Here’s an ammeter face from a Coastal Command Whitley Mk VII which was lost in northern Scotland. Some of the markings are still faintly visible and I set about finding an intact example for display purposes. It turns out its from the 1154/1155 setup.
Work on the pilots control wheel continues. Using the fragments of a control wheel already in our inventory, and the loan of an Albermarle control wheel which is very similar to the Whitley, a pattern is almost complete. The pattern is made of resin and is 90% complete, although there are still a lot of other components to make.
A few new parts came ‘home’ recently. These are a collection of parts from Whitley N1498, the aircraft we are rebuilding. They were removed from the site some time ago and we were lucky to obtain them. There are a pair of ammo boxes from the rear turret, a detachable panel with the aircraft serial number and a large section of rudder pedal.
I haven’t posted an update for a while but rest assured things are very busy. Here are some refurbished parts for the FN16 turret. The hydraulic jack has a newly machined body – the bottom end comes from LA831 and was dug out of the ground in 2005. The other end comes from Whitley EB384. The lap straps are newly made thanks to a pattern I found in May 2010. Thanks to Al and Stuart_H for locating and taking me to this new site.
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