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P51D Mustang
link Ejection Chutes (pg 2 Arm)
Here we have a two P51 D Mustang
link ejection Chutes. The larger of the two is slightly
squashed on the end please enlarge the pictures for
condition.
Shown above the stunning
P51 D Mustang.
104-61115-5
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Hurricane Z5053 Cannon and MG Mount (pg1 air)
This a superb peace of
history from one of the most brutal conflicts of WWII.
It is a 20mm cannon and MG mount from Z5053 which was a MK
IIB Hurricane built by Gloster Aircraft sometime
between
July 1940 and August 1941.
It was then shipped to
Russia via the perilous artic convoy route . The first
convoy to arrive in Arkangel
code-named Operation
Dervish was
in August 1941
and this aircraft
seems to be one of the first
Hurricanes to arrive in Russia just two months after the
start of operation Barbarossa in June 1941.
in total the Barbarossa force had about 3,000
tanks, 7,000 artillery pieces, and 2,500 aircraft. It was in
effect the largest and most powerful invasion force in human
history.
Hurricane Z5053 was recorded
as being shot down in Archangel in August 1942 meaning
it survived for a year which is a long time in that theatre
of conflict.
This Hurricane was fitted
with Russian armament including a ShVAK 20mm Cannon and a
12.7mm Berezin machine gun.
The
MK IIB Hurricane was really outdated as a fighter by 1941
and was used primarily as a Fighter Bomber .
The MK IIB could also carry
two 250Lbs Bombs on wing racks increasing to 500Lb by the
end of 1941.
Some
Russian Hurricanes had RS-82 air to air rockets
installed under the wings (three per wing)
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Lancaster T1
Bombsight Lever (pg 2 Arm)
This is a lever from a
Lancaster T1 bombsight.
In good original condition
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Original
Holster (pg 2 Arm)
Here we have a light grey
coloured gun holster.
The holster is dated 1951
and was produced by M.E. Co.
This is in good original
condition
23/175
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Lancaster Bomb selector
3 (pg2 arm)
This is a bomb selector
switch panel mounted on the bomb aimers panel.
The switches were set to
allow the bombs to fall in a manner which would not
de stabilise the aircraft upon release.
Also used in other RAF WWII Bombers.
This Carries the Air Ministry
Ref 5D/656
Seen in situ
under in a Lancaster this is not the unit shown left but
would be situated in the same position click on the picture to enlarge it.
This one is missing its case and has also been modified
to operate a model railway, many of these things were
available cheaply at surplus sales after the war and this is
not the first time I have seen one repurposed, the plate
with the red button could be removed and it would work well
as a display item in a panel.
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Martin 250ce mid upper gun turret emergency hand crank (Pg2 Arm)
Here is a Martin 250ce mid upper gun turret emergency
hand crank for use if the turrets hydraulics failed, in good
original condition fully functioning.
This turret type was fitted to - Mk X Avro Lancaster,
Liberator, Mitchell and Douglas A20 wartime bomber aircraft.
Of the 7,400 Lancaster built, Victory Aircraft Ltd of
Malton, Ontario Canada manufactured 430 Lancaster Mk. Xs
powered by Packard-built Merlin
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Shown above the MK X Lancaster Bomber
built exclusively in Canada with heavier 50 cal defensive
armament.
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Martin 250ce mid upper gun
turret ammo feed motor (Pg2 Arm)
Here is a Martin 250ce mid upper gun turret ammo feed
motor (booster).
This turret type was fitted to - Mk X Avro Lancaster,
Liberator, Mitchell and Douglas A20 wartime bomber aircraft.
This 'New Old Stock' Feeder/Booster unit is in good original
condition and was taken out of its cardboard storage box
(box now missing).
It is complete with double sprockets for aligning & feeding
the .50 calibre ammunition to the gun, and has the two
screened power & control cables with plugs, still attached.
The sprockets turn nice and smoothly, the unit is probably
working, but cannot guarantee this.
Of the 7,400 Lancaster built, Victory Aircraft Ltd of
Malton, Ontario Canada manufactured 430 Lancaster Mk. Xs
powered by Packard-built Merlin
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Reproduction.303 muzzle (pg2 arm)
Here we have a reproduction
.303 Browning muzzel. This was extremely difficult to make.
They have the correct
threads and will fit the standard browning .303 MG and also
take the flash eliminator.
These are for
deactivated weapons only and cannot be used in live firing
guns.
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Frazer Nash Turret
Rotation Unit
2 (pg2 arm)
Here is a hydraulic turret
rotation unit. The Frazer Nash turrets were used in
practically all Wartime RAF aircraft with turrets including
the Lancaster.
This unit is in good original
condition and appears to be complete and undamaged . The lever is
currently not moving.
FN Design
assembly no C75716
Serial 717
3D75655
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£395
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Frazer Nash Turret
Rotation Unit
1 (pg2 arm)
Here is a hydraulic turret
rotation unit. The Frazer Nash turrets were used in
practically all Wartime RAF aircraft with turrets including
the Lancaster.
This unit is in good original
condition and appears to be complete and undamaged apart
from some dents and a tear in the plates. The lever is
currently not moving.
FN Design
assembly no 203025A
Serial B262
75685
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Sperry Turret Hydraulic unit 645176 (pg2 arm)
Here is another gem hidden
away in our store for many years and uncovered as we
reorganise.
Its a collection of parts
from a hydraulic unit from a Sperry turret, this collection
of parts seem to be common to the Mid upper, rear and ball
turrets.
These turrets were fitted to
the B17 and B24 Bombers and probably other US combat
aircraft.
I have no idea if it is
complete but certainly a useful package as spares what you
see in the pictures is what you will receive.
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However the drawing
number on the plate
645176
corresponds to the variable speed hydraulic
units of the Sperry upper turret, illustrated in this
manual extract above centre.
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Bomb pre selector
4 (pg2 arm)
Here we
have the
standard bomb pre selector unit complete with original box,
labelled N A I Llangennech..
This was
likely fitted to the Lancaster
Bomb aimers panel and practically every other RAF Wartime
bomber.
Air Ministry Reference 5D/1063
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P40 Bomb release (pg2 Arm)
This is a really nice bomb
release mechanism from a P40 . In good original condition
all the levers move as they should. Will be supplied with a
booklet showing its installation and use.
The prototype for the P-40
series was flown in 1938. The P-40 Warhawk was the first
single-seat American fighter to be produced on a large
scale. At the onset of the hostilities, almost half of the
USAAF airplanes were P-40s.
Slower and less
manoeuvrable than the majority of the other fighters of its
time, the Warhawk, the Curtis P-40 Warhawk nonetheless was a
very tough and dependable aircraft. and one of the most
beautiful looking fighters of WWII often painted with the
classic shark tooth look. Improvements continually made it a
better airplane, and it was used throughout the war.
Production of all P-40s totalled 16,802 planes.
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Lockheed Neptune Rear Turret (pg2 Arm)
Here is a rear
Turret for a Lockheed Neptune. Its in very good condition
and rotates freely when the manual handles are turned. It
has a mount for a Giro Gun sight. Its a very large piece
around 5Ft tall and will require crating before shipping. We
may be able to deliver within the UK if required or you can
of coarse collect or arrange you own shipping.
The first of
two prototype XP2V-1 "Neptunes", as the type was named, took
to the air from Burbank, California, on 17 May 1945, and was
followed by the second prototype soon after. Tests indicated
that the new aircraft was highly manoeuvrable and had
excellent performance. The XP2V-1 was a bull nosed aircraft,
powered by twin Wright Cyclone R-3359-8 radial piston
engines rated at 1,715 kW (2,300 HP) each for takeoff,
driving four-bladed propellers. It was a mid-wing monoplane
with a single tall tailfin; turning the rudder took a good
deal of muscle. It had tricycle landing gear, with a skid
bumper under the tail to protect the aircraft on steep
takeoffs.
Defensive armament consisted of six
12.7 millimetre (0.50 calibre) Browning machine guns mounted
in pairs in the nose, a dorsal turret, and tail turret. The
aircraft could carry up to 3.6 tonnes (8,000 pounds) of
offensive weapons in a huge bomb bay and on underwing racks.
Typical configurations included:
- Four 900 kilogram (2,000 pound)
bombs.
- Eight 450 kilogram (1,000 pound)
bombs.
- Sixteen 225 kilogram (500 pound)
bombs.
- Twelve 150 kilogram (325 pound)
depth charges.
- Two 980 kilogram (2,165 pound)
aerial torpedoes.
This is a unique opportunity to
purchase a substantially complete turret. One of the last
aircraft to be fitted with Piston engines and wartime type
defensive armament. Very much in the style of the B17 rear
turret.
£2800
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Vickers Wellington Bomb release gear (pg2 arm)
This piece
was purchased on our trip to Arnhem unfortunately the
history of the piece was unknown .
With
some extensive research we discovered it was part of the
bomb release gear from a Wellington, being found in Holland
I would presume it came from a Wellington shot down on a
raid to Germany. It is in excellent condition.
Seen in situ
under just above the rear of the bomb.
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Mosquito Cannon Cowlings (pg2 arm)
Here is a complete set of
cannon cowlings for the Mosquito two short and two long. These were set in the
underside of the Mosquito nose in the fighter variant. They
are not perfect having but we have restored them as best we
can by knocking out the dents. The smaller pair are very
good shape. They are all basically sound with
no filler in them. Possibly an unique opportunity to get a
complete set and someone with good panel beating skills
could probably improve on our efforts.
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MK I Spitfire Madsen Cannon Dunlop Fire and cocking units* (pg 2 arm)
This is a pair
of really rare Dunlop made cocking and firing units, these were
part of the system for cocking and firing the guns.
The
firing unit has the Dunlop number AHO 5504 and the Firing unit
AH 5503
The piece they
were removed from was a Spitfire wing section carrying the
Number
345 = Spitfire Mk I fitted
with a Merlin II and design with Madsen
13.2mm cannons 1940 this was a project aircraft only so not sure
if it ever made it into service.
08
= Lower main plane (wing) part 703.
The inspectors stamp is also unusual for a Spitfire being
GBW 142, I can only assume this was
a satellite factory making wing parts this was common practice
during the War.
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Reproduction Mk I Spitfire Gun Button (pg 2 arm)
This quality
repro has a button which will depress and a moving safety ring
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Reproduction Spitfire Rocker Gun Button (pg 2 arm)
These are all
metal reproduction Gun buttons fitted to all the cannon armed
Spitfire Mk's from Mk V onwards. It has taken a long time to
source these as its an extremely complicated piece to make. The
originals are just impossible to source and I have never seen
one for sale other than fitted to an original grip. This button
was fitted to all cannon armed Spitfires and it allowed the
Pilot to use the cannons and MG's separately or all at once.
This allowed them to make the best use of the very limited
ammunition the Spitfire could carry.
The safety
lever moves as it should and the button will depress up and down
although it does not depress in the middle.
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They will fit our
reproduction or original AH 2040 grips which were designed for the
single firing button button. This being the case they will
not fit an original cannon Spitfire grip without
modification as they are a few mm wider than the original
buttons and the spacers are a bigger diameter.
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Original Fighter Gun Button (pg2 arm)
Here we have an original brass gun
button. Used in many RAF Fighters including early Spitfires
and Hurricanes. Interestingly this one is Marked AH 2040
which was the spade grip used in the Hurricane.
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Original Spitfire Rocker Gun Button (pg2 arm)
Here we have an original Spitfire twin rocker gun button
introduced on cannon armed Spitfires enabling the Pilot to
fire either cannons or MG's or both. . It is not complete
and only includes the internal parts see the pictures..
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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. 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. I was told it was fitted to an Avro
Anson but I haven't been able to corroborate this and it
seems unlikely. If you can ID this piece
please contact me .
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Battle of
Britain BF 109 E 0 fire button FL 32302 (pg2 arm)
This is a really nice original piece
with history it was recovered from the crash sight of BF 109
E wk nos 4076 shot down at 9.30 am on the 31st of August
1940.
The Pilot Oberlentnant Eckehard Priebe
was on his first mission in the Battle of Britain.
The 109
suffered jammed guns in combat over the Thames Estuary and
was shot down by pursuing Spitfires, he bailed out over Elham and was taken prisoner.
His unit lost seven aircraft
on that day. Priebe was a veteran of the Battle of France
scoring three victories eventually being shot and wounded by
a Hurricane ending his combat in the Battle of France.
 
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Complete Bomb Release Button (pg2 arm)
Here we
have a Complete Bomb Release Switch with the Plug old new
stock in excellent condition. Both carry the air ministry
crown .
The
Lancaster Bomb Aimer would use this to Release the Bombs
over the Target
This
Carries Two Reference Numbers
5D/596
on the Plug
5D/534 on
the Button
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Lancaster
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Lancaster bomb Fuzing unit (pg2 arm)
The arming wires on
the weapons fuse or pistol would have been attached to it.
If the weapon was dropped safe, this unit would not be
electrically energised and the wire will pull straight out.
If dropped live then this unit would be energised and the
arming wires would then be pulled free from the falling
weapon. The length of the wire depended upon the depth of
the aircraft bomb bay, ensuring that the weapons cleared the
aircraft before arming was completed".
Air Ministry Ref: 5D/478
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Lancaster bomb Fuzing control (pg2 arm)
Here we have a Wartime bomb fuzing
control
This was used by a variety of RAF wartime Bombers.
This Has Reference Number 5D/597
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Ammunition Booster 50 cal (pg2arm)
This is an ammo booster for 50call M3
Browning Type B aircraft machine gun. The 50 call browning
was used in both US and RAF bombers and fighters. I have a
pair of these and they appear in great condition.
This is a picture of an M2 but I guess
its pretty similar to the M3
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I believe they were used to drive the
ammo belts through the chutes to the guns
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20mm Cannon feed chute
(pg2 arm)
Here we have a 20mm Cannon Feed Chute
There is a dent in the chute
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Lancaster rear turret ammo Feeder (pg 2 arm)
This is a
unique piece, used in Lancaster's to feed ammo through to the
rear turret. Obviously there wasn't allot of room in the rear
turret for ammunition storage so it was fed through, using
assistors like this. They were electrically powered, you can see
the mount for the motor in the top picture left. In nice original
condition and of coarse a very rare piece. Plated with the A/M
crown so pre 1944 manufacture.
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Gunners safety Belt pg2 arm)
These are the safety
belts used by gunners in their turrets, commonly used in
Lancaster's in very good functional condition,
These are
extremely rare.
Available in green or brown.
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Hawker Ammo Feed part(pg2 arm)
Here we have a Ammo feed part.
In very good condition it carries the HA Hawker stamp.
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Hawker Ammo Feed part
2 (pg2 arm)
Here we have a Ammo feed part.
In very good condition it
carries the HA Hawker stamp.
These were Used on
the Hawker Hunter
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Hawker Ammo Feed part
3(pg2 arm)
Ammo feed part, looks like a connection for the chutes. In
very good condition they carry the HA Hawker stamp. 120mm
wide.
These were Used on
the Hawker Hunter
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Bombsight Cock
Lancaster Mk 1 (pg2 arm)
Here we have a nice really very rare
Mk.1 Bombsite cocking switch as used in wartime Lancaster's.
This has the Air
Ministry Ref: 6H/1950
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Lancaster Bomb selector 1 (pg2 arm)
This is a bomb selector
switch panel mounted on the bomb aimers panel.
The switches were set to
allow the bombs to fall in a manner which would not
de stabilise the aircraft upon release.
Also used in other RAF WWII Bombers.
This Carries the Air Ministry
Ref 5D/656
Seen in situ
under in a Lancaster this is not the unit shown left but
would be situated in the same position click on the picture to enlarge it.
All the switches move but and lock. The knob that turns
on the side is missing
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Lancaster Bomb selector
2 (pg2 arm)
This is a bomb selector
switch panel mounted on the bomb aimers panel. It is in very
good condition in its original box.
The switches were set to
allow the bombs to fall in a manner which would not
de stabilise the aircraft upon release.
Also used in other RAF WWII Bombers.
This Carries the Air Ministry
Ref 5D/656
Seen in situ
under in a Lancaster this is not the unit shown left but
would be situated in the same position click on the picture to enlarge it.
All the switches move
but and lock. The knob that turns on the side is
missing , it still has wires attached but whether these are
original I cannot say.
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Lancaster Bomb selector
3 (pg2 arm)
This is a bomb selector
switch panel mounted on the bomb aimers panel. It is in very
good condition in its original box.
The switches were set to
allow the bombs to fall in a manner which would not
de stabilise the aircraft upon release.
Also used in other RAF WWII Bombers.
This Carries the Air Ministry
Ref 5D/656
Seen in situ
under in a Lancaster this is not the unit shown left but
would be situated in the same position click on the picture to enlarge it.
This peace is in very nice condition everything functions
as it should .
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Lancaster Bomb pre selector
1 (pg2 arm)
Here we
have the
standard bomb pre selector unit
This was fitted to the Lancaster
Bomb aimers panel and practically every other RAF Wartime
bomber.
This one is
in good age related condition with no cracks.
Air Ministry Reference 5D/1063
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Lancaster Bomb pre selector
2 (pg2 arm)
Here we
have the
standard bomb pre selector unit
This was fitted to the Lancaster
Bomb aimers panel and practically every other RAF Wartime
bomber.
Air Ministry Reference 5D/1063
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Please note this has
slight cracking damage
to the lower panel but will not be visible if fitted to a
panel..
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Wellington Bomb pre selector (pg2 arm)
Here we
have the
early bomb
pre selector as used in Welligtons and other early RAF
bomber aircraft. all the switches operate as they should do
but it is missing the rear of the case.
Air Ministry Reference 5D/553
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Flare Height
Setter (pg2 arm)
This is a
Mk 1 Height Setter for 8 inch Flares
Ref:
5D/2646
S.G.Brown
Ltd
This Has A
Stores Ticket That shows it was taken from a Fairey Fulmar
First assigned to No. 806 Naval
Air Squadron on HMS Illustrious, operating in the
Mediterranean theatre, Italian Flying boat snoopers and
bombers immediately started falling in numbers. It's role
seemed truly fulfilled as, up against the opponents it was
designed to fight, it's pilots scores mounted. According to
Osprey's excellent "Royal Navy Aces of WW2", no less than 9
pilots of 806 Sqn. alone reached ace status flying Fulmars!
Fulmars were cover for the Swordfish attacking the Italian
fleet at Taranto on November 11, 1940, a highly successful
operation that, unfortunately, had dire consequences for
Illustrious
At one time, 20 squadrons of the FAA were
equipped with the Fulmar. It flew from eight fleet aircraft
carriers and five escort
carriers. No. 273
Squadron RAF operated
them for some months in 1942 from China
Bay, Ceylon, seeing action against Japanese forces during
the raid on 9 April 1942, though
about half the squadron personnel were Navy. Fulmars
destroyed 112 enemy aircraft, which made it the leading
fighter type, by aircraft shot down, in the Fleet Air Arm
during the Second World War. The Fulmar ended its front line
operational career on 8 February 1945, when a Fulmar MK II
night-fighter from No. 813 Squadron had a landing accident
at the safety barrier on HMS Campania and
was written off
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