Built as FAW7s, upgraded to FAW9s – as far as I’m aware there was no such thing as a production Mk9. The ones quoted all show in-service or pre-delivery upgrade to FAW9, sorry should have included that note for clarity.
John

Was thinking exactly the same thing last night – didn’t get a hit with Lincoln, but I’m getting that ‘early Canberra’ feeling, and did find the instrument in a rear-cabin shot of a Shakleton MR3, which also contained some pretty big gauges like the other Hughes one too. Have a look on flickr – search ‘mr3 interior view’
John

Hi Herbert
For sure – I think my mistake was to use the phrase ‘Tropical Fit’ when ‘Overseas Fit’ would have been better.
Happy to be corrected of course, this is all a bit ‘Sherlock Holmes’ from a non-military person!
John

Hi Ewan

The 6B/199x – very close to the stores reference number for the G4B Type A Detector Unit – 6B/1993, so it looks like a first-generation G4B Sperry Gyrosyn component c1948. How many knobs at the bottom of the Master Indicator? As well as the variation setting knob, a central one marked ‘auto pilot’ per chance?

John

Hi Herbert

My initial thoughts on the gaps are as follows:

Nav’s Port panel – G4B Master Indicator should quite happily mount from behind the panel.

Nav’s Stbd high-level panel – Big square hole under the Rebecca Mk8 indicator and Relative Bearing indicator – Marconi AD7092 ADF. This is what led me to suggest tropical fit since the GEE Mk3 indicator (CRT Type 24 or similar) would be removed – no good outside of GEE chains anyway, and replaced by all that good DME / ADF kit instead.

Such a shame you’re missing the Pilot’s port panel, almost a full house.

Don’t have a spare Accelerometer Aircraft Indicating Mk2 6A-3451 (Elliott) but have seen them a few times on eBay.

All I’m short of instrument-wise now is the Armed Time Indicator Mk2, the twin EXH gauge, AYF Radio Altimeter indicators (ID-14 APN-1) and the Type 9024 Violet Picture/Homer indicator (main panel bottom left second in) with the ILS/VP changeover switch and sensitivity switch nearby.

We’ll get there though, I just know it.

John

Hi Herbert

You’ve inspired me to make my first forum post, treat me gently folks!

I’ve been emotionally attached to the Javelin for a long time, being a mere 25 miles from Hucclecote where they were born, but more importantly I spent all of my teens and early twenties ‘looking after’ FAW9 XH767 whilst she was based with us at the Worcester ATC Squadron as an instructional airframe 1967 -1986.

Thankfully now in good hands after a bad patch between me leaving around 1982, a tree falling across her during a storm, and constant vandalism, all rather sad. See my one-photo album for a poor cockpit shot of her with general electrics restored and running (wish I’d started the inverters that time too, just for show). I can’t believe it’s the only shot I took but there you go, and yes it is hard to find references.

I too have been recently collecting correct mark and right vintage instruments, systems and control panels with a view to a mock-up of some sort (once i retire!), gyros alive and valves warm, and must say I’ve done rather well from online sources etc.

Was resigned to having to re-manufacture any panels when the time comes – how lucky you are to have what you have.

You’ll need an ARC52 I’d say for the UHF control panel at the Port coaming – the PTR in your pic might not be right. What Mk do you have I wonder – is the main forward instrument panel in one piece and small fuel gauges at the bottom like TerryP’s final pic (Mk9) – or like your example photo, with the left side section separated? Pics would be great bonus.

I’ve got quite a few references plus what’s in my head, so happy to help in any way I can (no parts surplus to requirements I’m afraid), best of luck with your quest – you’ve picked a right rare one there!

Kindest Regards
John