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Original complete Blind flying panel for Spitfire's MK I to V and
Hurricane.
(pg21 Instruments)
This is a
quite unique piece being an original Blind flying panel
complete with all its original instruments and connections.
  
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Picture one far left is the
quality inspection stamp which would have been applied at
the factory it was made in. The centre is the BFP. Right is
the reference number of the panel. 6A/760.
I purchased this from an auction
and was told it was removed from a Spitfire however this is
only hearsay. The first step to identify which aircraft this
was used in is the ASI (Airspeed indicator) The 400 MPH
fitted to this panel was only used in Spitfires from MK I to
MK V. It was also used in all Mk's of Hurricane. I then
checked the dates of the instruments. The ASI is dated 1943.
Top left The artificial horizon is dated 1943 top centre.
The climb and descend is dated 1942 top right.
The altimeter bottom left is
dated 1940. The directional indicator centre bottom is dated
1940. The Turn and slip bottom right is undated but is an
early white faced version.
The ASI reference number is
6A/583 again this was fitted to both Spitfire MK I to V and
all Hurricanes. The dates are a mixed bag but what we can
say is that was either fitted to a Spitfire up to MK V or a
Hurricane. To my mind the most likely scenario is that this
was fitted to a MK I/II Spitfire or a Hurricane. The reason
I come to this conclusion is that there are two instruments
possibly three that date from 1940, At the time all
instruments were in short supply and its extremely unlikely
they would have sat on a shelf and been fitted to a MK V
Spitfire or later built Hurricane in 1942/3. The most likely
explanation to me is that the later instruments were
replacements for faulty or damaged units in the panel.
If my theory is correct and this
is the most likely scenario its perfectly feasible that this
panel was in use during the Battle of Britain in a Spitfire
or a Hurricane albeit with two or three of the earlier dated
instrument's. As to whether it was used in a Hurricane we
can only rely on the original owners assertion that it came
from a Spitfire.
The most likely thing to ID it's
specific use would be the inspection stamp which almost
always related to a factory. So far I have been unable to
identify the factory stamp. The Castle Bromwich Stamp where
Spitfires were produced from is CBAF. The first
Spitfire was produced at Castle Bromwich in June 1940 and to
my mind if this was from a MK V Spitfire it would carry a
stamp with CBAF.
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Omega weems
Kings crown for A/M
Goldsmiths & Siverstmiths
Co LTD
MK VIIA
Acier Staybright
Marking with Omega Symbol
and Omega Text
Swiss made
FAB
Suise
Serial number
4160/40
Dated 1940
A/M 6B/159
Movement Mk VIIA
Movement number
8947319
15 Jewels
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Battle of Britain Omega
Weems Watch 6B/159 (Pg 5 Compasses and Clocks 1A)
Worn by RAF Battle of Britain Pilots
and Navigators
This is one of
the rarest piece's on this site and a most desirable time
piece of WWII .
Omega
supplied only 2000 Watches to the RAF during the
entirety of the War.
This one off batch of 2000 being shipped
from Omega to Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Jewelers to the
Queen on the 5th of January 1940 in time for the Battle of
Britain. Once checked they were then issued to the Air
ministry and distributed to the Pilots and navigators of the
RAF Operational Squadrons. Its was originally purchased some
thirty plus years ago from a Scout Jumble sale in Biggin
Hill. Biggin Hill was one of the most famous RAF
Fighter Station's of WWII and Battle of Britain history and
so it can be assumed it belonged to one of the fighter
pilots who operated there. This piece is particularly rare
having a red colored second hand. The Weems Omega was
recently seen being worn in the film about Dunkirk, the
Spitfire Pilot played by "Tom Hardy" used the watch to
calculate His remaining fuel.
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Omegas were not supplied to the Air Ministry
again in this design, similar
watches in the same style were supplied by Longines and
Movado at approximately half the cost of the one with the
Omega movement and although not plentiful are allot more
common than the Omega.
   
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This watch has not been restored
and is original in every respect. The locking knob for the
bezel has been
removed at some stage probably because it was not needed
when worn as a normal watch and gets in the way of the
winding and time setting knob. The movement has been
inspected by a watch maker and the movement is in good condition. Its a
great shame that the locking knob has been removed but the
bezel still rotates and the internal shaft appears to still
be in place. I have taken advice from an expert in these
watches who thinks the retail value of a complete piece is around
7 to 9 K GBP
but with so few examples to gauge its value is hard to
establish, one thing is for sure it can only appreciate in value
over time. My price should allow for this watch to be
restored to its original specification.
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Skinners Aircraft instruments stream line filter AN-5822-1 (Nos 1 pg1Ins)
Here is a Skinners stream
line filter made in Detroit USA Part Nos 2700 used to clean
and filter the air to sensitive aircraft instruments.
AN-5822-1
Contr.W535-Ac-32755
   
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B17 B24 Ball turret position indicator (pg1 instruments)
This is a mechanical Ball
Turret Position Azimuth
Position Indicator, Sperry
part number 11585, used in
the Sperry ball turret in
WWII-era heavy bombers such
as the B-17 Flying Fortress
and B-24 Liberator.
Mounted within the ball
turret at the right foot of
the ball turret gunner, it
was connected to a rotating
mechanical control cable.
The
round turret silhouette in
the centre of the dial
rotated as the turret
rotated relative to the
forward direction of the
aircraft.
Thus,
should the ball turret
gunner hear "bandit at 4
o'clock low", he would know
to rotate the turret to that
position on the dial in
order to greet the incoming
foe with 50 cal MG's.
The field of view of the
ball turret gunner was
actually quite poor and it
wasn't difficult for the
gunner to lose orientation
with respect to the
direction of the aircraft.
The dial measures 2.25
inches across and is ~1.25
inches deep.
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IFF Remote Contactor
1 (Nos 3 pg1 instruments)
Remote contactor IFF system.
(Identification Friend or Foe) Spitfires had these fitted to
the top RHS of the cockpit. The unit transmitted a signal
for 15 secs out of every minute thus identifying this
aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below. This enabled
controllers to identify friend aircraft. This is the 24 volt version.
This one is missing its plug but is in very nice clean
condition.
£275
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IFF Remote Contactor
2 (Nos 4 pg1 instruments)
Remote contactor IFF system.
(Identification Friend or Foe) Spitfires had these fitted to
the top RHS of the cockpit. The unit transmitted a signal
for 15 secs out of every minute thus identifying this
aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below. This enabled
controllers to identify friend aircraft. This is the 24 volt version.
This one is missing its plug but is in very nice clean
condition.
£275
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Remote contactor control box (Nos
6 Pg1 Instruments)
Remote contactor IFF system
control box. Fitted to Spitfire's as well as other aircraft.
The unit transmitted a signal
for 15 seconds out of every minute thus identifying this
aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below.
This enabled
fighter command controllers to vector Fighters on to the enemy with
two distinct plots
. The control box has a clockwork
mechanism and plugs into the remote contactor below.
£185
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Turret Position Indicator (Nos
7 pg1 instruments)
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Used in
the turrets of Heavy Bombers such as Lancaster's, giving the
gunner the position of the turret.
£75
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20mm Ammunition Counter (Nos
8 pg1 instruments)
These instruments are a very
attractive and desirable, collectable. The ammunition counter
is intended to give the pilot an indication of the number of
rounds remaining. It was thought prudent to under indicate
by 5% the remaining ammo.
This is new old stock in the
remains of its original box extremely rare in this condition
I have never seen an unused model before.
Dated 1942 Nos
615 MK II
The gauges indicates rounds
per inboard gun, the counter can be altered to set the
number of rounds and does seem to confirm Fighter rather than bomber use
as Bombers don't generally have wing mounted guns.
The only aircraft i have seen
this fitted to were the Gloster Meteor but with a date of
1942 they must have been used in other prop driven aircraft
as the Meteor did not fly until 1943 and was not in service
until 1944.
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.303 Ammunition Counter (pg1 ins)
These instruments are a very
attractive and desirable, collectable. The ammunition counter
is intended to give the pilot an indication of the number of
rounds remaining.
This gauge is in its original
box and in excellent condition, the .303 gauges are harder
to find than the 20mm particularly in this condition.
Dated
1941
These counters were fitted to Gun Turrets
but I suspect a wider application.
I have yet to find a picture of this
gauge in situ although believe they were probably fitted to
some fighters.
The reason for this assumption is its
sister gauge the 20mm cannon counter. Some of the 20mm
counters I have seen are dated as early as 1942, I may be
wrong but I am not aware of any British Bomber that had 20mm
cannon fitted in turrets as early as 1942.
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Spare instrument glass kits (Nos
10 pg1 instruments)
These are original replacement
glass lenses for the standard wartime instruments that you
will find listed on these pages. Each box contains two
glasses which are sealed and unopened. A typical gauge these
are suitable for are the Rad Temp and Oil temp gauges used
in Spitfires and practically every other RAF Warbird.
£10 per
box two glasses
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Lancaster Autopilot indicator (pg1 instruments)
This gauge formed part of the
Lancaster autopilot control system and was mounted on the
main instrument panel just under the compass on the lower
LHS
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Bracket for
Pressure gauges ect (Nos 11 pg1 instruments)
This is an original
bracket for attaching the rectangular instruments such as
oil pressure, fuel pressure and all other desyn type gauges
£10 each
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Ammo Counter G Turret (Nos
12 pg1 instruments)
Here we
have a really nice ammo counter for a Twin MG G type turret.
£295
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Bomb Indicator (pg1 instruments)
This is a bombing
indicator. Using the standard Oil pressure/ suction gauge
case, its purpose is the guide the pilot on the bomb run
visually rather than rely on shouted instructions from the
bomb aimer.
I have two
date1943 and 1944 so in use by the bombers of that period.
Complete with panel mounting
bracket.
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De Icer gauge (Nos 15 pg1 instruments)
De Icing gauge
for a tail dragger
Capacity 23
gallons
1388Fg
24 Volt
Two available.
£65
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Plate adapter 5C/4205 (pg1 instruments)
Plate adapter used to convert
instrument panels to use different instruments. The Mk I
Spitfire had a plate like this to convert from the large early
boost gauges to the standard wartime 2 inch versions.
5C/ 4205
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Page 1 Instruments home.
Page 2
Airspeed indicators.
Page
3 Altimeters.
Page four Boost gauges.
Page five Clocks and compasses.
Page Six Climb and descend.
Page 7 Directional indicators
Page 8 Fuel gauges Page 9 Flap Indicators
Page 10 Brake Gauges
Page 11 Oxygen gauges
Page 12 Pressure gauges
Page13 Revolution Counters
Page 14 temperature gauges
Page 15 Turn and slip and artificial
Horizon
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16 Undercarriage indicators
Page 17 Trim gauges
Page 18 Volt and Ammeter |
