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Here is the lower part of the Hurricane control column. I believe the Typhoon and Tempest used the same unit.

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Seen in situ above Nos 62 and 63 in a Spitfire.

Here is a functioning De icing pump used in all Mk's of Spitfires and Hurricanes. It is in excellent condition and still works. In the Spitfire it is mounted on the RHS of the cockpit next to the Pilots seat.

The levers move freely and the bores are clean when stripped.

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Levers can be seen in situ in Mosquito cockpit above middle right just under the turn and slip indicator

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL DH MOSQUITO COCKPIT FLAP & UNDERCARRIAGE SELECTOR VALVE AND 1 HYDRAULIC MODULE

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This is an American wartime throttle box in superb condition, clearly for a smaller type of aircraft and similar to the Fairchild and the P47, so far I have been unable to identify the specific aircraft this was used used in.

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On the top lever is a push button switch probably for radio use is has the following numbers.

This throttle appears to be orientated for use the the right hand side of the cockpit and has an electrical connection.

OH

N.A.F-1124-17

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This a superb complete Hurricane control column in fully functional condition although it would need inspection and certification to fly again. The label on the base says it was taken from Hurricane Z 5145 FN-D  331 Squadron crashed 27th August 1941 Pilot Jens Muller. I have no way of authenticating this and do not guarantee this provenance, the information was attached to the base when I bought the column. Its likely that only some parts of this column may have been recovered form from the crash site as this column would not survive in this condition after a crash. There is some information about this crash on this link

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Lancaster Control yoke  (pg1 cont)

This is an original and incredibly rare Lancaster control yoke . In nice original condition the park brake still works  and it is complete, accept for the radio transmit button which can be replaced if required. Not all Lancasters were fitted with this button as can be seen from the early Lancaster .

The covering which is coming away from the grip, appears to be a later addition as you can see from the grip in situ in an early Lancaster under the grip had no covering , the Pilot always wore  gloves so there was really no need to cover the yoke.

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Shown above the Hawker Fury MK II

This is a superb piece an early 1930s grip with paddle gun firing complete with its Bowden cables and column in good original condition.

This grip was fitted to several 1930s RAF front line fighters including the Fury and Gladiator.

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This is an Aileron control drum  which attaches to the control column of the Hurricane. This piece was imported from the Archangel district of Russia. It has been lying on the surface of a Russian forest for 70 years but is in remarkably good condition. It does have some damage and corrosion as would be expected but is complete. Some 3000 Hurricanes were sent to Russia from Britain during WWII and saw some of the most brutal fighting of the war as the Germans embarked on a war of annihilation against Russia.

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P 51 Mustang Grip (pg1 cont)

Here is a grip as used in the P 51 Mustang in nice original condition. Unusually it has a safety to protect the trigger.

Due to its British Merlin engine, laminar wings and a radiator that created enough thrust to negate the drag of the radiator the P 51 Mustang had a huge range compared to other front line fighters like the Spitfire.

With drop tanks it could escort bombers all the way to the targets in Germany. By the time the Mustang entered escort service the Luftwaffe was already desperately short of pilots and aircraft and the arrival of fighters over Germany devastated the beleaguered German squadrons leading to complete allied air superiority. The Mustang however was not without its faults tending to stall without warning. In comparison the Spitfire being designed as a pure interceptor fighter simply did not have the range as an escort fighter but was more forgiving aircraft to fly.

Above the P47 D

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This is a very nice piece fitted in the Hawker Typhoons cockpit and used to cycle the cartridges used by the Coffman starter to fire up the engine. A Coffman starter replaces the electric starter and was used on of Aero engines , it used an explosive cartridge similar to a shot gun shell to spin the starter motor which in turn spun the engine.

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Here is an original and complete Spade grip for the Hurricane.

 The AH 2040 Grip's were used in a number of different aircraft types but this one was owned by Canadian Fighter Pilot Jerry Billing MID, CD, MGC.

 I purchased this from His Son.

Its unclear whether he actually flew the Hurricane this stick came from but I was told he removed it himself as a memento so I think its likely that he did. Jerry was primarily a Spitfire Pilot and continued to fly Spitfires until the 90s His last flight being at the age of 73. His Son told me He holds the record for the most hours ever flown in a Spitfire. 

The grip itself is complete with its original brake lever and parking catch and unusually has a camera gun button fitted. Its in good original condition. and other than some paint loss is fully functional. The grip will come with Jerry's autobiography which came from His Son with the grip.

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Here is a Spade Grip as fitted to the MK I and II Firefly the grip is in good condition with only very light surface corrosion no restoration of any kind. The grip covering is again in good condition with no cracking. It is fitted with its original brake lever and parking brake bracket.

It is fitted with the Naval Selectric firing button which is unfortunately  broken beyond repair but some of these grips were fitted with a single  firing button and it has the same pattern to accept a single button.

Shown below a Fairey Firefly on the deck of a carrier.

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This is a Spitfire Spade grip , it is the earliest production model fitted with the twin rocker cannon and MG firing button and was fitted to the Seafire, Spitfire Mks I B, II B, VB, VC, F.VI, VII, VIII, FIX, FXII, FXXI

 The grip has some restoration with a new covering and a reproduction brake lever in alloy. It has no filler and only some light pitting. There is surface rust on the parking brake.

Grip Reference AH 8068

Above the famous Australian MK VIII Spitfire Grey Goose

Above Mk II C Seafire

Above Mk VB Spitfire

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Seen in situ in a Halifax Cockpit

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The Handley Page Halifax was first flown on 25 October 1939 from RAF Bicester and entered service with 35 Squadron in November 1940. The first Halifax raid by the squadron was against le Havre, France, on 10 March 1941.

The Halifax I and II aircraft were powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and the Halifax III was powered by Bristol Hercules engines.

 Apart from the role as a heavy bomber, the Halifax III and later versions also served in Coastal Command and in Para trooping and glider towing roles with the Airborne Forces. Halifax production totalled 6,178, the bomber versions flying a total of 75,532 sorties in the Second World War.

This Control Yoke is in good original Condition with the brake levers moving freely.

It is displayed on a wooden Display base with a plaque stating the Type of Aircraft and Air Ministry Number

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Lancaster Bomb Jettison Control (pg1 Controls)

Totally original and super rare fitted to the Lancaster main instrument panel used for jettisoning the bombs in an emergency in very good original condition and complete.

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MK F 24 Spitfire Spade Grip (Pg 1 Cont)

This is a Spade grip for the late model Spitfire , its is completely original and in very good condition, it is complete with its firing button brake lever and parking brake.

Part number AH 8400. Seen under the MK 24 Spitfire

The F22/24 Spitfire had little in common with these early Spitfires other than the name.

A 2,050 hp Griffon 61 engine was housed in a bulged forward fuselage driving a big five bladed (or even six bladed counter-rotating) propeller.

The rear fuselage was cut down with a clear-vision bubble canopy over the cockpit.

The wing was a totally new design, as were the tall tail surfaces and revised horizontal stabilisers. Most of the structural changes were necessary to restore the Spitfire's excellent handling that was being progressively eroded by its increased weight, length and power.
 Main armament was four Hispano 20mm cannon. This late Spitfire could also carry under-wing stores consisting of either eight rockets or up to 1000 lb. of bombs. Top speed was 454 mph.
 The F22/24 looked very much like a Spitfire on steroids. It was one third faster than its earliest ancestor, possessed twice the rate of climb and its fully laden weight was almost double the empty weight of a Mk. I! 
 Only 81 Spitfire F24s were delivered in the dawning jet-age.

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He is a really  rare original Spitfire undercarriage selector , it is complete although part of the cover is missing. It currently does not function and the lever is seized.

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This is a superb peace. This Control Yoke and column from a Short Sunderland flying boat comes complete with its matching control column.

This is the first one in over 20 years I have seen let alone owned its incredibly rare and this one is in superb condition. It has been in the ownership of the previous owner for over 60 years. It was removed from one of two flying boats either ML 820 or ML 821.

 The evolution of the flying boat proceeded rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s.

Development of the type reached a peak during World War II, when large flying boats were fielded by most of the major combatants in substantial numbers.

One of the most prominent of these aircraft was the British "Short Sunderland", an excellent machine that made a major contribution to the Allied war effort, particularly in the Battle of the Atlantic against German submarines or "U-boats". 

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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, RAF Coastal Command was operating 40 Sunderlands.

 Sunderlands quickly proved useful in the rescue of crews of torpedoed ships. On 21 September 1939, two Sunderlands rescued the entire 34 man crew of the torpedoed merchantman KENSINGTON COURT from the North Sea. As British anti-submarine measures improved, A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Sunderland performed the type's first unassisted kill of a U-boat on 17 July 1940.

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)".

Above the Cockpit of a Short Sunderland flying Boat.

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Here is a pair Rudder Pedals as used in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The Pedals have Part Number 30F37017

The Frame on the Left Pedal has Part Number 30F37101-3-A1535

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The P-47 Thunderbolt, or 'The Jug' as it came to be known, was a design of Georgian immigrant Alexander Kartveli, and was to replace the Seversky P-35 that was developed earlier by Russian immigrant Alexander P. de Seversky

It was one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II, and served with other Allied air forces, notably those of France, Britain, and Russia.

The first P-47 combat mission took place 10 March 1943 when the 4th FG took their aircraft on a fighter sweep over France. The mission was a failure due to radio malfunctions. All P-47s were refitted with British radios, and missions resumed 8 April. The first P-47 air combat took place 15 April with Major Don Blakeslee of the 4th FG scoring the Thunderbolt's first air victory against a Fw 190.

On 17 August, P-47s performed their first large-scale escort missions, providing B-17 bombers with both penetration and withdrawal support of the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission, and claiming 19 kills against three losses.

Although the North American P-51 Mustang replaced the P-47 in the long-range escort role in Europe, the Thunderbolt still ended the war with 3,752 air-to-air kills claimed in over 746,000 sorties of all types, at the cost of 3,499 P-47s to all causes in combat

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In Europe during the critical first three months of 1944 when the German aircraft industry and Berlin were heavily attacked, the P-47 shot down more German fighters than the P-51 (570 out of 873), and shot down approximately 900 of the 1,983 claimed during the first six months of 1944. In Europe, Thunderbolts flew 423,435 sorties which is more than P-51s, P-38s and P-40s combined. Indeed, it was the P-47 which broke the back of the Luftwaffe on the Western Front in the critical period of January–May 1944

By the end of the war, the 56th FG was the only 8th Air Force unit still flying the P-47, by preference, instead of the P-51. The unit claimed 677.5 air victories and 311 ground kills, at the cost of 128 aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel Francis S. Gabreski scored 31 victories, including three ground kills, Captain Robert S. Johnson scored 27 (with one unconfirmed probable kill leading to some giving his tally as 28),and 56th FG Commanding Officer Colonel Hubert Zemke scored 17.75 kills. Despite being the sole remaining P-47 group in the 8th Air Force, the 56th FG remained its top-scoring group in aerial victories throughout the war.

P-47 Pilot Francis Gabreski - 8th Airforce Leading Fighter Ace

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 Flying boat Taxi control (Pg1 Cont Nos 53 )

This is a really attractive rare and interesting peace.

This box was fitted to flying boats the ground crew would guide the Flying boat to its mooring using a switch connected I'm guessing to a transmitter and receiver to signal the pilot to turn to port by illuminating the red light, white for straight ahead and green to turn  starboard.

5C/778

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Some of the corners are slightly chipped  the switches and button work as they should.

A beautifully simple and elegant peace and a great thing for the collector of flying boat memorabilia.

Above the Short Sunderland Flying Boat

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, RAF Coastal Command was operating 40 Sunderlands.

Sunderlands quickly proved useful in the rescue of crews of torpedoed ships. On 21 September 1939, two Sunderlands rescued the entire 34-man crew of the torpedoed merchantman KENSINGTON COURT from the North Sea.

As British anti-submarine measures improved, the Sunderland began to show its claws as well. A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Sunderland performed the type's first unassisted kill of a U-boat on 17 July 1940.

As the British honed their combat skills, the Sunderland Mark I received various improvements to make it more effective.

The nose turret was upgraded to two 7.7-millimeter guns instead of one. New propellers, and pneumatic rubber wing de-icing boots, were fitted as well.

Although the 7.7-millimeter guns lacked range and hitting power and the British would in time understand the need for more formidable weapons, 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  and drive off the rest. The Germans nicknamed the Sunderland the  (Flying Porcupine)". 

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This is an original Hawker spade grip complete with its original brake lever and parking brake all in excellent original condition. Everything functions as it should do the firing button depresses turns and locks.

AH 2040

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This is a very rare Spitfire undercarriage selector used for lowering and raising the undercarriage.  All the gearing works and the lever moves freely, the valve block is corroded see pictures but the valve in the block does move in and out so the internals appear to be OK and other than the corrosion on the side the block appears in excellent condition..  This piece is extremely rare and the first I have had for sale.

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Seen in situ in a Spitfire under.

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This is an original  Hurricane column top  in excellent condition and corrosion free.

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Seen in situ in a Hurricane cockpit under

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This is a Spitfire Spade control column top complete with sprocket in excellent condition and corrosion free.

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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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Spitfire Harness release (pg2 cont)

This is a genuine Spitfire harness release, it is a common design used on several types of aircraft for releasing the seat harness in an emergency but this one actually carries the Spitfire part number. Mounted on the RHS of the pilots seat.

Part number 300 35

Seen in situ in a Spitfire above centre.

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Original Spitfire flap lever (pg2 cont)

This is superb original Spitfire flap lever. The valve operates. This is possibly the rarest item on the Spitfire instrument panel.

N/A

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This is a seat frame and seat adjustment from a Hawker Typhoon in great condition the button does depress and it functions well.

 I believe these are pretty much the same as the Hurricane seat frame and may work for both aircraft.

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Here is a control yoke and sprocket from an Avro Anson.

The Avro Anson earned its nickname of "Faithful Annie" by serving the RAF from 1934 to 1968. The Anson Mk.I was a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear, a first for the RAF The construction, was conventional: the wing was made of spruce and Bakelite-bonded plywood, and its fuselage of steel tube with fabric and plywood covering. Originally the Anson's were painted with a shiny aluminium dope, but after the outbreak of war camouflage paint was applied. The cockpit with its large windows gave a good view all around. The engines were Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radials, with two-bladed metal propellers. The Anson had a crew of four: pilot, bomb aimer, gunner, wireless operator. The General Reconnaissance version had a manually-operated gun turret with a single .303 gun, and a fixed gun in the nose. The air gunners were volunteers drawn from the ground crew, who received an additional shilling a day to their pay. Two 100lb bombs could be stowed internally, and external racks could carry eight 20lb bombs, flares or smoke generators.

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Original Hurricane Rudder pedals (pg2 cont)

Once again a superb and extremely rare original set of Hurricane rudder pedals in restored A1 condition. also included original stalk fixings.

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AH 2040

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This is a mint condition early MK I Hurricane spade grip. This grip was the forerunner of the WWII Spade grips using  push button firing as apposed to the paddle type levers used on the earlier 1930s Bi Planes. Practically all grips used in RAF Wartime fighters were based on this design in one form or another through the War. This particular grip has the Dunlop "Patent applied for" legend stamped on it and is extremely rare. This grip was only used on the MK I Hurricane and was made of aluminium alloy as apposed to magnesium used in the later grips reducing their weight. This grip is as good as it gets complete with an original brake lever and parking break catch. The parking brake catch is the only piece with any corrosion being made of steel, this is inevitable on something which dates from the late 1930's. The covering which is often in poor shape is original and in as new condition on this grip.  I see no reason why this grip should not fly again subject to the required checks.

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This is a Dunlop Mk II control grip. It was the first major development in the design of spade grips for many years and intended as an interim measure until the introduction of the upright or stick grip necessitated by the introduction of ejection seats. This grip was used in a wide variety of aircraft from the last and fastest of the late piston engine fighters to the new breed of jets.

 Aircraft that used this grip were the  Hawker fury, Spiteful, Vampire, Meteor IV, Balliol T 1, Spitfire F 22, F 24.

Spiteful

The Spiteful was a powerful, well-armed and extremely fast piston-engine fighter that appeared just too late to serve during World War II. Test pilots generally found it good to fly, but never in the same league as the sweet handling of the Spitfire. Its square laminar-flow wing was optimised for high-speed flight but also led to the type’s major snag: vicious low-speed handling, with a nasty stall. This was partly improved by various airframe changes, but these degraded the upper end of the flight envelope such that the production aircraft was little faster than the preceding Spitfire F.22/24.

Spitfire F 24

 Nevertheless, in 1947 the Spiteful F.16 with a Griffon 101 reached 494 miles per hour (795 kph), a record that still stands for piston-engine aircraft in Britain. The end of World War II , coupled with the obvious potential of jet aircraft, killed off any hopes of the Spiteful being built in large numbers, with the original RAF Order of 650 aircraft being reduced to just 22, some of which were sent straight to the scrap yard. The same fate ultimately befell many of the naval Seafang derivative, which may have had a fighting chance of serving operationally with the Royal Navy if it weren’t for Hawker’s superlative Sea Fury.

Sea Fury

Meteor MK IV

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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 is totally original including the brake lever. The gun button functions perfectly. the safe works and the rockers move as they should.  The grip itself is in superb condition the covering being AI with no cracking.

This grip was fitted specifically to all Spitfires that were armed with 20mm cannon, so basically from MK V right onwards.

Dunlop Reference AH 8068  

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Here we have a Electric Gun Button Manufactured by Dunlop Canada

This Carries the Dunlop Part Number AHO16610

This was Used in Canadian Built DeHavilland Mosquito

There is some Damage to the Bottom of the Button which can be seen in the photos but would not be visible when mounted on a Grip

Seen in situ in the DH Mosquito Cockpit

This is an original rudder pedal in good condition used in a variety of late war Luftwaffe fighters. This pedal was only fitted to Fighters most notably the FW 190 and late model BF 109's. It also includes its mounting block.

Focke Wulf 190

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You can see the attachment for the cable ends on the grip. left.

This is part of the throttle from a Hawker Tempest which converts to the Mk II Ace maker giro Gunsight, the gunsight range control was controlled by twisting the throttle which a cable attachment to the Gunsight.

A/M 6B/249

Used by the navigation in conjunction with the true coarse indicator in the Lancaster.

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Lancaster suction cock (pg4 cont)

A vacuum pump is fitted each inboard engine on the Lancaster, one operates the six vital instruments on the blind flying panel, the other operates the Mk14 bomb sight.  In the event of failure of the pump supplying the blind flying panel the changeover cock can be operated and the supply is robbed from the bomb sight and diverted to the vital flying instruments.  It is not possible to operate instruments and bomb sight from one vacuum pump. The portion seen on the panel is normally painted red.

 

Seen in situ in a Lancaster under

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