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  • in reply to: WW2 RAF tail fin fillet #762964
    Stirling
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    I did wander round Duxford last month looking at every tailplane fillet with this item in mind and there was nothing that matches.

    in reply to: 5CX/5364 #762965
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    Have recently had great result freeing off same sort of issue albeit steel item using an  induction heater and then turn the bolt

    That bolt appears to be either ally or stainless, if stainless it plays hell with ally and will be nicely held in with white powder. 

    I do know somebody who maybe able to cast ally replacement if you have a pattern part.

    in reply to: Lancaster / Halifax glycol cabin heater radiator ? #762966
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    Has been confirmed as a Lancaster cabin heater exchanger as result of somebody clambering over very same item including mounting tubes between wing spars in fuselage of Just Jane. Wasn’t aware they were mounted in fuse – only ones I’ve seen are underneath hinged inboard wing leading edges

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763362
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    bazv that is a good point on the lettering almost certainly correct, I also note that vintage wings of  Canada show their Noorduyn  harvard with a similar interior  deep green as does their Oxford so very much a Canadian shade. I do however think this is part of the large removable fuse side access panel they could have put octane rating there as i think they did on american fighter IIRC, plus no  too far from fillers on wing. The steel tubing in similar green almost certainly same airframe just trying to find match.

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763382
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    And here’s the DH hydromatic boss.

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763385
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    Next photo is what I have now identified as the port engine exhaust manifold from an airspeed oxford

    Then an ally air duct around part of exhaust manifold

    Final pictures are of intriguing steel aerofoil shaped heat exchanger so it would have been out in the air flow  – I’m sure I’ve seen this on a big interwar biplane but i cannot find a suitable airframe. this part has 2 steel cadplated clamps  with same part no: SR 51617 with circular inspector stamp either “56” or “36”

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763391
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    I think ally tank strap says in red dye  “AST-ALCLAD”

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763392
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    Next photos is tubing with same deep green as inside of  trainer yellow panel. Tubing seems too flimsy for engine bearer? One bolt has “AERO” lettering on head,  also has an ally tank strap with part no.: 36 47027 31, 3? 47027 32 ASS (the ? Is a 6 or 8) , 25 47014 15. Comparing to online photos of harvard restorations I am certain these are the front and rear  cross members and straps that hold the oil tank between the engine bearers on a noorduyn built harvard

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763398
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    Next item trainer yellow panel with text possiblly “876CT” thin skinning inside interior has been several colours – duck egg primer, a strange deep green and then black, has a bent tab with transfer ” Left <> Right” underneath inspector stamp “N252” possibly corresponds to Canadian Noorduyn built harvard. Might have been part of a removable panel as one finished edge -maybe the side fuse access panel? Left right seems strange terminology for aircraft rather than port or starboard?  

    in reply to: RAF Newton mysterious wreckage #763406
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     items in haul include:

    trainer yellow fuselage? Skinning cockpit area?

    RAF dark earth cowl panel

    DH hydromatic prop boss

    Water radiator / cabin heater – see separate post

    Cheetah exhaust manifold?

    Exhaust cabin heat exchanger aerofoil shape

    Exhaust air manifold duct

    Section of tubular lighteight engine mount? With tank straps

    In general nothing pointing to any one airframe!

    More photos on the way

     

     

     

    in reply to: Lancaster / Halifax glycol cabin heater radiator ? #763410
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    Attached are the photos, there are two nigh on unreadable steel data plates one which can be discerned following text:

    ?MCR

    BRITISH PATENTS

    INTER……36017    630017

    ……..AND

    PATENTS APPLICATIONS ENGLAND

    PATENTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

     

    The word “INTER…” probably is “INTERNATIONAL” and not intercooler

    Radiator is water not oil.  The steel tubular mount leads me to  thinking it’s Halifax  mounted on firewall above engine bearers, but same type fitted to Lancaster I think..  the problem is I don’t think BBMF has the cabin heat system installed so few are familiar with it but have seen Canadian Lanc pic clearly showing a Very similar item , not sure if Kirkby Lancashire has cabin heat system installed

    in reply to: Lancaster B1 Special interior data wanted and camouflage #763666
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    Sam publications modellers datafile 4 Lancaster,  the AC FP v5 is wartime with MAP chips

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    SAM publications books seems to agree with colours plus ocean grey underside, the is a photo and swatches of these colours do occur in original copy of  aircraft of the fighting powers volume 5 .

    I think these aircraft operated out of RAF Woodhall Spa ,  you may be lucky and find the museum there has some wreakage with original paint? I visited last year but cannot recall

     

    in reply to: 'Original' Mosquito TV959 for sale (ex IWM Lambeth) #763675
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    Perhaps the most interesting aspect is this is a rare example of a now cloned airframe entering the mainstream market. There must be a fair few equivalents to this in the spitfire world lurking deep behind closed doors or do they really just mash up the original unflightworthy airframe relics in fear of future counter claims of whose got the authentic airframe.

    in reply to: Aircraft castings #763676
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    That colour looks very much like the finish on the RR meteor tank engines?

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