Thanks fellas. As the two wee holes match, the pic kindly supplied by 682al, it seems that I may have a Harvard grip after all! Any idea what the marking CCG2912 signifies?

That CCG number does not help sadly. What you need to do is to flip the grip over and see if it has the Bowden cable guide cast in the casting…if it does it may be Hurri or Harvard. Also if the two holes on the back are fitted with stainless bolts then it is likely off a Harvard….

The CockpitFest at Newark Air Museum is a good place to go over the Fathers Day weekend. I let people into my cockpits, tho’ the re-work can be quite extensive. I had 100 people in the hunter over a 2 hour period once…production line it was!! The cost to me was a broken glass and several loose items. It is still great to see the light up in a kid’s eyes (young or old). Some idiot set the u/c bottle off in the Phantom once.

At one airfield, a load of ATC cadets took ejection seat pins as souvenirs…ouch!

With live aircraft it is a different kettle of fish. However, older aircraft (static or flyers) can be easier to damage). I heard of one cockpit ‘visitor’ cracking a Spitfire seat.

What was the Bristol fighter in the new types park of Hendon 1936 powered by? I have a piccie of it somewhere

The replies are accurate enuff…So other than a little ditty…

in the Far East, Hurris with damaged tubes were often replacedwith bamboo inner tubes!

The repair manual for the Hurri is a fascinating read and showed how easy this puppy was to repair.

lovely collection…great man.