I’m sure at least one forumite mentioned that he had parts / part of a Spiteful, but i can’t remember who it was.

Rob

Tony Dyer?

Cheers Tim :). To be honest i’m not sure about the dimensions of the TF.1 panel but the layout is completely different to the S.4. And even if they were good enough to give me access to the cockpit of VR137 the other stumbling block is the 360 mile round trip to the FAAM and back again. But we will see.

Rob

Hi Rob,

I can help with creating an instrument panel drawing for you.

David, wasn’t there some pics on here of Hornet fuselages at Failsworth or in one of the Scottish scrapyards?

Sorry for the thread creep.

Rob

Yes, there were some piccies showing a Sea Hornet wing. I’d like to see the Hornet fuselages that were reputed to have been extant ’till the mid-60’s in a yard.

Attn. DaveR

DaveR,

I have sent you an interesting p.m.

😀

Item number: 251160999520

This is not from a Sea Hornet or Hornet. They never had wooden props.

There was definitely a single Horizontal Tail Plane with the elevator….I had an interest in it but if I remeber correctly it went for around £600. Not sure where it went but Roger Marley was there with an interest but also baulked at the cost.

I assumed it went the same way as the cockpit…but looks like it may not have.

I would suggest contacting Bob. If he got one of the parts, he may know where the other part ended up?

Looks Spitfire to me.

Does anyone remember who bought the tail plan from the shoreham collection when it was auctioned off? I had a feeling it was the same person/group who bought the cockpit.

Any contacts for who has it now?

I only recall seeing an elevator at the Shoreham museum (maybe wrong?), which I’m sure I saw for sale on Bob Trickets stall at Shoreham in March 2012.