Before
restoration
During
restoration
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Original Spitfire Spade grip(pg1 cont)
Here is the ultimate Spade
Grip for the Spitfire collector. A very rare item with the
twin cannon and MG rocking gun button. This grip has been
carefully restored, these grips are made from magnesium
alloy which corrodes badly, this had caused the existing
covering to split and crack. This was carefully removed and
the corrosion removed. The grip was then primed and painted
to stop further corrosion, a new rubberised covering was
applied. There is no filler what so ever in this grip as the
corrosion was only skin deep. The gun button functions
perfectly. the safe works and the rockers move as they
should.
This grip was fitted
specifically to all Spitfires that were armed with 20mm
cannon, so basically from MK V right onwards.
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Reproduction Brake Lever
Reproduction Brake lever
(pg1 cont)
£55
Reproduction MK V Spitfire
onwards spade grip (pg1 cont)
This grip was actually fitted to
our MK IX replica during the filming of Pearl Harbour when she
was dressed as RF-M. Its a one off high quality alloy
reproduction designed to fit the twin rocker type button
see armaments 2
Brake grip
attachment bolt (pg1 cont)
£25 each
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Spitfire Mk I/II Spade grip(pg1 cont)
A high quality reproduction Spitfire
spade grip in alloy. This
type of grip was used through out the Battle of Britain
until the introduction of 20mm cannon.
£140
Click on the picture to see these repro
firing buttons in the armaments section.
Reproduction MK V Spitfire onwards spade grip (pg1 cont)
 £220
Brake grip attachment bolt (pg1 cont)
This is a bolt we have specially
made which connects the brake lever to spade grips. As an
example the Hurricane and Harvard shared a common grip the
Harvard did not have a brake lever as it had toe brakes. The
simple addition of the brake lever converts the grip to the Type
used in Hurricanes. These bolts do fit other spade grip types as
brake lever design seems to have been standard throughout the
range.
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Bi Plane Spade Grip (pg1 Controls)
This spade grip is in superb
A1 condition dated 1935. It was made by the B.S.A. Company
who are famous for making guns.
The two paddles fire the guns using cables. It fits all RAF
fighters and light bombers from about 1927 until 1935.
Comes
complete with a wooden display stand.
1930's Fighters
Hawker Fury
Hawker Hart
Hawker Hind
About B.S.A
The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was founded in
1861 by fourteen gunsmiths in Birmingham, England, to supply
arms to the British government during the Crimean War. The
company continued after the conflict but branched out into
other fields; in the 1880s the company began to manufacture
bicycles and in 1903 the company's first experimental
motorcycle was constructed. Their first prototype automobile
was produced in 1907 and the next year the company sold 150
automobiles. By 1909 they were offering a number of
motorcycles for sale and in 1910 BSA purchased the British
Daimler Company for its automobile engines.
During World War I, the company returned to arms
manufacture and greatly expanded its operations. BSA
produced rifles and Lewis guns, but also shells, motorcycles
and other vehicles for the struggle. In 1920, it bought the
assets of a short-lived plane builder Airco.
By World War II, BSA had sixty-seven factories and was
well positioned to benefit from the demand for guns and
ammunition but it also 126,000 M20 motorcycles.
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Specifications: Type: Long-range general-purpose transport
Power plant: Four 1,675 hp Bristol
Hercules 106 14-cylinder radial piston engines
Performance: Maximum speed: 348 mph at
22,200 ft
Cruising speed: 302 mph
Service ceiling: 26,500 ft
Range with normal payload: 1,690 miles
Weights: Empty: 48,427 lb
Maximum take-off: 80,000 lb
Dimensions: Span: 113 ft 0 in
Length: 82 ft 8 in
Height: 22 ft 6 in
Wing area: 1,408.0 sq ft
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Handley Page
Hastings rudder pedals
(pg1 Cont)
RAF Hastings
drop men of 3 PARA battalion on the Egyptian airfield of El
Gamil as part of the Airborne element of Operation
Musketeer, (Anglo-French plan to re-open the
Suez Canal
after
its closure by Egyptian President Nasser) Carried to their
target by 18 Valettas and 9 Hastings of RAF Transport
Command, and supported by Air strikes by Fleet Air Arm Sea
Venoms and Seahawks they quickly succeeded in securing their
objective
The Hastings first flew in May 1946 entering service
with No.47 Squadron, Transport Command in September 1948.
The type was intensively used during 'Plainfare'; a Hastings
made the last sortie of the Airlift on 6 October 1949. 145
aircraft were delivered and flew on Transport Command's
long-range routes, based in the Far East and Middle East,
until the arrival of the Bristol Britannia in 1959. Four
special Hastings flew worldwide with the VIP Flight of No.24
(Commonwealth) Squadron.
From 1950, nineteen aircraft were converted for weather
reconnaissance and flew in this role until the mid-1960s. Of
these, eight became Hastings T5s, providing radar training
for bomb-aimers at the Bomber Command Bombing School from
1959. By 1967 the Hastings had left first-line service, with
the delivery of Hercules and Argosy transports. The last
four served with the Radar Flight of No.230 Operational
Conversion Unit (unofficially known as '1066 Squadron')
until 30 June 1977.
£350
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Typhoon
throttle in situ
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Hawker Typhoon Throttle components (pg1 cont)
Typhoon Armed
and dangerous
Available here is a collection of
Hawker Typhoon throttle components in nice condition.
Typhoon
Cockpit
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Seen in situ
above in a Typhoon
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Hawker Typhoon Radiator shutter control (pg1 cont)
Here is a radiator shutter
control for the Typhoon. One lever moves the other is seized
solid. The unit is generally complete but requires some
repair to the top plate. All the valve gear is in place.
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Above and top
right looking from the top the top of the column with grip
fits on here.
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Hurricane control Column (pg1 cont)
Here is the lower part of the
Hurricane control column, I believe the Typhoon and Tempest
used the same unit.
£375
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Sea hawk Control Column (pg1 cont)
The first jet aircraft from the Hawker stable and worthy
successor to the various WWII fighter designs such as the
Hurricane, Tempest and Fury. A complete control column and grip from this first generation jet.
£350
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£1995
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Original Spitfire trim unit (pg1cont)
This is a superb original
Spitfire elevator trim unit, in good original condition.
From looking at the drawing it appears to be complete apart
from the back plate and cable. This like all original
Spitfire parts is extremely rare and the first to appear on
this site.
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Lancaster Beam Approach panel
(pg1control)
Very rare mint control unit for the
beam approach. Fitted to the RHS of the Wartime Lancaster
Cockpit just above the pilots seat.
Mint in its original box.
see this and other
beam approach equipment in the radio
section
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Beaufighter Teleflex control (pg1 cont)
This is a Teleflex control I
believe for operating the engines, considering the position I
have seen it fitted. I have seen the exact same piece fitted
to the Beaufighter at the IWM Duxford shown under. This one appears to
have a different mounting bracket so I would not claim its
exclusive to this aircraft. It could be fitted to a whole
array of Wartime RAF and commonwealth multi engine aircraft.
Bracket is
marked 5163 HK5N
£
125
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Harvard Spade grip (pg1
cont)
Here is a mint condition
original spade grip for a Harvard with a very rare alloy gun
button which functions perfectly. This should be good enough
to fly again subject to the required checks. It has not been
cut to aid removal from the column and has no corrosion at
all.
AH2242
The North American
Harvard trainer was built in greater numbers than most
combat aircraft during the Second World War, 17096 being
produced. By the end of the War over 5000 had been supplied
to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.
As conflict became inevitable the
Royal Air Force expansion programme demanded a massive
increase in pilot training and to meet this need the Empire
Air Training Scheme was established.
The Royal Air Force soon turned to the
United States to acquire the trainer aircraft needed to
equip the Scheme. The Harvard was one of the first American
aircraft ordered by the RAF when a contract for two-hundred
was placed in June 1938. British purchasing contracts
reached 1100 before American Lend Lease arrangements began.
Some of the first aircraft were
delivered to the United Kingdom, but soon after the outbreak
of war the majority of flying training units were moved to
Canada, Southern Rhodesia and the United States. This made
room for operational aircraft in Great Britain and provided
safer conditions for training.
£
675
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 Lancaster
Air Dryer
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Lancaster Air Dryer(pg1 cont)
Does exactly what it says on the lid.
This is an air dryer and dries the air used in the
auto pilot instruments, which
were very sensitive and required dry air. A very rare part
in very good condition, looks serviceable.
Fitted to Lancaster's.
£350
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picture's to enlarge
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Avro Shakleton MKII Control Yoke 2 (pg1 controls)
A Mint condition Shakleton
control yoke. It's from a MKII as it does not have brake
levers, the brake's were controlled on the rudder pedals's. This would make a great substitute for a Lancaster
cockpit.
£275
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Remote contactor (pg1 controls)
£80
The remote contactor enabled radar to
identify RAF Aircraft as friendly.
Click here to see cover for
remote contactor as used in Spitfires
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Throttle Box(pg1 controls)
This is an original
throttle box from a so far unknown aircraft type. It is
fully functional and has a micro switch operated by the
throttle arm. It is mounted on a brass plate but not sure if
this is original. If you know what it is from please
contact me.
Part numbers
visible are
C30674/4
D11818/7
The circular
quality control stamp is MRO2
£275
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Piston Provost Throttle (pg1 controls)
The Provost entered
service with the RAF in 1953. It had more than twice the
power of its predecessor, the Prentice, with higher
performance and manoeuvrability. The aircraft served with
the RAF until the early 1960s, when it was replaced by the
Jet Provost. A few Provosts continued in service until the
last example was retired in 1969. Several retired airframes
were renumbered with maintenance serials and used for
training of airframe and engine tradesmen. At least five
Percival Provost have survived as civilian aircraft.
This throttle is in
excellent complete condition and is fully functional.
£275
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Click on the picture to see details of
this grip in the Jets section.
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Click on the picture to see details of
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£2250
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Battle of Britain Lysander grip (pg1 cont)
This is superb possibly unique piece
of Battle of Britain
History. This grip was fitted to the
Westland Lysander an army cooperation aircraft. The Lysander
was fitted as standard with two MGs operated with a single
round firing button on the spade grip. But in 1940 with
invasion looming the RAF suffered from a lack of light
bombers and surface attack aircraft needed to attack the
invasion fleet. With typical Great British ingenuity 20mm
cannons were attached to the Lysander undercarriage. This
being the case the gun button was redesigned in similar
format to the later cannon armed Spitfires with a twin
rocker arrangement. We now know the invasion did not happen
and the Lysander was not a suitable platform for 20mm cannon
and so very few of these were trialled and only fitted for a
very short period in 1940. This being the case this superb
spade grip in A1 condition has to be a must for the serious
battle of Britain and spade grip collector.
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Dowty Prop Feathering Switch (pg1 controls)
One pair available
£40
Propeller feathering button
as fitted to the cockpits of vintage British multi propeller
engine aircraft. Very good condition
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1913 dated Pump (pg1 controls)
I suspect this to be a fuel
priming pump for a pre WW1 aircraft, this is the
oldest aviation part on the website. It is clearly dated
1913 and made by Lunkenheimer, a company which still makes
valves and pumps to this day. The other numbers are SP.
28477 Type EB. If anyone can tell me exactly what this part
belongs to I will supply a voucher to use on the website.
The pump functions, the right angled bar acts as a tap, the
face plate is faintly marked "ON" at the top. A
1913 By plane is shown left.
£375
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Carburettor Cut-out (pg1 controls)
This cut off pull switch was
used to stop big piston supercharged engines catching
fire. If the ignition is turned off the Supercharger
continues to force fuel mix into the engine this can cause a
serious fire. If the fuel system is shut down before turning
off the ignition the engine is starved of fuel and grinds to
a halt safely. This control would have shut the butterfly
valves in the carburettor.
£75
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The levers
move freely and the bores are clean when stripped.
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the pictures to enlarge
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Mosquito Flap and Hydraulic controls (pg1 cont)
Levers can be
seen in situ in Mosquito cockpit above middle right just
under the turn and slip indicator
ORIGINAL DH MOSQUITO
COCKPIT FLAP & UNDERCARRIAGE SELECTOR VALVE AND 1 HYDRAULIC
MODULE
£299
This item is heavy
please
contact us for postage outside the UK
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Mosquito Brake lever (pg1 controls)
Mint condition unused in
original packaging and grease a Mosquito brake lever as
fitted to the Pilots control yoke.
Seen in
situ left.
£275
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Click here to sea this Sea Vampire
control in page 8 Jets |
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the picture's to enlarge
£55
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De-Havilland Hornet/Mosquito control panel(pg1 cont)
DATED 1949 A/M
6B/504
This is a control panel
fitted to the De-Havilland Hornet and possibly late
Mosquitoes. All the switches function and are the same type
as the Spitfire supercharger switch.
The "DH.103 Hornet", as it
would be known, was intended for the Pacific theatre, where
the great ocean spaces made long range a requirement. De
Havilland worked with Rolls-Royce to obtain a slim-profile
version of the Merlin engine for the Hornet, and with a
design for this engine in hand, de Havilland was able to
show a mock-up of the Hornet to the Ministry of Air
Production in January 1943.
The demonstration led to an order
for two prototypes in June 1943 under Specification "12/43".
The first prototype performed its initial flight on 28 July
1944, with Geoffrey de Havilland JR at the controls. The
prototype was in the air only 13 months after the beginning
of the detailed design effort. Performance exceeded
predictions, with a top speed of 780 KPH (485 MPH) and a
blazing climb rate of 1,370 meters (4,500 feet) per minute.
A production order followed.
As it emerged, the Hornet had an
unmistakeable resemblance to the Mosquito, but was smaller
and "sportier". The fuselage was built of wood in much the
same way as the Mosquito, but the two-spar, one-piece,
laminar-flow wing was of mixed construction, with a wood and
metal internal structure, an under surface of reinforced
Alcad, and a birch-ply upper skin. The Hornet was the first
aircraft to feature "wood bonded to metal" construction,
using a new "Redux" adhesive.
The Hornet was powered by twin
Rolls-Royce Merlins, which unlike the Merlins fitted to the
Mosquito were "handed", with a "Merlin 130" on one side and
a "Merlin 131" on the other, both rated at 1,515 kW (2,030
HP) and fitted with Hydromantic four-blade variable-pitch
propellers. The engine radiators were fitted in the leading
edge of the wings inboard of the engines. Like the Mosquito,
the Hornet had "tail dragger" landing gear, with the main
gear retracting back into the engine nacelles and a
semi-retractable tail wheel.
The fighter was
armed with four 20 millimetre Hispano cannon, fitted under
the nose. The pilot sat under a backwards-sliding
bubble-type canopy. The second prototype and production
aircraft were fitted for under wing stores, including two
909 litre (200 imperial gallon / 240 US gallon) drop tanks;
or two 450 kilogram (1,000 pound) bombs; or eight 60-pounder
RPs; or two 225 kilogram (500 pound) bombs and four RPs.
Since the production aircraft were fitted with operational
kit, they were heavier and so slower than the prototypes,
but not by much, with a top speed of 760 KPH (472 MPH).
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Fairchild PT19Throttle Box (pg1 cont) 
This throttle is
almost in mint condition and is fully functioning, seen in situ under in the
cockpit of a Fairchild.
The PT-19
developed by Fairchild in 1938 to satisfy a military
requirement for a rugged monoplane primary trainer, was
ordered into quantity production in 1940. In addition to
being manufactured by Fairchild during WW II, the "Cornell"
was produced in the U.S. by the Aeronca, Howard and St.
Louis Aircraft Corporations and in Canada by Fleet Aircraft,
Ltd.
Some Cornells were powered by Continental radial
engines and designated PT-23s, while others were produced
with cockpit canopies and designated PT-26s. Altogether,
7,742 Cornells were manufactured for the AAF, with 4,889 of
them being PT-19s. Additional Cornells were supplied to
Canada, Norway, Brazil, Ecuador and Chile.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 36 ft.
Length: 27 ft. 8 in.
Height: 7 ft. 9 in.
Weight: 2,450 lbs. loaded
Armament: none
Engines: Ranger L-440 of 175 hp.
Crew: Two
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 124 mph.
Cruising speed: 106 mph.
Range: 480 miles
Service Ceiling: 16,000 ft
£375
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The
Supermarine Attacker was the first jet-powered fighter used
by the British Royal Navy.
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Supermarine attacker grip and yoke (pg1 controls)
Really rare Supermarine
Attacker - grip and yoke (Supermarine stamps on yoke 39833
137 - notice how similar it is to the Spitfire one! - can't
be many people with one of these. In superb condition.
The Supermarine Attacker
was a single engine jet fighter . The base model of the
Spiteful piston aircraft shown through in its design as the
aircraft sat tilted back like earlier piston engine aircraft
of World War Two. Though fitted with a tricycle landing gear
assembly, the tilt forced the aircraft to rest on a forth,
albeit smaller, landing gear system at rear. The Attacker
was simply armed with a 4 x 20mm cannon array, mounted in
the wings
£575
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Lancaster Control Wheel (pg1 Controls)
Yes your eyes do not
deceive you this is a 100% original
Lancaster control wheel complete with control column
shaft. This is the rarest control item on this site. These
make Spitfire and Hurricane grips look common. This is the
only one to pass through my hands in 20 years. It is
extremely light, must be made of magnesium, it is a one off
chance for the serious collector. In very good condition and
a superb investment. History as known supplied to the
purchaser.
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Seen in situ
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Lancaster trim wheel (pg1 cont)
This is a trim wheel from a
Lancaster. It is made of Brown Bakelite aeroplastic. Type AS
102.
Probably in the top
five rarest parts on this website almost impossible to
source and the first I have ever seen . Superb serviceable
condition subject to the required checks.
SIZE, approx = 10".
MAKER'S
STAMP FOR ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AVIATION
£275
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