Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Article about: 145 and 146 is definatly somthing to do with the weapons system as the same idea is in use today. The pilot can turn his weapon system to safe or not have all the required safety conditions
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Item 40 looks to be the armament selector diagram, light series in this instance referring to Light Series Bomb Carriers.
16 positions too, just like the 5D/659 selector unit.
The Plate Wedge has a 14A/ stores code, so will be camera related.
All the best,
PB
Last edited by Paul B; 03-27-2011 at 01:11 PM.
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Some really nice finds there LuckyStrike ... In picture 29 there is an item sitting on the battery ... from a distance it looks like the fins from a tail fuze arming vane ... could we have a close up pic of the cleaned up item?
Can't wait to see your next posts.
All the best,
Gremlin
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
IIRC the wedge plate is a cockpit item for mounting the gun camera film indicator - see about a third down this page:
http://www.warbirdsite.com/museumspitfire.html
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Another toothbrush for my wishlist
The amount of A.M marked stuff is impressive and i love that battery
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Hi Guys
Thank you so much for the ID help with some of my finds, Paul I'm very pleased to have the armament selector diagram identified and that it goes with the arming box I found. Nick thanks for sending the link to the picture of the wedge plate. Gremlin top marks and well spotted it is a tail fuse arming vane, I shall post a few more pictures soon including it.
John I think with the number of types of WW2 tooth brushes being located with varying colours, manufacture materials different sizes etc etc it would certainly make a colourful, interesting and cheap to acquire WW2 sub collection.
Steve it's great that you're up for getting out again Im hoping your foot will be better soon.
For reference I've discovered that the Control Panel plates shown in picture 34 are actually off the front of early airborne radar, both the Transmitter and Receiver were ASV-11, 176MHZ models and it appears the SS painted on the accumulator battery in picture 35 stands for Signals School.
Cheers
LUCKYSTRIKE
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Interesting selection LS, and all very well preserved. Steel items with paint on are unusual. You're right about the earphones, google gosport tubes and you should find a pic. the bakelite bit in 24 had a rubber bungee cord sticking out of one end. Have seen them on Hurricanes but don't know what they do! The clear crescent under number 29 could be the window off a radio: SpitfireSpares.com - warbird Radio
25 looks like a throttle lever, but isn't Lanc or Halifax. The G5 part number should mean a Gloster aircraft, but hardly any flew during the war. Going to look at the new pics now!
Nice bits. 51 onwards is part of the cockpit or turret framing off something. Cockpit interiors on British aircraft were usually painted green. Black outsides usually meant night bombers. Never seen stamps like those though. Will seek expert opinion!
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
great finds you sure have the right name. I like the torpedo dials & the other great things you found.
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