The reason I ask is that a wreck of a British aircraft has been found in the baltic. There are 3 merlins and it has wooden blades. My thoughts were Halibag but it has an anti shimmy tyre – i know they were used on Lancs and Beaufighters, but wondered about Halifax’s.
I just think its difficult and expensive to copy grips. I’m making some new Whitley control wheels at the moment. Making a proper pattern is time consuming and expensive. Castings are pretty cheap, but getting the grip covered is not straight forward. Mine is a plastic coating – for a good result you have to think about getting it done commercially and that can cost £200. Spade grips are even worse – I still haven’t seen anyone correctly replicate the Dunlop covering. Anyone else?
Yup – i’ve noticed over the years the first resort of a scoundrel is often to seize the high moral ground, or to attack.
May I just add that there are some out there who engage in this type of dishonest activity who can resort to very unpleasant tactics. I won’t go into details, and I won’t be intimidated anyway, but it should be borne in mind.
Threats and other actions from some individuals can result when their handiwork is exposed.
Thanks Gary. Brian Dickinson has pointed out that since the prop ended up at the Strathallan Collection, and the fact that they were fairly close to the remains of this Whitley (approx 40 miles as the crow flies), they may know something about the recovery.
Can anyone suggest a contact who might have been there between 1970 and 1980?
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