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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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The Mighty Hawker Tempest
One of the last of the RAF’s piston
engine fighter's, the superb Hawker Tempest found fame as a
fighter and ground attack aircraft alike. She was one of the
fastest aircraft of her time and one of the few to be able
to engage the jet powered ME262 and emerge victorious. She
also had the speed to shoot down the dreaded ‘Doodle Bugs’
as they rained down on the South East corner of England.
 
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20mm Hispano Cannon Mk 5B
A fully legal 20mm
Hispano Cannon
This has a deactivated
certificate and can be legally owed without a firearms cert
in the UK.
Recovered from Tempest
of 222Sdr
Flown by Ft/Lft
Dashwood crashed on 13/2/45.
I have copies of the
ORB giving details of this accident. The pilot bailed to
safety.
A really rare piece.
UK Only Sorry
N/A
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£499
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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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Reproduction Mk I Spitfire Gun Button (pg 2 arm)
This quality
repro has a button which will depress and a moving safety ring
£125
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Original Spitfire Gun Button (pg2 arm)
Here we have an original early gun
button with a bakelite button.
Its in good condition and all
moving parts work smoothly. Used in the early Spitfires and
Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.
N/A
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Spitfire Rocker Gun Button (pg2 arm)
This is a twin rocker firing
button fitted exclusively to Spitfires . This button was
introduced to the Spitfire when cannons were added so really
from MK V onwards although earlier experimental Mks did have
cannons. The button allows machine guns and cannons to
be fired separately or together.
I spent years looking for one of
these for our MK IX replica and ended up having one made,
typically three months later this turned up and is surplus
to requirements.
These buttons are very much
harder to source than the earlier single button which
continued to be used in a variety of RAF Wartime fighters
throughout the War.
This button is currently
seized solid and will not depress you may be able to free it
if its taken apart.
N/A
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Bomb release button (page2 arm)
Connected to the bomb aimers panel for
bomb release.
£35
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Cambera Bomb
Rack (pg2arm)
I am not sure if
this fitted to the bomb bay or under the wings. Its big and heavy and
looks complete. Its in great condition. Its about 1 metre or
3ft approx across.
£275
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picture to enlarge
Lancaster
bomb Bay
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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".
5D/478.
£75
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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
Click on the
picture's to enlarge them
I believe they were used to drive the
ammo belts through the chutes to the guns
Two available
£275 each
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Gun Sighting Telescope (pg2arm)
Not really something you would normally
find on this site buts its a lovely quality piece of kit.
Maybe it was used for anti aircraft guns ? I don't have a
clue. The quality of this item is however indisputable. As
new in its original box.
£350
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20mm Cannon feed chute 2 (pg2 arm)
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20mm Cannon feed chute
4 (pg2 arm)
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20mm Cannon feed chute 1 (pg2 arm)
This is a feed chute
for 20mm cannon. The cannon shell is not included just there
for scale. I haven't as yet identified the aircraft type but
there is a Hawker quality stamp. HA.
N/A
20mm Cannon feed chute
3 (pg2 arm)
Damaged
£45
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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.
Click
here to see information on this part. 
£350
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Friction Tester(pg2 arm)
RAF FRICTION TESTER
MAGAZINE REF NO 14/A/731 IN A SMALL WOOD BOX used to test
the rollers feeding ammo to the guns. Nicely marked with air
ministry crown.
A/M 14A/731
£75
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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.
£125
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Ball Turret Gunners safety Belt pg2 arm)
This is a safety
strap for a ball gunner used in B17's Flying Fort's and B24
Liberator's. As it was sourced in the UK probably came from
one of the small number of Liberators or Forts used by the
RAF.
£135
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Click on the
pictures to enlarge them
Here are the only numbers I can find on
one of the brackets.
8024DI3 A9119 I
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Curved Ammo Chute for Turret (pg2 arm)
The chute
pictured does not match the one shown above for the
FN50 Turret however its almost certainly for turret use and
it gives you a good idea why its twisted. Its an extremely rare item and
very hard to replicate. If you can
positively ID it then I'll send you a crisp £10 note. I
would say its for 50 call although I cannot be 100%.
£275
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A/M
5D/556
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Jettison switch Type
C (pg2 arm)
Late type C 12volt
Jettison switch, 12 volt is generally used by Fighters and
so probably fitted to a fighter Bomber. Suitable for use on
a Lancaster panel as they are identical except that the
Lancaster is 24 volt.
£65
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£75
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Ammo Feed part(pg2 arm)
Ammo feed part, looks like a connection for the chutes. In
very good condition they carry the HA Hawker stamp. 120mm
wide.
Click to enlarge pictures on the left.
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Ammo Feed part 2(pg2 arm)
An ammo feed chute, it seems to
turn the belt through 90', its wartime and its British as it
has Air Ministry Kings crown stamped on the bakelite
connector block. The other part number I can find is D8 or
DB 2500 and 8035-D
That's about all I know
except that it came with some other turret parts.
If you can positively ID what it
is I'll send you a £10 note.
Click on the
picture's to enlarge them
£175
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An FN 5 Front turret in situ in
a Lancaster
Underside entry point of
the FN 5 Front turret in situ in a Lancaster
Controls
and firing trigger
Comes
complete with the seat shown under. Also shown the covers
for the ammunition boxes.
If you want
to buy a copy of this manual
click here
This piece
is large and heavy and can be collected. Shipping will
require a crate so
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Lancaster FN 5 Front Turret (pg2 arm)
A Superb piece, here we have an
extremely rare FN 5 Front Turret recently recovered and
imported into the UK. The FN 5 was fitted to Lancasters,
Wellingtons, Stirlings and the Sunderland flying boat.
The
turret for sale is substantially complete but will require
restoration. Some parts are missing including one of the gun
mounts but there is an original preset which can act as a
pattern.
The FN 5 is
very similar to the FN 50 Mid upper turret and the canopy
for sale on page 1 fits this turret. We can supply replica
.303 Brownings for this turret in wood or metal.
Nash & Thomson was
established in 1929 at by business partners Archibald
Frazer-Nash and Henry Ronald Godfrey. The company was formed
to develop the turrets that Frazer Nash had originated, and
their designs were consequently numbered in a series
prefixed "FN".
The Turret
will be supplied with a copy of the AP manual for an FN 50,
you will see that the FN 5 is almost identical.
£3750
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Bombsight Cock
Lancaster Mk 1
A nice really very rare
Bombsite cocking switch as used in wartime Lancaster's.
A/M 6H/1950 Mk 1
£95
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Lancaster Bomb
pre selector (pg2 arm)
This is a very rare
item a really nice bomb Pre -selector 32 point type B. Nice
A/M Crown in great condition.
Ref nos A/M 5D/1054
£100
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Lancaster Bomb pre selector 2 (pg2 arm)
This is the
standard bomb pre selector unit as fitted to the Lancaster
Bomb aimers panel and practically every other RAF Wartime
bomber. Mint condition
Ref nos A/M 5D/1063
£100
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