a beer!!)

Very interesting Steve. Not seen that type of grip on a Javelin before (it looks like the early type of Hunter grip that was revised (following A&AEE trials) due to trim switch ergonomics. I had one of these grips where the brakelever mount had been removed and a stainless spacer plate fitted in its place. It always confused me! Now I know where it would have fitted. I have thew complete column fro XH980 and the grip is like yours!

Its not as silly as it sounds. Many groups acquire huge amounts from a dig and may not have space to keep it all. How many have then scrapped stuff?
I have contemplated it with redigging an aircraft I have been digging. We only have about 100kg, but much is repetitive engine casing, frame trap shards etc.

Digging a historic aeroplane site has many responsibilities, no point in recovering it to scrap stuff – so anything I cannot home or use, will be reburied. So that one day, someone else might want it and can get parts.

I remember in the 80s, a group had stored BoB wreckology in a farm type environment – some friends were invited to see it – lots of fantastic stuff – all with ‘lost’ history.

i have only a b29 one

Our Museum would love them for the shop!!

WOW!! That is brilliant well done CockpitFest USA! Wish I could come over with a’Pit!!!

I have done every CockpitFest here!

Nice grip. It is the ‘funny’ harvard shape but instead of the tacky plastic type buttn, it has a professionally fitted brass button but with wires – to me, this makes it a just post war RCAF Harvard grip. The part number being 73- does not preclude it being Harvard. NAA reused many parts (like spit mks using 300 prefix parts on later marks). The rudder pedals on both the Mustang, Harvard and B25 are prefix 73-.

Very nice grip you have there.