Lancaster overload fuel tank a very desirable item used on long haul raids by Lancaster's on special operations. 617 and 9 Squadron Lanc's were fitted with these on the Tirpitz raids

504 FG

So far I am unable to identify the aircraft this fuel gauge was used in. In excellent condition its similar in style to the Mosquito as shown above.

Type DJ 4

24 Volts

Ref 6AA/794

General Electrics Canada

Here we have a quality altimeter for a link trainer which were used to train wartime pilots. It has a metal case as apposed to bakelite for the flying version. The face is identical to the classis wartime pattern used in practically every British Wartime aircraft including the Spitfire. It would be fine to fit to a static panel. Its dated 1948 but this is a service date and its almost certain this was produced during WWII. The hands move freely when the knob is turned.

A/M 6A/1538 Mk XVIIA

Fitted to Navigators panels of Lanc's and other RAF Warbirds. Don't worry about the radiation warning, the rads decompose rapidly. My storage as you can guess is full of instruments, it doesn't raise 1 click from a Geiger counter. The needle turns in response to the adjuster knob.

£65

A/M 6A/1538 Mk XVIIA

Fitted to Navigators panels of Lancaster's and other RAF War bird's. The needle turns in response to the adjuster knob.

£65

A nice altimeter fits our blind flying panels

In very good condition the hands move freely when the knob is turned.

Type C1

Canadian patents 1933 and 1937

Contract number AF-27185

Used in Heavy RAF Wartime bombers electrical revolution counter. One of the scales is missing but still and interesting piece. Triple pointer

Mk11B A/M 6A/394

FG 553  Inner trailing  114 gallon fuel  gauge.

The RAF received its first Sunderland Mark I in June 1938, when the second production aircraft was flown to Singapore. By the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939, the RAF Coastal Command was operating 40 Sunderland's.

Although the 7.7 millimetre guns lacked range and hitting power and the British would in time understand the need for more formidable weapons, the Sunderland had a fair number of them, and it was a well-built machine that was hard to destroy. On 3 April 1940, a Sunderland operating off Norway was attacked by six German Junkers Ju-88 fighters, and managed to shoot one down, damage another enough to send it off to a forced landing, and drive off the rest. The Germans were supposed to have nicknamed the Sunderland the "Fliegende Stachelsweine (Flying Porcupine)".

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The Mosquito was a remarkable aircraft for its time; not only was it made largely of wood but it was designed as an unarmed bomber relying on its superior speed to escape enemy fighters. It was nicknamed 'The Wooden Wonder'

Long range fuel gauge 8&9 tanks for a Mosquito 1,2 and NF12. Very nice condition.

474FG

Venturi tube 2 (pg2ins)

Venturi tube as used on aircraft during WW2 which did not have an engine-driven vacuum pump to operate gyro direction indicators etc.

Mk XIII Altimeter B(pg2ins)

Pictures make it look a bit cloudy it is in fact clean and clear.

XIII D Altimeter C (pg2 ins)

Mint condition boxed but knob is seized. 

Here  we have a Mk XIII altimeter in very nice condition and dated 1943. These altimeters work on the aneroid principle and are known as simple altimeters the altimeter is calibrated to isothermal law which assumes a constant temperature of 10'c at all heights. This tends to give large errors. This altimeter was being replaced in operational aircraft at the outbreak of war. However they remained in service for many years and are sometimes seen in the pilots position in larger aircraft i.e. Sunderland and Stirling.

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Dated 1943 from RAF Heywood

6A/437 reclassified 6A/1743

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Here we have a Jaeger rev counter dated 1945. Used extensively in USAF aircraft during WWII.

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Seen under in situ in a Hurricane cockpit .

See in situ under in a Hurricane

This is an original Hurricane undercarriage indicator in superb condition. This indicator is in my opinion harder to find than the Spitfire version but less than half the cost. A rapidly appreciating piece for the serious collector.  Fitted to later variants of the Hurricane and also used in the Lancaster on the main instrument panel. To my Knowledge it was used exclusively in these two aircraft, it differs from the more common version in that its designed for aircraft without a retracting tail wheel.

This is an extremely rare undercarriage indicator for a deck carrier operated aircraft in fact the first one I have seen. This can be established by the deck hook retract light. The airminstry crown identifies this as a pre 1944 piece. The only aircraft I am aware of that used this type of UC indicator and operated as carrier cased aircraft at this time were the Sea Hurricane, Barracuda and possibly the Fairey Firefly. Although Seafires and other aircraft operated from carriers they did not have this type of indicator.

This instrument was identified by a visitor MR Raymond V L and he receives my grateful thanks for the information.

The entire nose section (including the pilot's compartment) of the CG-4A swung upward creating a 70 x 60 inch opening into its cargo compartment. This made it possible to quickly load and unload the glider. Types of cargo were fighting men, a jeep with radio equipment and driver, radio and operator plus one other soldier; two soldiers and a jeep trailer loaded with combat supplies; a 75mm pack howitzer with 25 rounds of ammunition and two artillerymen; a small bulldozer and its operator.

Left bottom cockpit of a Waco,  left the versatile work horse unloading equipment including a Willys jeep.

"Every landing was a genuine do-or-die situation for the glider pilots. It was their awesome responsibility to repeatedly risk their lives by landing heavily laden aircraft containing combat soldiers and equipment in unfamiliar fields deep within enemy-held territory, often in total darkness. They were the only aviators during World War II who had no motors, no parachutes, and no second chances."
General William C. Westmoreland, U.S. Army, Retired

£75

This is a mint unused undercarriage indicator for the Mosquito. It is complete, serviceable  item.

£325

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.