IAF Museum

Hi Steve , any chance of taking some detailed shots inside and out of the Wapiti they have there , as it may help in identifing some of the wapiti parts i have.

cheers Dave

Battle turrets

Hi Steve , some battles were fitted with turrets for training , but not for combat purposes , the bombaimers/radio op cockpits were flaired over and the turret fitted where the rear gunners cockpit was , they were used for gunnery training only.

cheers dave

Battle

Hi TT , did this data plate come from an engine mount/cockpit frame is there any AID inspectors stamps on it . The data plate should have an assembly name eg engine mount / cockpit etc , the date should be stamped along with AID inspection stamps.
One of the engine mounts that i have has the following ,

FM 31119
PA 32284
Date 1 2 39

Assuming that the ‘FM’ number is a contract number , i have not being able to find any paperwork to link contract munber to RAF serial , i was of the opinion that the date was when it was inspected by the AID inspector.

The ‘PA’ number is i feel the part/assembly number as the battle had PA PD and PC part prefix

The main constructors data plate , which would carry the RAF serial was located on the wing centre section in the rear cockpit.

Hope this helps , happy to share any other info you may need.

cheers dave

Aussie part numbers

Thanks for the update Mark , i was given the list of part numbers by the guys restoring the Beaufort in Brisbane , will file your updated infomation.

thanks Dave

Part Numbers (Battle)

Hi Elliot , as far as i can see all Battle part numbers begin with PD , PA or PC letter prefix , all the cockpit/enginemount tubing parts carry PD letter prefix other cockpit parts carry the PC , PA prefix for example , PD3359/5/BR693 is a tube end fitting used to attach cockpit frame to the fuselage , PC3012 X182 is a casting part of a bell crank for the controls.

Hope that helps

cheers dave