Meteor Control Grip (Cont pg3 No 30)

Here is a control grip in really good condition from a Gloster Meteor.

The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War.

The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF.

Several major variants of the Meteor incorporated technological advances during the 1940s and 1950s. Thousands of Meteors were built to fly with the RAF and other air forces and remained in use for several decades.

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  £695

Avro Shackleton Control Yoke (Control Pg1 No 29 )                 

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£1995

Harvard Control Column (Cont pg3 No 28)

Here is an original control column top the peace that the spade grip  attaches to in good original condition.

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£225

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Mosquito brake lever (Cont pg3 No 27)

Here is an original brake lever from a Mosquito yoke appears to be unused new old stock.

£250

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Percival Provice T1 Chain (Cont pg3 No 26)

Here we have a chain from Percival Provice T1. New old stock.

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£30

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Avro Anson Original brass Gun Button  (pg2 arm)

Here we have an original brass gun button. Used in many RAF Fighters including early Spitfires and Hurricanes. This button is extremely unusual and its the first one I have ever seen. It contains the standard brass gun button but  has a brass mounting bracket made specifically for the Avro Anson . The gun button is marked AHO 5239 and the bracket has two numbers AHO 4471 and AHO 5438. Its in good original condition the safety ring moves but the button will not depress.

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Reproduction Lancaster yoke (Cont pg3 No 24)

                                                                                         Here we have a Lancaster yoke reproduction. It is cast in sold alloy and is quite heavy. It is however solid so will take any amount of punishment if you were to modify for a simulator or cockpit. If you want to fit it to a column or fit a brake lever it is going to require more work as a wall hangar it is perfect.

£350

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Mint condition unused in original packaging and grease a Mosquito brake lever as fitted to the Pilots control yoke.

£275

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Hurricane Control Column Part 7 (Cont pg3 No 22)

Here we have a Control Column Lower Crank

£125

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Hurricane Control Column Part 6 (Cont pg3 No 21)

Here we have a Control Column Aileron Tube Fork (Front End)

£125

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Hurricane Control Column Part 5 (Cont pg3 No 20)

Here we have a Control Column Universal Joint Insides

£125

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Hurricane Control Column Part 4 (Cont pg3 No 19)

Here we have a Control Column Universal Joint

£125

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Hurricane Control Column Part 3 (Cont pg3 No 18)

Here we have a Control Column Lower Crank

£295

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Hurricane Control Column Part 2 (Cont pg3 No 17)

Here we have a Control Column Elevator Control Bracket

£295

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Sea Fury TF 956

First flight 05Sep 1947 and delivered to the Royal Navy in Oct47. In 1950 it was operating from HMS Theseus off the Korean coast coded 123-T during the Korean War. From 1963 to 1970 it was in store with Hawker Siddeley at Langley. In 1970 it was transferred to the FAAHF based at Yeovilton. On 10Jun89 after several attempts to get the undercarriage to lower fully including bouncing along the runaway on one undercarriage leg the pilot was forced to bale out and the aircraft crashed into the sea off Prestwick and was destroyed.

£855

Sea Fury TF 956 Control Column (Cont pg3 No 15)

Here we have a control column and the remains of the the column mount from Sea Fury TF 956  which crashed into the Sea in Scotland after the undercarriage failed and the pilot had to bail out..

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KG 13 ME 163 Reproduction grip (Cont pg3 No 14)

Messerschmitt Me 163 B1 Komet rocket fighter

This grip has quite a story to it, I bought this over ten years ago as the real thing only to find out it was not what it appeared to be and had been made to look like an ME 163 Grip

. Post war the Russians re manufactured the KG 13 grip for use on Migs .

You can spot these from the original Luftwaffe ones because they have a red primer under the black paint, they have a brass rather than alloy terminal block and they lack the original data plate.

When I bought this it had a bunch of numbers painted on it which was the forger Daniel Potts then from Plymouth known as superfeedback on eBay biggest mistake as they related to the BF 109 and FW 190. I have removed all of these numbers and the grip and left the red primer showing.

I paid a great deal of money for this and it has sat on my desk for the last ten years to remind me to carry out due diligence when buying parts.

So I am selling this as a reproduction although all the parts are in fact original factory parts.

 The grip itself is Russian made for an early post war Mig.

The Gun buttons and other switches are original wartime Luftwaffe parts taken from the late BF 109 and FW 190.

So this is without doubt the best replica you are likely to find.

I have searched the internet and there is only one hopefully original ME 163 grip currently for sale at £10,000.

 I am unable to find any Mig grips for sale but I think considering the fact that these grips are certainly rare even if Russian made I would treat it the same way as I would a Yugoslavian made MG 42 or similar copied German pattern parts made after WWII when pricing it.

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         Messerschmitt Me 163 B1 Komet rocket fighter. It is a single-seat, single engine swept wing tail-less rocket-powered interceptor fighter aircraft.

The armament is 2 x Mk 108 30 mm cannon, mounted on either side of the fuselage and firing through the wing roots. The fuselage is constructed of aluminium. The wings are constructed largely of timber. Thee power plant is a Walter 109-509A hydrogen peroxide fuelled rocket motor, which provided a maximum speed of 960km/h with an endurance at maximum throttle of 8 minutes. This gave an approximate operational range of 80 kms. Me 163Bs were first introduced for operational use in July 1944 and were the only operational rocket powered fighter of the Second World War. The Me 163B caused concern among Allied daylight bomber crews when it first appeared as its speed and heavy firepower made it a potentially effective interceptor of bombers. However the technical limitations of the aircraft, the small number produced, fuel shortages and the difficulty and danger of flying it, meant that its impact on the war was minimal.

Here is a Control Column from a North American Harvard (SNJ-1)

It is in a Good original condition and carries the Part Number 52 52103

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he North American Harvard trainer was built in greater numbers than most combat aircraft during the Second World War, 17096 being produced. By the end of the War over 5000 had been supplied to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.

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£ 275

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Percival Prince control yoke (Cont pg3 No 12)

The twin-prop Percival Prince was once regularly flown by World War Two flying ace Douglas Bader during his days as a Shell pilot, and also flew between Liverpool and London for the post War airline, British Eagle.

The Sea Prince first flew on the 24th of March 1948. Two variants were ordered by the Fleet Air Arm - one version was to be used for communication and the other as a training aircraft. this one is unusual in that it has bomb release button and was probably used for torpedo training. A rare grip for the collector in excellent condition as only 21 of these aircraft were made for military use.

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The twin-prop Percival Prince

£900

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This is a bolt we have specially made which connects the brake lever to spade grips. As an example the Hurricane and Harvard shared a common grip the Harvard did not have a brake lever as it had toe brakes. The simple addition of the brake lever converts the grip to the Type used in Hurricanes. These bolts do fit other spade grip types as brake lever design seems to have been standard throughout the range. Despite being small they are quite complex and expensive to produce in small numbers.  

£55 each

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This grip really is a bit of a mystery.

The AH 2040 grip was used by great many aircraft types including the Hurricane.

 In  all the examples I have seen there was provision for a brake lever.

 When I first got this grip I was sure it was for a Harvard as the example above as it had a firing button but no attachment for a brake lever.

This being the case it should carry the reference number AH 2242 but it is clearly marked AH 2040. In addition the Harvard appeared to use air powered cocking and this one is clearly electrical.

For now its application is a mystery all I can say is its for first AH 2040 Grip I have seen without fittings for a brake lever.

AH2040

£ 875

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Original Hurricane/Whirlwind Spade Grip (Cont pg3 No 9)

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This is a reproduction spade grip made to flying quality as a special order for a customer who did not complete the sale. The grip and gun paddles will require maching to complete them.

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The SE5A was designed by British company R.A.F. (Royal Aircraft Factory).S.E. - Scout experimental (single seat fighters).

 The target was to build a fighter around Hispano-Suiza engine with 200 hp, which would be fast and have high climb speed. To reach this target engineers had to settle on a compromise. Making wing profile thin they simultaneously increased its surface area.

This design featured ailerons in top and lower wings. 5269 planes were built be the end of the war.

First trial flight was performed in January 1917.

The plane first saw combat in June 1917 in English squadron N 56. It was used to engage enemy fighters and balloons, bomber escort, very rarely to engage ground targets around the frontline.

The aircraft pilots mentioned durability of structure, sufficient manoeuvrability, stability in dive and when firing machineguns, fine handling, good sensitivity of controls at low speeds. When landing at high speed the plane long couldn't touch the ground due to high wing lift. Interesting that most British top aces flew this type of plane. It was even given a nickname – “Ace-maker

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This a reproduction Spade grip used in practically all WWII RAF Fighters  it is a bare casting and needs finishing. We can do this for you if required contact me for a quote. Please see our reproduction firing buttons for this grip link here.

£175

Reproduction Brake Lever Grip (Cont pg3 No 7)

This a reproduction brake lever used in practically all WWII RAF Fighters  it is a bare casting and needs finishing. We can do this for you if required contact me for a quote.

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£55

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Very nice condition early BSA Spade grip, it is missing some of the covering from one side as per picture.

Stamped AID 8C2 with the BSA stamp

Here we have a Control Yoke for a Handley Page Hastings.

All the Buttons Depress and The Brake Levers Move Freely

The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force. At the time, it was the largest transport plane ever designed for the RAF, and it replaced the Avro York as the standard long-range transport.

£1695

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This is a stunning piece an incredibly rare a barn find from Scotland. This stick 100% original and fitted to the Fairey Swordfish.

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The Swordfish despite looking like something from the First World War was in fact  a devastating weapon. It had folding wings which allowed it to be carried on carriers and had an illustrious carrier being most famous for disabling the German Battle ship Bismarck when a torpedo from this aircraft hit the rudder of the ship.

This stick came fixed to the grip shown above. It had clearly been attached for some time and took several hours of careful work to safely part them . I initially thought it was a stick from a Blackburn Firebrand as the grip was only fitted to the Typhoon, Tempest and Firebrand. The first two I know from experience  had knuckle joints on the stick so its not possible the stick was from them. Its impossible to find a picture of the firebrand stick online but I did find some part numbers. A fellow enthusiast who is an expert on FAA aircraft pointed out the stick was from a Swordfish. I believe that the aircraft probably had a damaged grip and that they fitted the AH8005 to keep the aircraft flying.

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£795

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This is a stunning piece a barn find from Scotland. This grip is 100% original with grip, brake lever, parking brake attachment and column. The only piece missing is the gun camera button but I will include one with the sale.

The Gun button will depress and the brake lever is moving. The safety ring on the gun button is seized but would free up with a little work. The covering has some damage but the grip is in good shape.

AH 8005 grip was fitted to the Typhoon, the first 250 Tempest V aircraft along with Tempest TT MK V and Tempest II. It was also fitted to the Blackburn Firebrand most probably only the first nine aircraft completed as fighters.

This grip came fixed to the control column shown below. It had clearly been attached for some time and took several hours of careful work to safely part them . I initially thought it was a stick from a Blackburn Firebrand as this grip was only fitted to the Typhoon, Tempest and Firebrand. The first two I know from experience  had knuckle joints on the stick so its not possible the stick was from them. Its impossible to find a picture of the firebrand stick online but I did find some part numbers. A fellow enthusiast who is an expert on FAA aircraft pointed out the stick was from a Swordfish. I believe that the aircraft probably had a damaged grip and that they fitted the AH8005 to keep the aircraft flying. So this makes this grip quite unique if my theory is correct this grip flew in Swordfish.

Below right stamped on the grip AH 8005

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Left  above the Firebrand prototype in it's original design as a fleet fighter. Far right above the deadly Hawker Typhoon.

The Blackburn Firebrand shown left above demonstrates the difficulties encountered by many aircraft manufacturers when developing new aircraft during WWII. When work began on the Firebrand in the spring of 1939 it was seen as a short-ranged two-man fleet interceptor, but ever-changing requirements meant that by the time it entered service in September 1945 it was a single seat torpedo-armed strike aircraft.

Above left the Hawker Tempest MK II. Above middle the Hawker Tempest Mk TT Mk V. Above right the Hawker Tempest V

Initially conceived as an upgraded, thin-wing Typhoon, the Tempest reached the ultimate in piston fighter performance. The Tempest Mk. II was designed to accommodate the Bristol Centaurus radial engine, thus loosing its beard-type radiator so typical for the Napier Sabre-powered Typhoons and Tempests. The prototype Tempest II made its maiden flight on June 28, 1943, but the production machines of this mark arrived just too late to take part in the war. Instead, the elegant Mk. II served with RAF squadrons in Germany and in the far East, being also sold to Iranian and Indian air forces. The aircraft evolved further into the last Hawker propeller-driven classic - the Fury.

The Hawker Tempest M V TT was a modified  Tempest V used for the rather mundane job of target towing.

       The Tempest V's were powered by a single high-powered Napier Sabre II 24-cylinder engine  which offers the much slimmer nose seen above than the later MK.

Most famous for its role as a ground attack aircraft and particularly combating the threat of the VI flying bomb.

£2200

Here we have an original Texan T6 control column and stick all in good original condition complete with wiring.

The North American T-6 Texan, Two-Place Advanced Trainer, Was the Classroom for Most of the Allied Pilots Who Flew in World War II. Called the SNJ by the Navy and the Harvard by the British Royal Air Force, the AT-6 (Advanced Trainer) was Designed as a Transition Trainer Between Basic Trainers and First-Line Tactical Aircraft. It Was Re-designated T-6 in 1948.

In all, the T-6 Trained Several Hundred Thousand Pilots in 34 Different Countries Over a Period of 25 years. A Total of 15,495 of the Planes were Produced. Though Most Famous as a Trainer, the T-6 Texan, also Won Honours in World War II and in the Early Days of the Korean War.

Although Not as Fast as a Fighter, it was Easy to Maintain and Repair, had More Manoeuvrability and was Easier to Handle. A Pilot's Airplane, it Could Roll, Loop, Spin, Snap and Vertical Roll. It was Designed to Give the Best Possible Training in all Types of Tactics; From Ground Strafing to Bombardment and Aerial Dog-Fighting. ​​

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   £1495

Sea Fury TF 956

 Sea Fury TF 956 rod (Cont Pg 3 No 16)

Here we have a control rod from Sea Fury TF 956 see above for information on this aircraft.

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£125

Out of stock

We have two identical peaces available if you want both please contact me for pictures of the second peace.

Sorry now out of stock more always wanted please contact me

Avro Anson Control column and Yoke  (Cont pg3 No 25)    

   This is a such a superb peace so rare to find something so complete and original from a well loved iconic early aircraft aircraft with a logevity of service unmatched by any other aircraft.

The Avro Anson was slow, cold and noisy and is the most famous British aircrew trainer of all time. Used in huge numbers, ‘Faithful Annie’ is remembered with affection by most of Royal Air Force-trained multi-engined aircrew of World War Two.
The Anson I began life in the mid-1930s as a coastal reconnaissance aircraft. Although an advanced design at the time, rapid improvements in aircraft performance meant that the Anson was hopelessly outclassed when war broke out in September 1939.
A number of Coastal Command squadrons remained equipped with the type in the early months of the war and it was only three days after war broke out that an Anson made the first RAF attack on a German U-boat. Although still operational during 1940, providing patrols over the Channel and the Dunkirk evacuation, they were replaced as soon as more modern types became available.
As its operational life drew to a close a new and much more important role opened up for the Anson. As war approached it had become clear to the RAF that it needed to rapidly expand its aircrew training programme. Schools were established in the United Kingdom and, under the Empire Air Training Scheme, in Canada, South Africa and Australia. These schools needed a multi-seat trainer and the Anson was seen as an ideal stop-gap until the Airspeed Oxford became available in large numbers. In the event the Anson remained in the training role throughout the war.
Ansons were also used extensively as light transport and communications aircraft. Development continued during and after the war, culminating in the civilian Avro XIX for service use as the Anson C19. With a completely re-designed fuselage, and metal wings and tail plane, this second generation Anson continued in RAF service until 1968.

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Shown above right the column and grip in situ in an Avro Anson note the specially designed brass Gun button which we also have available see under.