Sorry buddy – it is earmarked for a trade for Whitley parts 🙂
Hey guys
32 is the prefix for Libs.
A trawler fishing off the South Coast of Ireland (Waterford) caught a part of an undercarriage in it’s nets. The number on the part is 32F583 can anyone identify the manufacturer or aircraft?
Tony K
Hi everyone – for anyone who is interested, I had the cowling blasted and sure enough, underneath is a ref number with a 61 prefix indicating halifax III onwards.
Thanks for all the advice.
If it’s helpful, I believe the marking ‘CGC1286’ indicates this grip was made in Canada.
Hey – i’m not complaining :p
I thought you would have had a copy already Cees?? Is this not so?
Cheers
I was under the impression that this was a photocopy of a Halifax manual? Or is there something wrong with my English? 😡
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Cheers
Cees
Hi there – didn’t realise that was you. How does it with the Spitfire?
Thanks Michael – I did wonder after I re-read your post. So, only one of these batteries per wireless set then?
Thanks
Elliott
Peter/Elliott
These batteries do not go inside the TR9 chassis but instead usually in a small tray outside. One connects to the two ‘hooked’ power leads that protrude from the bottom of the chassis.
Hope that clears it up.
Regards to all
Michael
Sorry – didn’t read Michaels post properly – if these are external batteries i.e. the wireless set power terminals screw into these then they may well be TR9. These are items I don’t have!
Regards
Elliott
Oh no back tosquare one now thanks elliot! :0(
Four multi-engined aircraft in a single sortie – in a gladiator! Blimey!
Oh if only it was still there….
Alex
I would take into account the stress of combat situations and the impact this might have on the keeping of paperwork. It is quite possible the records are wrong. This said, maybe your bird was taken to Bodo for spares?
Hi,
Is it possible to trace an aircrafts serial number through the engines serial number?
Would the engine serial number be on the aircrafts movement card?
Thanks,Alex
That’s interesting – they don’t look like the batteries in my TR9 set!
Peter
I think what you have are two Accumulators used in the L/T supply of the TR9 series of Transmitter-Receivers.
AP1086 Vol I (sect 2 Chap 4) Feb 1940 shows these listed as 5A/1386, as opposed to 5J/1386 but the same in all other respects I believe.
It goes on to say that a single ‘external’ 2-volt accumulator is provided for the filament heating supply for both the transmitter and receiver.
Nice items!
Regards
Michael
I’m sorry I haven’t been able to add to this debate, but all my records are a bit out of reach at the moment, but it’s been fascinating to watch. It’s great to have finally pinpointed which Whitley it was. I’d be grateful to voytech if he could post the piccie confirming it’s ID.
Cheers
Elliott
Awesome pics – well done Bruce.
Hi Todd
To the best of my knowledge, the rear turret is still with the cotswold aviation recovery group. This rear section is from Whitley N1498 and was recovered from a scottish mountainside in the 1970s.
Andrewman,
My eyes aren’t the greatest after 18 hours of work…Is that a Whitley fuselage I see!?!
Cheers,
Todd