I’ve listed this item on eBay as “Supermarine Spitfire switchbox 2 way ignition; Air Ministry Ref No. 5c/1540” would I be right, I know the Spitfire used them.

Dennis

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I have studied the altimeter dial and discovered there are some Reference Numbers; top of dial “Type OM”? bottom of dial Ref No. 3D/245, the dial is only 2 inches in diameter, so it seems too small to be a pilots altimeter. I think the dial is off a navigators/Mechanics/bomb aimers device?

Dennis

Hello Peter I have listed 170 items, have about 20 more to list. only sold 20 items so far, 35 went unsold I have relisted them. There are some nice items left would make a nice display, or for restoration experts to refurbish or gauge the dimensions of the originals.

Dennis

Try these links

http://my.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbay&gbh=1&CurrentPage=MyeBayAllSelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK:MESX

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC1.A0.H0.Xww2+relics.TRS0&_nkw=ww2+relics&_sacat=0

Or just type in WW2 relics

Nearly completed listings on eBay, but have two items that are really bugging me that I cant find any details about them. Can any forum member help me out? Item 1 a piece of metal maybe from engine? Serial No. (CT013) MK.VC (Air Ministry) 6D/483MN 4/43 17 94 96 Item 2 a Altitude indicator from which aircraft?

Dennis

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This thread seems to have run its course, so I shall end it here. When I got the box of relics from Germany I thought I was getting the remains of a Avro Lancaster of No 101 Squadron, researching the aircraft relics I believed it was from a Lancaster flown by Plt/Off Batten-Smith lost on the Nuremberg raid on 31 March 1944, there probably are relics of his aircraft among my collection, but on inspection of the items, I found more than Lancaster relics, there are also other RAF aircraft and US aircraft parts that are included, which initially I thought was great, however it makes identifying the parts of the Lancaster of 101 Squadron near impossible, so I will not be presenting their association with any relics from one of their aircraft for their 100th anniversary. I would like to thank the many people on the forum for their time in identifying some of the items, I have been impressed by their technical knowledge, keen eye of observation, and the patience study on the subject matter, and it made me realize I’m not cut out to be an aviation archaeologist as I have none of these three attributes. So I will be selling all the relics on eBay, hopefully the forum members will find something of interest among the items on offer.

Thanks again

Dennis

I can’t resist one more question before I go; the Avro Lancaster was an all metal construction where did these wooden pieces come from?

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Bob I read your thread and according to the post the exhaust stubs were used on both the Lancaster and the P-51 as your exhaust stub relics differ in shape from mine, was the parts installed on different versions of the Merlin engine, one set manufactured for the Lancaster another for the P-51. The relics I got were supposed to be from a Lancaster Mk. III of No. 101 Squadron RAF, but as I have found P-51 items among my relics it’s kind of muddied the waters a little bit!

Dennis

Some more items probably/likely from an engine (hopefully a Rolls Royce Merlin)

Dennis

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Thanks Bob I will put together the two items I have as part of an oxygen economizer unit, its nice to link actual pieces of a unit together.

Dennis