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Spitfire 400 MPH MK IX E ASI 1940 (pg 2 ins ASI
70)
Another very nice ASI MK IX E. Used in the early Hurricane and Spitfires
only with this date.
Battle of
Britain, dated 1940.
6A/583
Serial No:
12362/40
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350 Knots MK IXE ASI 1942 (pg
2 ins ASI 69)
A MK I X E ASI
version calibrated in knots, dated 1942. Maximum speed is 350 knots (400
mph) so possibly used in Seafire MK IB, Seafire MK IIC, and
maybe MK III's.
6A/585
Serial
No:4291/42
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Shown above
right the Seafire MK II C
A carrier-capable version of the
Supermarine Spitfire had been proposed by the Admiralty in
May 1938. Despite a pressing need to replace various
obsolete types in the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), some opposed the
idea, including Winston Churchill, although these
disputes were often a result of the overriding priority for
land-based Spitfires instead. During 1941 and early 1942,
the Admiralty again requested naval Spitfires, resulting in
an initial batch of Seafire Mk.Ib fighters in late 1941,
which were mainly used to gain experience operating the
type. There were concerns over weak undercarriages, which
had not been strengthened to naval standards, but
performance was acceptable.
From 1942 on, further Seafire models were ordered, including
the first operationally-viable Seafire F Mk.III variant.
This led to widespread use with the FAA. In November 1942,
the first Seafire combat occurred during Operation Torch,
the Allied landings in North Africa. In July 1943, the
Seafire provided air cover for the Allied invasion of
Sicily, and again in September 1943 during the Allied
invasion of Italy. During 1944, large numbers provided air
support to ground forces during the Normandy landings and
Operation Dragoon in southern France. During the latter half
of 1944, Seafire joined the British Pacific Fleet, where it
intercepted kamikaze attacks which had become common during
the final years of the Pacific War.
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Spitfire 400 MPH MK IX E ASI 1939 (pg 2 ins ASI 68)
Battle of France dated ASI, these ASI's were only
used in the early Hurricane and Spitfires with this date.
ASI MK
IX E. It is dated 1939 and is the type that was fitted to
the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters during the Battle of
Britain.
Recalibrated 18th of October 1944
so almost certainly was used throughout the War.
6A/583
Serial No:
3747/39
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320 MPH MK IXD ASI 1940 (pg 2 ins
ASI 67)
Really nice air speed indicator,
dated 1940 320 MPH ASI MK IXD
6A/415
4818/40
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320 MPH MK IXD ASI 1941 (pg 2 ins
ASI 66) Another really nice air speed
indicator, this time
dated 1941 320 MPH ASI MK IXD
6A/415
10343/41
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Nord 3202 250 MPH ASI Type
102 (pg 2 ins ASI Ref 65)
Here is
an ASI from
a Nord Aviation 3202 a 1950s French military
trainer aircraft designed and built by Nord Aviation to meet
a French Army requirement for a two-seat basic trainer, as a
replacement for the Stampe SV.4. 101 examples
were built, with the first flying on 17 April 1957.
Dated 1956
924
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Spitfire 480 MPH
ASI (pg 2 ins ASI Ref 64)
Here is
a 480 MPH used exclusively in the Spitfire MK V onwards and
the Mosquito.
In
nice original condition the caps that protect the pipes are
still in place.
Dated 1942 most likely fitted
to a MK V Spitfire.
MK IX
Dated 1942
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This Mk V depicts BL336 on the morning of 28
January 1942. It was in this aircraft that Tuck was shot
down by ground fire during a low-level “Rhubarb” mission.
It
is coded with Tuck’s initials, RS T, which was an honour
accorded to Wing Commanders and above.
It also displays his
final tally of 29 victories on the fuel tank cover.
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550 MPH ASI MK
IXG (pg 2 ins ASI Ref 63)
Here is
a 550 MPH ASI used in the Typhoon and Tempest in really good
original condition.
MK IXG
Dated 1945
6A/1270
Shown above left
and right the stunning Hawker Typhoon armed and dangerous
with four 20mm cannons and six 60Lb tank busting rockets.
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Mk I Spitfire/Hurricane 400 MPH ASI
reproduction (pg 2 ins ASI
62)
This is a superb reproduction 400
MPH ASI most commonly used in Hurricanes and early MK
I/II Spitfires.
The case is an original case and the
face is properly engraved allot of work has gone into
creating this superb replica you cannot tell it apart from
the original other than the fact it is not luminous.
Although these will probably function as the movements are
original they are sold for display only and are not
calibrated or sold as working.
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200 Knots MK IXC ASI 1942 (pg 2 ins
ASI 61)
ASI MK IXC
6A/294
Dated 1943
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Messerschmitt BF 109 E Pito tube III (pg 2 ins ASI
60)
This is a Pito tube from a BF109 E . The 109 E was used
extensively during then Battle of Britain. It is marked as
12 volts. It has sustained damage please see the picture.
Seen above the BF 109 E
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340 Knots MK IXE ASI 1944 (pg
2 ins ASI 59)
ASI MK IXF
6A/585
Dated 1944
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420 Knots MK IXF ASI 1944 (pg
2 ins ASI 58)
ASI MK IXF
6A/589
Dated 1944
Most likely fitted to a Sea
Hurricane or a Seafire no other aircraft operated with the
FAA that had this sort of performance in 1944
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420 Knots MK IXF ASI 1944 (pg
2 ins ASI 57)
ASI MK IXF
6A/583
Dated 1944
Most likely fitted to a Sea
Hurricane or a Seafire no other aircraft operated with the
FAA that had this sort of performance in 1944
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420 Knots MK IXF ASI 1942 (pg
2 ins ASI 56)
ASI MK IXF
6A/589
Dated 1942
Most likely fitted to a Sea
Hurricane or a Seafire no other aircraft operated with the
FAA that had this sort of performance in 1942
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200 Knots MK IXC ASI 1942 (pg
2 ins ASI 55)
ASI MK IXC
6A/294
Dated 1942
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320 MPH MK IXD ASI 1940 (pg
2 ins ASI 53)
Really nice Battle of Britain
dated 320 MPH ASI MK IXD
6A/415
Has a service date of 1943
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320 MPH MK IXD ASI 1940 (pg
2 ins ASI 52)
Really nice Battle of Britain
dated 320 MPH ASI MK IXD
6A/415
Has a service date of 1942
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340 Knots ASI (pg
2 ins ASI 51) Mk IXE
Ref 6A/1294
Dated 1944
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240 MPH ASI (pg
2 ins ASI 50) Air Ministry Marked
Ref: 6A/282
Mk. IXC
Dated 1938
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Sea Prince
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Sea Prince 600 Knots ASI (pg2
ins ASI 48) Ref: 6A/3147
Mk. 9H*(P)
Dated 1952
Removed from Sea
Prince WP320
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200 Knots MK IX
A ASI Tiger Moth (pg2
ins ASI 45)
Air Ministry Marked
Ref: 6A/1615
Dated 1943
Used in the Tiger Moth and
probably other aircraft with similar performance.
Seen
in situ above in a Tiger Moth.
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600 Knots ASI (pg2
ins ASI 43)
Ref: 6A/4399
Mk 9J* (P)
Dated 1956
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320 MPH ASI (pg2
ins ASI 42)
Ref: 6A/415
Mk IXD
Battle of Britain Dated 1940
There is a Crack in the
Bezel however the face is in very good Condition
As Used in the Paul Bolton
Defiant, Fairey Battle and the Bristol Blenheim
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340 Knots ASI
(pg 2 ins ASI 41)
Ref: 6A/4720
Mk 9K
Knots
gauge in very good condition.
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Meteor 600 Knots ASI
(pg 2 ins ASI 39)
Mk.9 ASI. Ref Number
6A/4722
As Used in the Gloster
Meteor and other Early RAF Jet Aircraft
There is a Lug Broken on the
bottom right corner
Gloster Meteor
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Mk IXF
Very Early date of
1940
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480 MPH ASI 1940 (pg 2 ins Ref ASI 38)
This is an extremely rare 480 MPH Air speed indicator as
it's dated 1940. It uses the deeper early case later
versions were half as deep.
480 MPH Air Speed Indicators were not used in Spitfires until
the Mark V . In 1940 the fastest aircraft in service the
Spitfire MK II could not exceed 400 MPH and used the earlier
400 MPH ASI. The 480 MPH ASI was generally only used
in the Spitfire and Mosquito. In 1940 the Mosquito was still
in its prototype stage and the only Spitfire capable of
exceeding 400 MPH in a dive was the MK III Spitfire.
Seen below
the MK III Spitfire
The first Mk IIII N3297 was
first flown on 16 March 1940. In addition to N3297 in
early 1941 a Spitfire Mk V, W3237 was
converted to a Mk III, although it didn't have the
retractable tail wheel. W3237 replaced N3297 when
the latter was delivered to Rolls-Royce; W3237went
on to become a test aircraft and was still being used in
September 1944.
Although the new Spitfire was developed to
replace the earlier marks on the production lines, a
decision to allocate the limited supplies of Merlin XX to
the Hurricane
II series meant
that the Mark III lapsed. Priority then focused on the Mark
V series. The Mk III with the Merlin XX was capable of a
maximum speed of 400 mph (640 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m).
There were a small number of other prototype aircraft in
1940 which could possibly have used this ASI
Spitfire MK III. Mosquito. Hawker Tornado.
Speed Spitfire. Westland Whirlwind.
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Instructors
Air Speed Indicator (pg 2 ins ASI 37)
A Very unusual air speed
indicator used by Instructors
Air Ministry Marked
Ref: 9/529
Marked with H.T.A
One Mounting Lug is Missing
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Pito tube MK VIII (pg 2 ins ASI 36A) Pito tube made by Avimo in
excellent condition
12 volt this voltage
indicates that it was used on a single seat or fighter
aircraft. made by Avimo in Taunton Somerset its possible it
ended up on a Seafire made 30 miles away at Yeovilton.
Dated 1941
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Spitfire Pito tube
V
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Pito tube V
(pg 2 ins ASI 36) Pito tube made by Avimo in
excellent condition
6A/1037661
Mk. 8.S 27 volt this voltage
indicates a late war aircraft as later aircraft converted to
24 volts.
No 941/79
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RCAF Spitfire/Hurricane Pito tube
VIII C (pg 2 ins ASI 35B) 6A/215 12
volt
MK VIII C Pito tube in
excellent serviceable condition complete with wiring
original box and stores ticket certifying its serviceable
this was last tested in 1951 so would require testing again
.
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Sopwith Camel FI Pressure head Pito tube (pg 2 ins ASI 35A) This is a Pito head for a Sopwith Camel F1 is is
missing the clamped tubes.
The
Sopwith F.1 Camel was a single-seat fighter biplane
powered by a rotary engine (various engine types being
fitted, the most common being the 130hp Clerget).
It was
equipped with two forward-firing synchronized machine
guns mounted just ahead of the pilot’s cockpit under a
raised fairing, which is said to have inspired the name
Camel (initially used as a nickname, but subsequently
adopted as the official name of the type).
The type was highly manoeuvrable and
popular with its pilots although the combination of the
short-coupled aircraft and the rotary engine produced
some handling quirks that could catch out inexperienced
pilots. The Camel proved to be very successful in aerial
dogfights and is said to have achieved more victories in
combat than any other single type during the First World
War.
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Pito tube VIII
(pg 2 ins ASI 35) Pito tube made by Avimo
in good condition. Mk. 8.S 27 volt .
No: 240/58 6A/5448
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Spitfire Pito
tube MKVIII
(pg 2 ins ASI 34A)
Shown left in situ on
a MK IX Spitfire.
I was told by the previous owner this Pito was used
exclusively on Spitfires.
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AM 6A/730 Mk VIII C 12 volt
Ref: 137/41
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Spitfire Pito
tube III
(pg 2 ins ASI 34)
The pito tube
is not really an instrument but as it operates the ASI this is
the most appropriate place to list it. Shown left in situ on
a MK IX Spit I was told by the owner this Pito was used
exclusively on Spitfires.
Pito tube nos 3 this one's heating
element has been tested and works.
AM 6A/730 Mk VIII C 12 volt
ref 46505
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Dated 1945
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These 600 MPH airspeed
indicators are fitted first to Typhoons and
later Tempests .With a 1945 date possibly Tempest In nice original condition.
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600 MPH ASI
(pg 2 ins ASI 33)
Hawker
Tempest
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260 Knots ASI
(pg 2 ins ASI 30)
A/M 6A/422
Dated 1953
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ASI 340 Knots Mk IXE
(pg 2 ins ASI 28)
Airspeed indicator generic instrument, Knot ASI's were used
in FAA aircraft as all land based aircraft of the time used
MPH. The most likely match for this ASI used by the FAA in
1943 was the Beaufighter which was used by the Navy as a
torpedo bomber.
Maximum speed: 320 mph
(510 km/h, 280 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Dated 1943
A FAA Mark VIC Beaufighter loaded with an 18-inch
Mark XII torpedo
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ASI 320 MPH Mk IXD
(pg 2 ins ASI 27)
Airspeed indicator generic instrument suitable for Bolton
Paul Defiant or Blenheim, used in other aircraft with
similar performance.
Classic Battle of Britain 1940 dated.
£175
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320 MPH ASI 1940
(pg 2 ins ASI 26)
Here we have a 320 MPH ASI
dated 1940 in good condition
This is like most instruments
is generic and would have been fitted to a range of aircraft
with suitable performance. This type of ASI was also fitted
to the Fairey Battle shown above.
The Fairey Battle was one
of the most notorious aircraft of the WWII. During the
German invasion of France in 1940 the Battle squadrons
suffered very heavy losses during a series of desperate
attacks on the German spearhead.
The Battle was
designed to replace the Hawker Hart light bomber. In 1933
the Air Ministry wanted an aircraft that could carry two
crew and a 1,000lb bomb load for 1,000 miles at 200mph.
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Canadian 300 MPH A.S.I
(pg 2 ins
ASI 22)
Canadian
Aircraft Instruments & accessories LTD Ontario
Serial number 311 59
Type AS 3L
Ref
6AA/47
This Airspeed indicator
is Canadian built Lancaster and shows the
difference between British and Canadian built instruments.
I would
say this is from a Harvard but its possible it could of been
fitted to a Lancaster which were also built in Canada.
Shown
under a Harvard these aircraft were mostly used for training
Pilots.
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Typhoon A.S.I.
600 MPH
(pg 2 ins
ASI 21)
These 600 MPH airspeed
indicators are very rare and fitted first to Typhoons and
later Tempests. I would say this was almost certainly fitted
to a Typhoon. In nice original condition.
6A/1265
Dated 1943
The face is
set at an angle as can be seen in the picture. I am not sure
why but the face has not and cannot slip in the case so it
was positioned this way for a reason
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WW I Pitot tube
for Nieuport 17 (pg 2 ins
ASI 18)
This is a very rare piece its a Pito
tube from a French WWI aircraft. On the advertisement, shown
below is:"Trompe anémométrique" The translation to English
n this case,"trompe" means tube or more precisely horn .and
"anémométrique" wind speed measure"
It's
writen
in
French,
but
in
the
French
way
of
writing
100
years
ago.
Today,"un
avion"(a
plane)
was
an"
Aeroplane"
The
modern
meaning
,of
this
advertisement
is
speedometer.
The
other
name
of
the
"trompe
anémométrique"
is
"tube
venturi".
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The
piece
is
in
excellent
condition
please
enlarge
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pictures.
It
was
fitted
to
the
Nieuport
17
but
probably
other
French
WWI
aircraft
as
well.
Above
the
Nieuport
17
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400 MPH Record
Electrical company LTD ASI (pg 2 ins ASI Ref 10)
Here is an usual piece a 400 MPH
ASI made by the Record Electrical Company, its unusual in
that the scale reads from minus 100 MPH to 400 MPH. My best
guess is that it is a piece of equipment used to test or
calibrate Pitot tubes.
The record Electrical
company
1911 Company formed by
John Westmoreland
Record.
1937 Electric engine
speed indicators and electrical
instrument manufacturers.
£125
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ASI 320 MPH
(pg 2 ins ASI Ref 9)
Here is a 320 MPH Airspeed indicator in good original
condition.
Dated 1942
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240 MPH ASI 1942 (pg 2 ins ASI
Ref 8)
240 MPH airspeed indicator
dated 1942. This ASI would be used in a variety of the
slower RAF aircraft operating in 1942. The North American
Harvard would be a suitable candidate. One damaged lug see
picture, would not affect its appearance in the panel as it
is mounted from the rear.
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300 MPH ASI
(pg 2 ins ASI Ref 7)
Air speed indicator I have not seen
one of these marked to 300 MPH before normally they read to
320.
In good original condition it has one lug broken off
but will still fit happily into a panel.
Dated 1942 this has
certainly seen action as it serviced in 1945
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400 Knots ASI 2
(pg 4 ins)
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400 Knots ASI
(pg 2 ins
ASI Ref 6)
Dated
1944
6A/598
£175
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480 MPH ASI
reproduction (pg 2 ins ASI Ref 5)
This is a superb reproduction 480
Spitfire ASI.
The case is an original case and the
face is properly engraved allot of work has gone into
creating this superb replica you cannot tell it apart from
the original other than the fact it is not luminous.
Although these will probably function as the movements are
original they are sold for display only and are not
calibrated or sold as working.
£150
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Mk I Spitfire/Hurricane 400 MPH ASI
(pg 2 ins
ASI 4A)
Here is a super hard to
find original ASI reading to 400MPH used in early Spitfires and
Hurricanes. All Hurricane Mks were fitted with this ASI
while the Spitfire only used it up until the MK V was
introduced.
Dated
1944 so almost certainly originally fitted to a
Hurricane as the Spitfire was using the 480 MPH by this
date.
6A/583
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