Part
numbers and technical information
Understanding Spitfire part Numbers.
Spitfire part numbers
are 7 digit numbers always starting with 3. The first 3 digits tells you the Mk
of aircraft 1e
300 =Mk 1
The
first three numbers only changed if
the part was modified.
Therefore you still get 300 part numbers
on later Marks of Spitfire, the first three digits will only tell you which mark
of aircraft the part was first fitted to.
The second set of digits relates to the type of part
or location of the part in the aircraft this will become clear when you study
the pictured lists of numbers to follow.
The last 2 digits are the actual part number, relating to that
individual part.
This only applies to Spitfire parts.
The numbering system to other British built aircraft are different.
It is important to understand that the Spitfire along with every other
Wartime aircraft is also made up of generic parts such as instruments which
could be fitted to other types of aircraft , these do not
carry the 300 numbers.
Therefore the golden rule is this,
only parts which have a number starting with 3 followed by two other digits is
specifically made for the Spitfire. So next time you see a part advertised as
Spitfire look for the part number. This is not to say a particular part was not
fitted to the Spitfire it just means it is not specifically Spitfire and could
also be fitted to another aircraft type.
Just to
confuse you there are a few instruments that are Spitfire only such as the trim
gauge, fuel gauge and the undercarriage indicator but these will carry the 300
number.
Example 300 45 **
300 = Mk1 Spitfire
45 =Petrol Tanks
**= Individual part
number
This is a
part I recovered from a disused airfield at Culmhead . I found lots of these parts and did not have a clue what they
were until one day I found one with a bung in it and the magic Spitfire number.
3006580
According to the parts
list its a Mk1 part i.e. 300 , however as previously stated it could be fitted to any
following Mk of Spitfire if this part
was not modified.
The 65 means it was petrol tank auxiliary.
80 is the part
number.
This turned
out to be a drop tank part.
This would tie in nicely with Culmhead as allot of Spitfires operated with drop tanks from this field.
On
D-Day Seafires fitted with drop tanks escorted Typhoons on ground attack
missions.
Unlike the
Germans whose parts are easy to identify as their part numbering system was
logical and standard across all aircraft types the British system is
chaotic and each manufacturer used their own system.
The following numbers lists relating to all kinds
of components for all kinds of aircraft it is only with experience that you will
learn to understand the various part numbering systems and identify unknown
parts but at least the following numbers give you a fighting chance..
Some numbers are repeated in the lists but all
contain useful information.
Airframe codes
Chipmunk T MK 10
26AF Hurricane including Tempest spares
26AJ Spitfire & Seafire
26AL Sunderland 5
26AN Oxford 1 & 2
26AQ Sea Hawk
26AT Wellington B10 T10 & 18
26BA Halifax
26BJ Martinet 1
26BM Attacker F & B
26BN Proctor 3 & 4
26BP Beaufighter TT10
26BT Barracuda 3
26BU Gannet AS1 & T2
26BV Sycamore HR
26BW Dominie 1
26BX Typhoon including Tempest spares
26BY Mosquito & Sea Mosquito
26BZ Firefly
26DA Javelin F (AW)
26DB Whirlwind & Westland Sikorsky S55
26DC Vulcan B
26DD Anson
26DE Victor B1
26DF Beverley C
26DG Seamew
26DH Scimitar F1
26DJ Belvedere HC
26DK Lightening
26DL Comet 2
26DM Britannia
26DN Gnat Trainer
26DP Alouette (British spares)
26DQ Basset CC1
26DR Beaver AL
26DV Venom FB NF & Sea Venom FAW
26EA Lancaster , Lincoln 2 & York C1
26ED Horsa 2
26EH Meteor F8 & T7
26EM Sea Otter
26EN Auster
26ER Tempest 2, TT5 & 6
26ET Meteor NF & TT20
26EV Vickers 1000 Transport Aircraft
26EW Hornet & Sea Hornet
26FA Brigand
26FC Vampire & Sea Vampire
26FH Sea Fury
26FK Hastings
26FL Valetta & Viking
26FM Prentice T1
26FN Devon C
26FP Shackleton
26FR Winged Targets
26FU Balliol & Sea Balliol
26FV Dragonfly HC & HR
26FW Heron
26FX Hunter & De Havilland N139D(Type 110)
26FY Sea Vixen
26FZ Canberra
26GA Bristol standard parts for Beaufighter, Brigand & Buckmaster
26KK Osprey
26LK Hercules CMK1
26MM SA330E Anglo-French Helicopter
26NA Buccaneer
26NB Belfast
26PH Phantom GRF
26PJ Jet Provost T
26PN Percival Provost T1
26PP Pembroke HC, C1 & Sea Prince
26RA Jaguar
26SA Pioneer CC1
26SH Sea King
26SK Skeeter
26SR Valiant B
26SS Swift
26SW Scout [& Wasp]
26TA Andover
26TD Dominie T
26TP Twin Pioneer
26TT Tiger Moth 2
26TV Varsity T1
26UU Wellington 1
26V Hart DB & India & T
26VA Harrier GR
26VC VC10C
26WA Argosy
26WX Wessex
26A - Swordfish
26AAA - Hector
26AC - Blenheim
26AH - Botha
26AK - Henley
26ALS - Tucano airframe
26AM - Hampden
26AR - Botha
26AS - Mentor and Magister
26AU - Lysander
26AV - Lerwick
26AW - Bombay
26AX - Manchester/Lancaster
26AY - Beaufort
26AZ - Defiant
26BE - Fulmar
26BF - Stirling
26BG - Harvard
26BH - Hudson
26BK - Albermarle
26BL - Whirlwind(fighter)
26BQ - Queen Wasp
26BS - B45 Tornado
26BV(1) - Vega Gull & Q6
26BW - Dominie and Rapide
26C - Ripon
26CB - Sioux
26CC - Hinaidi II
26CCC - Gladiator
26C* - Impressed aircraft
26CJ - F86 Sabre
26CP - Moth Minor
26D - Iris
26DD(1) - Dart
26DS - TSR2
26DY - Venom
26E - Fury
26EA - Lancaster/Lincoln
26EC - Warwick
26EE - Sedburgh
26EF - Hengist
26EG - Welkin
26EJ - Welkin
26EL - Firebrand
26EQ - Eton
26EX - Messenger
26EY - Kirby Cadet and Grasshopper
26EZ - Buckingham and Buckmaster
26F - Vimy
26FD - Spiteful
26FE - Prefect Glider
26FF(1) - Grebe
26FF(2) - Marathon
26FJ - Sturgeon
26FS - Wyvern
26FT - Athena
26G - Wapiti
26GG - Rangoon
26GRP - GRP Glider, Janus, ASW19, ASW21
26HH - Tomtit
26J - Whitley
26JJ - Battle
26JU - Expeditor
26K - Bulldog(Bristol)
26L - Nimrod(Hawker)
26LE - Gazelle
26LX - Lynx
26M - Cloud
26MA - Tornado GR1/F3
26MH - Vigilant
26MR - Jetstream
26N - Southampton
26NN - Gauntlet
26NS - Bulldog T1
26P - Audax
26PL - Hawk
26PN - Percival
26PP(1) - Avro 504K
26PP(2) - Test Benches
26PPA - Phantom Potential Assets
26Q - Tutor(Avro)
26QF - BAe airframe spares
26QQ(1) - Gauntlet
26QQ(2) - Gannet
26R - Sidestrand
26RDK - Lightning
26RM - Non-RAF Tornado common items(repairable)
26RP - Phantom recce pod
26RSH - Sea King airframe
26S - Vildebeast
26SG - swallow
26SP - Puma
26SS - Victoria(1)
26T - Hyderabad and Hinaidi
26TC - Tucano
26TS - Tristar
26TT(2) - to 26AE
26VB - Harrier GR5/7/10
26VN - Sea Harrier
26VV - Horsley
26W - Demon
26WW - Siskin
26Y - Flycatcher and Harrow
26YY - Gordon and Seal/A1F
26Z - Virginia
26ZZ - Atlas
Codes (US Spares)
Ref. Airframe
CK Chinook
HA Baltimore
HF Boston
HG Buffalo
HH Bermuda
HJ Vigilant
HK Catalina
HL Liberator
HO Lightening
HP Maryland
HT Vengence
HU Goose
JH Lodestar
JJ Argus
JL Mitchell
JM Marauder
JP Mariner
JQ Dakota
JU Expeditor
JV Coronado
JZ Hadrian
KB Ventura
KC Piper Club
KG Cornell
KN Expeditor (US)
KL Hoverfly
'36' Codes Engine Spares
Ref. Engine
Bombardier 20801
36AC Olympus
36AD Viper
36AE Conway
36AF Rover airborne aux power plant
36AH Proteus
36AK Orpheus
36AL Alvis Leonides
36BB Artouste Patouste & Turmo
36BC Nimbus
36DD Rolls Royce Merlin and tools
36DE Gnome
36DG Gyron Junior
36DT Dart
36FF Gypsy Major & Gypsy Queen & De Havilland tools
36HH Rolls Royce Griffon and tools
36HS Hawker Siddeley fuel control equipment
36JJ Derwent turbine engines
36KK Goblin 2 & 3
36LL Lucas fuel equipment
36M Sabre and Napier repair tools
36MM Dowty fuel system equipment
36NG Gazelle
36PG Pegasus
36PP Python 2 & 3 engine
36Q Rolls Royce Nene jet
36R Bristol Mercury, Centaurus & Hercules tools
36SN Rolls Royce Spey Mk201/202
36SS Sapphire
36ST Rolls Royce Spey Mk250
36SY Rolls Royce Spey
36TN Rolls Royce Tyne
36TT Ghost
36TU Rolls Royce Turmo III
36U Cheetah & Armstrong Siddeley tools
36VV Rolls Royce Avon jet
36W Centaurus & Bristol tools
36WW Double Mamba
Electrical Equipment
Lighting and Miscellaneous Equipment
5B Aircraft Wiring Assemblies
5CW Aircraft Electrical Switches, Switchboxes, Relays and Accessory
Items
5CX Aircraft Electrical Lamps, Indicators, Lampholders and Accessory
Items
5CY Aircraft Electrical Plugs, Sockets, Circuit Markers, Suppressors and
Accumulator
Cut-outs
5CZ Aircraft Electrical Miscellaneous Stores
5D Aircraft Armament Electrical Stores
5E Cable and Wire Electrical Stores
5F Insulating Materials Electrical Stores
5G Special Ground Equipment
5H Standard Wiring System
5J Batteries Primary and Secondary
5K Electrical A.G.S and Bonding Stores
5L Electric Lamps
5P Ground Charging, Transforming Equipment and Motors
5Q Ammeters, Micro-ammeters, Milli-ammeters, Voltmeters and Milli-voltmeters
5S Strip Wiring Components
5UA Aircraft Engine and Air Driven Electrical Current Producing
Equipment and Spares
5UB Aircraft Electrically Driven Electrical Current Producing and
Transforming Equipment
and Spares
5UC Aircraft Electrical Current Control Equipment and Spares
5UD Aircraft Electrical Motors, Blowers and Spares
5UE Aircraft Electrically Driven Pumps, Accessories and Spares
5V Aircraft Electrical Domestic Equipment
5W Aircraft Electrical Actuators, Accessories and Spares
5X Component Parts of Wiring Assemblies
Radio, Radar, Telephone and Telegraphic Equipment
Miscellaneous Radio (Wireless) Equipment
10AB Miscellaneous Radio (Radar) Equipment
10AC Unassembled Items peculiar to Radio with Generic Headings similar
to those in Sections
28 and 29
10AD Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature
commencing Letters
A-K)
10AD Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature
commencing Letters
L-Z)
10AF Calculating, Indicating and Measuring Equipment
10AG Tools and Tool Boxes peculiar to Radio
10AH Telephone Head Equipment, Microphones and Receivers
10AJ Mountings and their Component Parts
10AK Dials, Handles, Knobs, Plates, Escutcheon, Pointers, Press buttons
and Scales
10AL Screens and Insulating Components and their Assemblies
10AM Labels (Radio)
10AP Boxes, Cases, Covers and Trays, other Cases, Transit
10AQ Furniture, Tentage, textile Materials and Ventilator Equipment,
peculiar to Radio
10AR Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in Section
10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters A-K)
10AR Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in Section
10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters L-Z)
10AT Windows and Visors
10AU Strip Metallic
10B Radio (Wireless and Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators
10BB Radio (Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators
10C radio Chokes, Capacitors and Inductors (see also Joint-Service
Catalogue)
10CV Joint Service Common Valves
10D Radio (Wireless and Radar) Equipment, Modulators, Panels, Receivers,
Transmitters etc.
10DB Radio (Radar) Equipment, panels, Power Units, Racks, Receivers and
Transmitters
10E Magnets and Radio Valves (Industrial Types)
10F Radio (Wireless and Radar) Starters and Switch Gear
10FB Radio (radar) starters and Switch Gear
10G Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment
10GP Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment - Post Office Pattern
10H Radio Connectors, Discs Indicating, Fuses, Leads, Plugs and Sockets
and Ancillary
Parts,
Holders and Terminals.
10HA Radio (Wireless and Radar) Connectors, Cords Instrument and Leads
10J Radio Remote Controls
10K Radio (Wireless and Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10KB Radio (Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10L Radio (Wireless and Radar) Control Units
10LB Radio (Radar) Control Units
10P Radio (Wireless and Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10PB Radio (Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10Q Radio (Wireless and Radar) Indicating Units
10QB Radio (Radar) Indicating Units
10R Radio (Wireless and Radar) Transmitter Units
10RB Radio (Radar) Transmitter Units
10S Radio (Wireless and Radar) Test Equipment
10SB Radio (Radar) Test Equipment
10T Radio Monitors and Wavemeters
10U Radio (Wireless and Radar) Amplifying Units, Loudspeakers and Sound
Reproduction
Equipment
10UB Radio (Radar) Amplifying Units and Loudspeakers
10V Radio (Wireless and Radar) Oscillator Units
10VB Radio (Radar) Oscillator Units
10W Radio Resistors and miscellaneous Spares
10X Radio Crystal Units
10Y Cases Transit (general Radio purposes)
General Ground and Air Armament Equipment
and Torpedo Sights
9A Aircraft Towed Target Gear
9B Armament Ground Instructional Equipment
11A Aircraft Bomb Gear
11C Rocket Projector Gear
40H Gun Turret Cases and Airtight Containers
50A Aircraft Gun Turrets
50CC Boulton Paul Gun Turret and Gun Mounting Tools
50DD Bristol Gun Turret Tools
50EE Frazer Nash Gun Turret Tools
50H Aircraft Gun Turret Maintenance Equipment
50J Free Gun Mountings
Instruments, Models, Navigation and Plotting Equipment, Aircraft
Automatic Pilots
Aircraft Engine and Flying Instruments, Accessories and Spares
6B Aircraft Navigation Equipment, Accessories and Spares
6C Instrument Test Equipment, Tools, Accessories and Unit Equipment
Spares
6D Aircraft Gaseous Apparatus and Ancillary Equipment
6E Miscellaneous Instruments, Accessories and Unit Servicing Spares
6H Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Marks 4 and 8, Major Components, Servicing
Spares and Tools
6J Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Types A3 and A3A and A.L.1, Major
Components, Servicing
Spares and Tools
6S Automatic Stabilisers, Major Components, Servicing Spares and Tools
6T Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Marks 9, 10, 10A, 13, SEP 2, 14 and 17,
Major Components,
Servicing Spares and Tools
6W Instrumemnt Ancillaries to Radio Equipment
6Z Radio activity Detection Equipment and Accessories, Unit and Major
Servicing Spares
13 Drawing Instruments
52 Recognition Models
54A Plotting Equipment
Photographic Equipment
Cameras
14B Photographic Processing Equipment, Enlargers and Accessories
14C Projection, Assessing Apparatus and Epidiascopes
14H Photographic Test Apparatus
General Aircraft Equipment
Aircraft Personnel Equipment
15A Man-carrying Parachutes
15C Equipment-dropping and Sea-rescue Apparatus
15D Air Sea Rescue and Equipment, and Supply-dropping Parachutes
25A Propellers
25B Aircraft Radiators
25D Spinners for Fixed Pitch Propellers and Fairey Spares for Metal
Propellers
27A Aircraft Wheel Equipment
27B Aircraft Air and Oil Filters, Fuel and Oil Coolers
27D Miscellaneous Aircraft Cover Equipment
27F Aircraft Pumps and fuelling Equipment (Airborne)
27G Aircraft Brake System Equipment
27H Miscellaneous Aircraft Equipment
27J Aircraft Control Handles with Gun, Camera, R.P. and Brake Operating
Mechanisms
27K Teleflex Aircraft Remote Control Equipment
27KA Exactor Aircraft Remote Control Equipment
27KB Aircraft Controls - Roller Chains
27KD Pressurised Cabin Equipment - Normalair
27M Aircraft Hydraulic and Undercarriage Equipment - Lockheed
27N Airborne Fire Fighting Equipment
27R B.L.G. Oleo Leg Equipment
27S Standard Ball and Roller Bearings other than M.T.
27T Controllable Gills
27U Airborne Heaters
27UA Aircraft Cabin Cooling Equipment
27V Aircraft Controls - Teddington
27VA Aircraft Controls - Dunlop
27VC Aircraft Controls - Palmers
27W Aircraft Hydraulic and Undercarriage Equipment, Standard Design
27WW Aircraft Windscreen Wiper Equipment
27Z Turner Duplex Hand Pumps for Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
27ZA Exactor Self Sealing Couplings
A.G.S. and General Hardware
A.G.S.
28E Clips A.G.S.
28F Couplings A.G.S.
28FP Aircraft Fastener and Quick Release Pins
28G Eyebolts A.G.S.
28H Ferrules A.G.S.
28J Filler Caps and Fuel Filters A.G.S.
28K Fork Joints A.G.S.
28L Locknuts, Lockwashers A.G.S.
28M Nuts A.G.S.
28N A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28P Pins A.G.S.
28Q Rivets A.G.S.
28R A.G.S. Miscellaneous P to R
28S Screws A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28T Studs A.G.S.
28U Trunnions and Turnbuckles A.G.S.
28V Unions A.G.S.
28W Washers A.G.S.
28X Wire A.G.S.
28Y A.G.S. Miscellaneous S to Z
29A Bolts and Nuts, General Hardware
29B Screws, General Hardware
29C Eyelets, Roves, Screw Cups, Washers, General Hardware
29E Pins, Woodruff Keys, General Hardware
29F Rivets, General Hardware
Workshop, Ground, Hangar, Marine and Compressed Gas Equipment
Workshop Equipment
4C Airfield Equipment
4F Air Compressors and Servicing Trolleys
4G Aircraft Servicing and Ground handling Equipment
4K General Ground Equipment (including Refuelling Equipment)
4N Sparking Plug Testing and Servicing Equipment
4FZ Air Compressor Spares
71B Plants (Mobile, Transportable and Static) and Plant Accessories
Manufacturer
Codes/inspectors stamps.
Inspection stamps are
usually small circles containing text or numbers they were applied to
say the part had past inspection and can identify the factory or
manufacturer
AS = Airspeed
AW = Armstrong Whitworth
R3 = Avro
BP = Boulton Paul (possibly EP)
FB = Bristol
DH = de Havilland
DHB - de Havilland, Broughton
DHC - de Havilland, Christchurch
DHL - de Havilland, Lostock (usually propellers)
EEP = English Electric Preston
F8 = Fairey Engineering
GAL = General Aircraft Limited
G5 = Gloster
HA = Hawker – also 41H?
HP = Handley Page
MCO = Morris Cowley Oxford
PAC = Percival Aircraft Corporation
PPA = Miles (Phillips & Powis)
R = Republic
SB = Short Brothers
SFR = Rootes Speke
SR = Saunders Roe
SHB = Short & Harland Belfast
SHR = Short & Harland Rochester
TAY = Taylorcraft
VA = Victory Aircraft
VACB = Vickers Armstrong Castle Bromwich
VACH = Vickers Armstrong Chester
VABL = Vickers Armstrong Blackpool
WA = Westland
Miscellaneous Codes:
AGS = Aircraft General Standard (Often on nuts and bolt heads)
ALCLAD = Aluminium (Or “Alooominum” if from former colonies!)
ALCOA = Aluminium Corporation of America
PSC = Pressed Steel Company
Manufacturer Codes/inspectors stamps:
AS = Airspeed
AW = Armstrong Whitworth
BP = Boulton Paul (possibly EP)
C = Canadair (inspector's id number is arranged vertically within the C)
(Sabre Mk.4 & Mk.6)
CAA = Commonwealth
Aircraft
CCF = Canadian Car & Foundary (Hurricane Mk.IIB and Mk.IIC)
CH = Claudel Hobson
DH = de Havilland
DHB = de Havilland, Broughton
DHC = de Havilland, Christchurch
DHL = de Havilland, Lostock (usually propellers)
EEP = English Electric Preston
FB = Bristol
F8 = Fairey Engineering
FL = Folland
FM = Fairey
GAL = General Aircraft Limited
G5 = Gloster
GHCH = George Hardman Ltd. of Haywood Lancs
HA = Hawker – also 41H?
HP = Handley Page
HPL = High Speed Plastics Ltd. of Bangor, N.Wales
LAP = London Aircraft Production
Group (Halifax)
LBSB = Austin Motors Longbridge
LTAF = London Aircraft Production
Group (Halifax)
MCO = Morris Cowley Oxford
N = Noorduyn (UC-64 and Harvard)
PAC = Percival Aircraft
Corporation
PP = Miles
PPA = Miles (Phillips & Powis)
R = Republic
R2 = Rootes Secturities (Blenheim, Beaufighter and Halifax)
R3 = Avro
RR = Rolls Royce
RY = Avro (Yeadon)
SB = Short Brothers
SFR = Rootes Speke
SR = Saunders Roe
SHB = Short & Harland Belfast
SHR = Short & Harland Rochester
TAM = Tampier (Bloctube Controls Ltd. of Aylesbury)
TAY = Taylorcraft
VA = Victory Aircraft
VACB = Vickers Armstrong Castle Bromwich
VACH = Vickers Armstrong Chester
VABL = Vickers Armstrong Blackpool
WA = Westland
Aircraft Part Codes:
P39 = Airacobra (Bell)
AW41 = Albermarle Mk1
652A = Anson (All Mk’s)
660 = Argosy
UC61 = Argus Mk1 (Fairchild)
UC61A= Argus Mk II
UC61K= Argus Mk III
55, 56 = AT-6
77, 78 = AT-6A
84 = AT-6B
88 = AT-6C
121 = AT-6D
168 = AT-6G
804 = AT-11
54576 = AT-17
701 = Avro Athena T2
540 = Avro 504K
582 = Avro 504N
187 = Baltimore (Martin)
PD = Battle
PC = Battle
PA = Battle
156 = Beaufighter Mk1F
152 = Beaufort
126 = Beaufort DAP
192 = Belvedere (Westland)
B101 = Beverley (Blackburn) C1
555 = Bison
142M = Blenheim Mk IF
149 = Blenheim Mk Ib
160 = Blenheim Mk V
130A = Bombay
12 or 13 = Boomerang (CAC)
B26 = Botha
164 = Brigand
F2A = Bristol Fighter
19 = BT-9
19A = BT-9A
23 = BT-9B
29 = BT-9C
63, 74, 79 = BT-13
B103 = Buccaneer
B339E = Brewster Buffalo
105A = Bristol Bulldog Mk II & IIa
EA3 = Canberra B2
EA2 = Canberra PR3
EA4 = Canberra Mk24
SC4 = Canberra U/D 10
28 = Catalina Mk I
CH47 = Chinook HC1
C1 = Chipmunk T10
60 = Cirrus Moth Mk I & II
106 = Comet Mk I – IV
20 = Commando
C47 = Dakota Mk I
C53 = Dakota Mk II
C47A = Dakota Mk III
C47B = Dakota Mk IV
P82 = Defiant
104 = Devon
89A = Dominie Mk I
‘(B = Dominie Mk II
AS10 = Envoy Mk III
229 = Fortress Mk I
60M = Gipsy Moth
HP57 = Halifax Mk I
HP59 = Halifax Mk II
HP61 = Halifax Mk III
HP63 = Halifax Mk IV
HP63 = Halifax Mk V
HP70 = Halifax Mk VIII
HP71 = Halifax Mk IX
HP52 = Hampden Mk I
HP54 = Harrow
16 = Harvard I
66 = Harvard II
88 = Harvard IIa
AT16 = Harvard IIb
HP67 = Hastings
HP94 = Hastings C4
DB7 = Havoc I
DB7A = Havoc Mk II
75 = Hawk (Curtis)
P1182 = Hawk (BAe)
C130K = Hercules (Lockheed)
14 = Heron
HP50 = Heyford
103 = Hornet
87 = Hornet Moth
AS51 = Horsa (Also marked AS58)
16 = Hudson
L-214 = Hudson Mk I
L-414 = Hudson Mk II-VI
P1067 = Hunter Mk I
P1099 = Hunter Mk6
P1101 = Hunter T7
TypeS = Jaguar
TypeM = Jaguar T2
121 = Jaguar
GA5 = Javelin
145 = Jet Provost
87 = Kittyhawk (P-40)
683 = Lancaster (All Mks)
691 = Lancastrian
32 = Liberator
22 = Lightning (P-38)
P1B = Lightning Mk IF
P25 = Lightning Mk 2F
P26 = Lightning Mk 3F
P11 = Lightning T4
P27 = Lightning T5
694 = Lincoln
P8 = Lysander
M14 = Magister Mk I
679 = Manchester
179 = Marauder
M25 = Martinet TT1
M9 = Master Mk I
M19 = Master Mk II
M27 = Master Mk III
M16 = Mentor
G41A = Meteor Mk I
G41F = Meteor F4
G43 = Meteor T7
G41K = Meteor F8
G41L = Meteor FR9
G41M = Meteor PR10
NA62B = Mitchell Mk I
NA82 = Mitchell II
NA-108 = Mitchell III
98 = Mosquito (All Mks)
73 = Mustang I (Also NA83)
91 = Mustang Ia
97 = A-36 Apache (with dive brakes)
99 = P-51A / Mustang II
102 = Mustang III
103 = P-51C (early version) / Mustang III
104 = P-51B (later version) / Mustang III
106 = Mustang
109 = Mustang IV
111 = P-51C (later version) / Mustang III
111 = P-51K-NT (early Dallas-built = Mustang IVA
122 = P-51D-NA (later version) / Mustang IV
124 = P-51D-NT (late version Dallas built) / Mustang IV
26 = Neptune
HS801 = Nimrod (BAe)
AS10 = Oxford MkI & II
AS46 = Oxford MkV
P66 = Pembroke
F-4 = Phantom
P28 = Proctor I
P30 = Proctor II
P34 = Proctor III
P31 = Proctor IV
82B = Queen Bee (Pilotless?)
C1-13 = Sabre (F-86)
696 = Shackleton
382 = Spiteful
300 = Spitfire Mk I; Ia; Ib
329 = Spitfire Mk IIa & IIb
375 = Spitfire Mk IIc
353 = Spitfire Mk IV
332 = Spitfire Mk Vb
331 = Spitfire Mk Vb
349 = Spitfire Mk Vc & LF Vb
352 = Spitfire F Vb
351 = Spitfire Mk VII
359 = Spitfire Mk III
361 = Spitfire Mk IX
362 & 387 = Spitfire Mk X
365 = Spitfire Mk XI
366 = Spitfire Mk XII & XIII
367 & 353 = Spitfire Mk XIII
369 & 379 = Spitfire Mk XIV & XIVe
380 = Spitfire Mk XVI
394 = Spitfire Mk XVIII
389 & 390 = Spitfire Mk XIX
356 = Spitfire Mk F21; F22 & F24
SB29 = Stirling
S25 = Sunderland
541 = Swift (Shorts)
546 = Swift (Supermarine)
171 = Sycamore HA12
82 = Tiger Moth
81A-1 = Tomahawk Mk I
81A-2 = Tomahawk Mk II
621 = Tutor (Avro)
89 & 93 = Thunderbolt
637 = Valetta
706 & 710 = Valiant
100 = Vampire Mk F1; F3; F5; F9
113 = Vampire NF10
115 = Vampire T11
668 = Varsity
112 = Venom
V146 = Ventura
237 = Ventura Mk V
HP80 = Victor
498 = Viking C2
FB27 = Vimy Mk IV
698 = Vulcan
03 = Wackett (CAC)
236 = Walrus
462 = Warwick ASR Mk I
413 & 611 = Warwick II
460 = Warwick III
474 & 475 = Warwick V
485 = Warwick ASR Mk VI
345 = Washington B1
P14 = Welkin
287 = Wellesley
285 & 290 = Wellington I
408 & 409 = Wellington Ia
415 & 450 = Wellington Ic
298 & 406 = Wellington II
417 & 440 = Wellington III
410 & 424 = Wellington IV
407 & 421 = Wellington V
442 & 449 = Wellington VI
429 = Wellington VIII
440 = Wellington X
454 & 458 = Wellington XI
455 = Wellington XII
466 = Wellington XIII
467 = Wellington XIV
P9 = Whirlwind
AW = Whitley
SP = Whitley
01 or 02 = Wirraway (CAC)
244 = Wildebeeste I
258 = Wildebeeste II
267 = Wildebeeste III
286 = Wildebeeste IV
685 = York C1
Air Ministry Equipment Codes:
5A = Ground Lighting and Miscellaneous Equipment
5B = Aircraft Wiring Assemblies
5CW = Aircraft Electrical Switches, Switchboxes, Relays and Accessory
Items
5CX = Aircraft Electrical Lamps, Indicators, Lampholders and Accessory
Items
5CY = Aircraft Electrical Plugs, Sockets, Circuit Markers, Suppressors
and Accumulator Cut-outs
5CZ = Aircraft Electrical Miscellaneous Stores
5D = Aircraft Armament Electrical Stores
5E = Cable and Wire Electrical Stores
5F = Insulating Materials Electrical Stores
5G = Special Ground Equipment
5H = Standard Wiring System
5J = Batteries Primary and Secondary
5K = Electrical A.G.S and Bonding Stores
5L = Electric Lamps
5P = Ground Charging, Transforming Equipment and Motors
5Q = Ammeters, Micro-ammeters, Milli-ammeters, Voltmeters and Milli-voltmeters
5S = Strip Wiring Components
5UA = Aircraft Engine and Air Driven Electrical Current Producing
Equipment and Spares
5UB = Aircraft Electrically Driven Electrical Current Producing and
Transforming Equipment and Spares
5UC = Aircraft Electrical Current Control Equipment and Spares
5UD = Aircraft Electrical Motors, Blowers and Spares
5UE = Aircraft Electrically Driven Pumps, Accessories and Spares
5V = Aircraft Electrical Domestic Equipment
5W = Aircraft Electrical Actuators, Accessories and Spares
5X = Component Parts of Wiring Assemblies
6 = Nav. & optical Equipt.
6A = Aircraft Instruments
6D = Oxygen Equipment
6F = Aircraft Personnel Equipt.
7; 8, 9 = Aircraft Armaments
9A = Aircraft Towed Target Gear
9B = Armament Ground Instructional Equipment
10A = Miscellaneous Radio (Wireless) Equipment
10AB = Miscellaneous Radio (Radar) Equipment
10AC = Unassembled Items peculiar to Radio with Generic Headings similar
to those in Sections 28 and 29
10AD = Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature
commencing Letters A-K)
10AD = Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature
commencing Letters L-Z)
10AF = Calculating, Indicating and Measuring Equipment
10AG = Tools and Tool Boxes peculiar to Radio
10AH = Telephone Head Equipment, Microphones and Receivers
10AJ = Mountings and their Component Parts
10AK = Dials, Handles, Knobs,Plates, Escutcheon, Pointers, Pressbuttons
and Scales
10AL = Screens and Insulating Components and their Assemblies
10AM = Labels (Radio)
10AP = Boxes, Cases, Covers and Trays, other Cases, Transit
10AQ = Furniture, Tentage, textile Materials and Ventilator Equipment,
peculiar to Radio
10AR = Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in
Section 10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters A-K)
10AR = Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in
Section 10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters L-Z)
10AT = Windows and Visors
10AU = Strip Metallic
10B = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and
Insulators
10BB = Radio (Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators
10C = radio Chokes, Capacitors and Inductors (see also Joint-Service
Catalogue)
10CV = Joint Service Common Valves
10D = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Equipment, Modulators, Panels,
Receivers, Transmitters etc.
10DB = Radio (Radar) Equipment, panels, Power Units, Racks, Receivers
and Transmitters
10E = Magnets and Radio Valves (Industrial Types)
10F = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Starters and Switch Gear
10FB = Radio (radar) starters and Switch Gear
10G = Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment
10GP = Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment - Post Office Pattern
10H = Radio Connectors, Discs Indicating, Fuses, Leads, Plugs and
Sockets and Ancillary Parts,
Holders and Terminals.
10HA = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Connectors, Cords Instrument and Leads
10J = Radio Remote Controls
10K = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10KB = Radio (Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10L = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Control Units
10LB = Radio (Radar) Control Units
10P = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10PB = Radio (Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10Q = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Indicating Units
10QB = Radio (Radar) Indicating Units
10R = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Transmitter Units
10RB = Radio (Radar) Transmitter Units
10S = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Test Equipment
10SB = Radio (Radar) Test Equipment
10T = Radio Monitors and Wavemeters
10U = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Amplifying Units, Loudspeakers and
Sound Reproduction Equipment
10UB = Radio (Radar) Amplifying Units and Loudspeakers
10V = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Oscillator Units
10VB = Radio (Radar) Oscillator Units
10W = Radio Resistors and miscellaneous Spares
10X = Radio Crystal Units
10Y = Cases Transit (general Radio purposes)
11A = Aircraft Bomb Gear
11C = Rocket Projector Gear
12A= Bombs (Live)
12B= Bombs (Dummy)
12C= Ammunition
12E = Torpedoes
12F= Misc. Armament
14 = Photo Equipment
15A = Man-carrying parachute Equip.
15C= Equipt Drop & Sea-Dropping Apparatus
15D = Supply Drop & ASR Equipt.
22C= Flying Clothing
27C= Survival Equipment
40H Gun Turret Cases and Airtight Containers
50A Aircraft Gun Turrets
50CC Boulton Paul Gun Turret and Gun Mounting Tools
50DD Bristol Gun Turret Tools
50EE Frazer Nash Gun Turret Tools
50H Aircraft Gun Turret Maintenance Equipment
50J Free Gun Mountings
26AE Chipmunk T MK 10
26AF Hurricane including Tempest spares
26AJ Spitfire & Seafire
26AL Sunderland 5
26AN Oxford 1 & 2
26AQ Sea Hawk
26AT Wellington B10 T10 & 18
26BA Halifax
26BJ Martinet 1
26BM Attacker F & B
26BN Proctor 3 & 4
26BP Beaufighter TT10
26BT Barracuda 3
26BU Gannet AS1 & T2
26BV Sycamore HR
26BW Dominie 1
26BX Typhoon including Tempest spares
26BY Mosquito & Sea Mosquito
26BZ Firefly
26DA Javelin F (AW)
26DB Whirlwind & Westland Sikorsky S55
26DC Vulcan B
26DD Anson
26DE Victor B1
26DF Beverley C
26DG Seamew
26DH Scimitar F1
26DJ Belvedere HC
26DK Lightening
26DL Comet 2
26DM Britannia
26DN Gnat Trainer
26DP Alouette (British spares)
26DQ Basset CC1
26DR Beaver AL
26DV Venom FB NF & Sea Venom FAW
26EA Lancaster , Lincoln 2 & York C1
26ED Horsa 2
26EH Meteor F8 & T7
26EM Sea Otter
26EN Auster
26ER Tempest 2, TT5 & 6
26ET Meteor NF & TT20
26EV Vickers 1000 Transport Aircraft
26EW Hornet & Sea Hornet
26FA Brigand
26FC Vampire & Sea Vampire
26FH Sea Fury
26FK Hastings
26FL Valetta & Viking
26FM Prentice T1
26FN Devon C or Sea Heron
26FP Shackleton
26FR Winged Targets
26FU Balliol & Sea Balliol
26FV Dragonfly HC & HR
26FW Heron
26FX Hunter & De Havilland N139D(Type 110)
26FY Sea Vixen
26FZ Canberra
26GA Bristol standard parts for Beaufighter, Brigand & Buckmaster
26KK Osprey
26LK Hercules CMK1
26MM SA330E Anglo-French Helicopter
26NA Buccaneer
26NB Belfast
26PH Phantom GRF
26PJ Jet Provost T
26PN Percival Provost T1
26PP Pembroke HC, C1 & Sea Prince
26RA Jaguar
26SA Pioneer CC1
26SH Sea King
26SK Skeeter
26SR Valiant B
26SS Swift
26SW Scout [& Wasp]
26TA Andover
26TD Dominie T
26TP Twin Pioneer
26TT Tiger Moth 2
26TV Varsity T1
26UU Wellington 1
26V Hart DB & India & T
26VA Harrier GR
26VC VC10C
26WA Argosy
26WW Whirlind (helicopter)
26WX Wessex
British hardware
28D Bolts A.G.S.
28E Clips A.G.S.
28F Couplings A.G.S.
28FP Aircraft Fastner and Quick Release Pins
28G Eyebolts A.G.S.
28H Ferrules A.G.S.
28J Filler Caps and Fuel Filters A.G.S.
28K Fork Joints A.G.S.
28L Locknuts, Lockwashers A.G.S.
28M Nuts A.G.S.
28N A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28P Pins A.G.S.
28Q Rivets A.G.S.
28R A.G.S. Miscellaneous P to R
28S Screws A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28T Studs A.G.S.
28U Trunnions and Turnbuckles A.G.S.
28V Unions A.G.S.
28W Washers A.G.S.
28X Wire A.G.S.
28Y A.G.S. Miscellaneous S to Z
29A Bolts and Nuts, General Hardware
29B Screws, General Hardware
29C Eyelets, Roves, Screw Cups, Washers, General Hardware
29E Pins, Woodruff Keys, General Hardware
29F Rivets, General Hardware
Aircraft Reference Numbers
Manufacturer Codes:
AS = Airspeed
AW = Armstrong Whitworth
R3 = Avro
BP = Boulton Paul (possibly EP)
FB = Bristol
DH = DeHaviland
EEP = English Electric Preston
F8 = Fairey Engineering
G5 = Gloster
HA = Hawker – also 41H?
HP = Handley Page
MCO = Morris Cowley Oxford
PAC = Percival Aircraft Corporation
PPA = Miles (Phillips & Powis)
R = Republic
SB = Short Brothers
SFR = Rootes Speke
SR = Saunders Roe
SHB = Short & Harland Belfast
SHR = Short & Harland Rochester
TAY = Taylorcraft
VA = Victory Aircraft
VACB = Vickers Armstrong Castle Bromwich
VACH = Vickers Armstrong Chester
VABL = Vickers Armstrong Blackpool
WA = Westland
Miscellaneous Codes:
AGS = Aircraft General Standard (Often on nuts and bolt heads)
ALCLAD = Aluminium (Or “Alooominum” if from former colonies!)
ALCOA = Aluminium Corporation of America
PSC = Pressed Steel Company
Aircraft Part Codes:
P39 = Airacobra (Bell) AW41 = Albermarle Mk1
652A = Anson (All Mk’s) 660 = Argosy
UC61 = Argus Mk1 (Fairchild) UC61A= Argus Mk II
UC61K= Argus Mk III 701 = Avro Athena T2
540 = Avro 504K 582 = Avro 504N
187 = Baltimore (Martin) 156 = Beaufighter Mk1F
152 = Beaufort 192 = Belvedere (Westland)
B101 = Beverley (Blackburn) C1 555 = Bison
142M = Blenheim Mk IF 149 = Blenheim Mk Ib
160 = Blenheim Mk V 130A = Bombay
B26 = Botha 164 = Brigand
F2A = Bristol Fighter B103 = Buccaneer
B339E = Brewster Buffalo 105A = Bristol Bulldog Mk II & IIa
EA3 = Canberra B2 EA2 = Canberra PR3
EA4 = Canberra Mk24 SC4 = Canberra U/D 10
28 = Catalina Mk I CH47 = Chinook HC1
DHC1 = Chipmunk T10 DH60 = Cirrus Moth Mk I & II
DH106 = Comet Mk I – IV 20 = Commando
C47 = Dakota Mk I C53 = Dakota Mk II
C47A = Dakota Mk III C47B = Dakota Mk IV
P82 = Defiant DH104 = Devon
89A = Dominie Mk I ‘(B = Dominie Mk II
AS10 = Envoy Mk III 229 = Fortress Mk I
60M = Gipsy Moth
HP57 = Halifax Mk I HP59 = Halifax Mk II
HP61 = Halifax Mk III HP63 = Halifax Mk IV
HP63 = Halifax Mk V HP70 = Halifax Mk VIII
HP71 = Halifax Mk IX HP52 = Hampden Mk I
HP54 = Harrow NA16 = Harvard I
NA66 = Harvard II NA88 = Harvard IIa
AT16 = Harvard IIb HP67 = Hastings
HP94 = Hastings C4 DB7 = Havoc I
DB7A = Havoc Mk II P1182 = Hawk (BAe)
C130K = Hercules (Lockheed) HP50 = Heyford
DH103 = Hornet AS51 = Horsa (Also marked AS58)
L-214 = Hudson Mk I L-414 = Hudson Mk II-VI
P1067 = Hunter Mk I P1099 = Hunter Mk6
P1101 = Hunter T7
TypeS = Jaguar TypeM = Jaguar T2
GA5 = Javelin 145 = Jet Provost
683 = Lancaster (All Mks) 691 = Lancastrian
32 = Liberator 22 = Lightning (P-38)
P1B = Lightning Mk IF P25 = Lightning Mk 2F
P26 = Lightning Mk 3F P11 = Lightning T4
P27 = Lightning T5 694 = Lincoln
P8 = Lysander
M14 = Magister Mk I 679 = Manchester
179 = Marauder M25 = Martinet TT1
M9 = Master Mk I M19 = Master Mk II
M27 = Master Mk III M16 = Mentor
G41A = Meteor Mk I G41F = Meteor F4
G43 = Meteor T7 G41K = Meteor F8
G41L = Meteor FR9 G41M = Meteor PR10
NA62B= Mitchell Mk I NA82 = Mitchell II
NA-108= Mitchell III 98 = Mosquito (All Mks)
NA73 = Mustang I (Also NA83) NA91 = Mustang Ia
NA102 = Mustang III NA109 = Mustang IV
NA97 = A-36 Apache (with dive brakes) NA99 = P-51A / Mustang II
NA103 = P-51C (early version) / Mustang III NA104 = P-51B (later version) /
Mustang III
NA111 = P-51C (later version) / Mustang III
NA111 = P-51K-NT (early Dallas-built = Mustang IVA
NA122 = P-51D-NA (later version) / Mustang IV
NA124 = P-51D-NT (late version Dallas built) / Mustang IV
26 = Neptune HS801 = Nimrod (BAe)
AS10 = Oxford MkI & II AS46 = Oxford MkV
P66 = Pembroke F-4 = Phantom
P28 = Proctor I P30 = Proctor II
P34 = Proctor III P31 = Proctor IV
DH82B= Queen Bee (Pilotless?)
C1-13 = Sabre (F-86) 696 = Shackleton
382 = Spiteful 300 = Spitfire Mk I; Ia; Ib
329 = Spitfire Mk IIa & IIb 375 = Spitfire Mk IIc
353 = Spitfire Mk IV 332 = Spitfire Mk Vb
331 = Spitfire Mk Vb 349 = Spitfire Mk Vc & LF Vb
352 = Spitfire F Vb 351 = Spitfire Mk VII
359 = Spitfire Mk III 361 = Spitfire Mk IX
362 & 387 = Spitfire Mk X 365 = Spitfire Mk XI
366 = Spitfire Mk XII & XIII 367 & 353 = Spitfire Mk XIII
369 & 379 = Spitfire Mk XIV & XIVe 380 = Spitfire Mk XVI
394 = Spitfire Mk XVIII 389 & 390 = Spitfire Mk XIX
356 = Spitfire Mk F21; F22 & F24 SB29 = Stirling
S25 = Sunderland 541 = Swift (Shorts)
546 = Swift (Supermarine) 171 = Sycamore HA12
82 = Tiger Moth 81A-1 = Tomahawk Mk I
81A-2 = Tomahawk Mk II 621 = Tutor (Avro)
89 & 93 = Thunderbolt
637 = Valetta 706 & 710 = Valiant
100 = Vampire Mk F1; F3; F5; F9 113 = Vampire NF10
115 = Vampire T11 668 = Varsity
112 = Venom V146 = Ventura
237 = Ventura Mk V HP80 = Victor
498 = Viking C2 FB27 = Vimy Mk IV
698 = Vulcan
236 = Walrus 462 = Warwick ASR Mk I
413 & 611 = Warwick II 460 = Warwick III
474 & 475 = Warwick V 485 = Warwick ASR Mk VI
345 = Washington B1 P14 = Welkin
287 = Wellesley 285 & 290 = Wellington I
408 & 409 = Wellington Ia 415 & 450 = Wellington Ic
298 & 406 = Wellington II 417 & 440 = Wellington III
410 & 424 = Wellington IV 407 & 421 = Wellington V
442 & 449 = Wellington VI 429 = Wellington VIII
440 = Wellington X 454 & 458 = Wellington XI
455 = Wellington XII 466 = Wellington XIII
467 = Wellington XIV P9 = Whirlwind
188 & 38 = Whitley Mk I 197 = Whitley II
205 = Whitley III 209 & 210 = Whitley IV & IVa
207 = Whitley V 217 = Whitley VII
244 = Wildebeeste I 258 = Wildebeeste II
267 = Wildebeeste III 286 = Wildebeeste IV
685 = York C1
Air Ministry Equipment Codes:
No. 5 = Electrical Equipment No.6 = Nav. & optical Equipt.
No.6A = Aircraft Instruments
No.6D = Oxygen Equipment No.6F = Aircraft Personnel Equipt.
No. 7; 8; 9 = Aircraft Armaments No.10 = Comms. Equipt.
No.11 = Bombing Gear No.12A= Bombs (Live)
No.12B= Bombs (Dummy) No.12C= Ammunition
No.12E = Torpedoes No. 12F= Misc. Armament
No.14 = Photo Equipment No.15A = Man-carrying parachute Equip.
No. 15C= Equipt Drop & Sea-Dropping Apparatus No.15D = Supply Drop & ASR Equipt.
No. 22C= Flying Clothing No.27C= Survival Equipment
6A Aircraft Engine and Flying Instruments, Accessories and Spares
6B Aircraft Navigation Equipment, Accessories and Spares
6C Instrument Test Equipment, Tools, Accessories and Unit Equipment Spares
6D Aircraft Gaseous Apparatus and Ancillary Equipment
6E Miscellaneous Instruments, Accessories and Unit Servicing Spares
6H Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Marks 4 and 8, Major Components, Servicing Spares
and Tools
6J Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Types A3 and A3A and A.L.1, Major Components,
Servicing Spares and Tools
6S Automatic Stabilisers, Major Components, Servicing Spares and Tools
6T Aircraft Automatic Pilots, Marks 9, 10, 10A, 13, SEP 2, 14 and 17, Major
Components, Servicing Spares and Tools
6W Instrumemnt Ancillaries to Radio Equipment
6Z Radio activity Detection Equipment and Accessories, Unit and Major Servicing
Spares
13 Drawing Instruments
52 Recognition Models
54A Plotting Equipment
5A Ground Lighting and Miscellaneous Equipment
5B Aircraft Wiring Assemblies
5CW Aircraft Electrical Switches, Switchboxes, Relays and Accessory Items
5CX Aircraft Electrical Lamps, Indicators, Lampholders and Accessory Items
5CY Aircraft Electrical Plugs, Sockets, Circuit Markers, Suppressors and
Accumulator Cut-outs
5CZ Aircraft Electrical Miscellaneous Stores
5D Aircraft Armament Electrical Stores
5E Cable and Wire Electrical Stores
5F Insulating Materials Electrical Stores
5G Special Ground Equipment
5H Standard Wiring System
5J Batteries Primary and Secondary
5K Electrical A.G.S and Bonding Stores
5L Electric Lamps
5P Ground Charging, Transforming Equipment and Motors
5Q Ammeters, Micro-ammeters, Milli-ammeters, Voltmeters and Milli-voltmeters
5S Strip Wiring Components
5UA Aircraft Engine and Air Driven Electrical Current Producing Equipment and
Spares
5UB Aircraft Electrically Driven Electrical Current Producing and Transforming
Equipment and Spares
5UC Aircraft Electrical Current Control Equipment and Spares
5UD Aircraft Electrical Motors, Blowers and Spares
5UE Aircraft Electrically Driven Pumps, Accessories and Spares
5V Aircraft Electrical Domestic Equipment
5W Aircraft Electrical Actuators, Accessories and Spares
5X Component Parts of Wiring Assemblies
10A Miscellaneous Radio (Wireless) Equipment
10AB Miscellaneous Radio (Radar) Equipment
10AC Unassembled Items peculiar to Radio with Generic Headings similar to those
in Sections 28 and 29
10AD Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature commencing
Letters A-K)
10AD Items and Assemblies performing Circuit Functions (Nomenclature commencing
Letters L-Z)
10AF Calculating, Indicating and Measuring Equipment
10AG Tools and Tool Boxes peculiar to Radio
10AH Telephone Head Equipment, Microphones and Receivers
10AJ Mountings and their Component Parts
10AK Dials, Handles, Knobs,Plates, Escutcheon, Pointers, Pressbuttons and Scales
10AL Screens and Insulating Components and their Assemblies
10AM Labels (Radio)
10AP Boxes, Cases, Covers and Trays, other Cases, Transit
10AQ Furniture, Tentage, textile Materials and Ventilator Equipment, peculiar to
Radio
10AR Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in Section 10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters A-K)
10AR Machinery, Machine and Mechanical Parts other than those in Section 10AC
(Nomenclature commencing Letters L-Z)
10AT Windows and Visors
10AU Strip Metallic
10B Radio (Wireless and Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators
10BB Radio (Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators
10C radio Chokes, Capacitors and Inductors (see also Joint-Service Catalogue)
10CV Joint Service Common Valves
10D Radio (Wireless and Radar) Equipment, Modulators, Panels, Receivers,
Transmitters etc.
10DB Radio (Radar) Equipment, panels, Power Units, Racks, Receivers and
Transmitters
10E Magnets and Radio Valves (Industrial Types)
10F Radio (Wireless and Radar) Starters and Switch Gear
10FB Radio (radar) starters and Switch Gear
10G Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment
10GP Ground Telephone and Telegraph Equipment - Post Office Pattern
10H Radio Connectors, Discs Indicating, Fuses, Leads, Plugs and Sockets and
Ancillary Parts,
Holders and Terminals.
10HA Radio (Wireless and Radar) Connectors, Cords Instrument and Leads
10J Radio Remote Controls
10K Radio (Wireless and Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10KB Radio (Radar) Power Units and Transformers
10L Radio (Wireless and Radar) Control Units
10LB Radio (Radar) Control Units
10P Radio (Wireless and Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10PB Radio (Radar) Filter and Receiver Units
10Q Radio (Wireless and Radar) Indicating Units
10QB Radio (Radar) Indicating Units
10R Radio (Wireless and Radar) Transmitter Units
10RB Radio (Radar) Transmitter Units
10S Radio (Wireless and Radar) Test Equipment
10SB Radio (Radar) Test Equipment
10T Radio Monitors and Wavemeters
10U Radio (Wireless and Radar) Amplifying Units, Loudspeakers and Sound
Reproduction Equipment
10UB Radio (Radar) Amplifying Units and Loudspeakers
10V Radio (Wireless and Radar) Oscillator Units
10VB Radio (Radar) Oscillator Units
10W Radio Resistors and miscellaneous Spares
10X Radio Crystal Units
10Y Cases Transit (general Radio purposes)
9 Bomb and Torpedo Sights
9A Aircraft Towed Target Gear
9B Armament Ground Instructional Equipment
11A Aircraft Bomb Gear
11C Rocket Projector Gear
40H Gun Turret Cases and Airtight Containers
50A Aircraft Gun Turrets
50CC Boulton Paul Gun Turret and Gun Mounting Tools
50DD Bristol Gun Turret Tools
50EE Frazer Nash Gun Turret Tools
50H Aircraft Gun Turret Maintenance Equipment
50J Free Gun Mountings
14A Cameras
14B Photographic Processing Equipment, Enlargers and Accessories
14C Projection, Assessing Apparatus and Epidiascopes
14H Photographic Test Apparatus
6F Aircraft Personnel Equipment
15A Man-carrying Parachutes
15C Equipment-dropping and Sea-rescue Apparatus
15D Air Sea Rescue and Equipment, and Supply-dropping Parachutes
25A Propellors
25B Aircraft Radiators
25D Spinners for Fixed Pitch Propellers and Fairey Spares for Metal Propellers
27A Aircraft Wheel Equipment
27B Aircraft Air and Oil Filters, Fuel and Oil Coolers
27D Miscrellaneous Aircraft Cover Equipment
27F Aircraft Pumps and fuelling Equipment (Airborne)
27G Aircraft Brake System Equipment
27H Miscellaneous Aircraft Equipment
27J Aircraft Control Handles with Gun, Camera, R.P. and Brake Operating
Mechanisms
27K Teleflex Aircraft Remote Control Equipment
27KA Exactor Aircraft Remote Control Equipment
27KB Aircraft Controls - Roller Chains
27KD Pressurised Cabin Equipment - Normalair
27M Aircraft Hydraulic and Undercarriage Equipment - Lockheed
27N Airborne Fire Fighting Equipment
27R B.L.G. Oleo Leg Equipment
27S Standard Ball and Roller Bearings other than M.T.
27T Controllable Gills
27U Airborne Heaters
27UA Aircraft Cabin Cooling Equipment
27V Aircraft Controls - Teddington
27VA Aircraft Controls - Dunlop
27VC Aircraft Controls - Palmers
27W Aircraft Hydraulic and Undercarriage Equipment, Standard Design
27WW Aircraft Windscreen Wiper Equipment
27Z Turner Duplex Hand Pumps for Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
27ZA Exactor Self Sealing Couplings
28D Bolts A.G.S.
28E Clips A.G.S.
28F Couplings A.G.S.
28FP Aircraft Fastner and Quick Release Pins
28G Eyebolts A.G.S.
28H Ferrules A.G.S.
28J Filler Caps and Fuel Filters A.G.S.
28K Fork Joints A.G.S.
28L Locknuts, Lockwashers A.G.S.
28M Nuts A.G.S.
28N A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28P Pins A.G.S.
28Q Rivets A.G.S.
28R A.G.S. Miscellaneous P to R
28S Screws A.G.S. Miscellaneous A to O
28T Studs A.G.S.
28U Trunnions and Turnbuckles A.G.S.
28V Unions A.G.S.
28W Washers A.G.S.
28X Wire A.G.S.
28Y A.G.S. Miscellaneous S to Z
29A Bolts and Nuts, General Hardware
29B Screws, General Hardware
29C Eyelets, Roves, Screw Cups, Washers, General Hardware
29E Pins, Woodruff Keys, General Hardware
29F Rivets, General Hardware
4A Workshop Equipment
4C Airfield Equipment
4F Air Compressors and Servicing Trolleys
4G Aircraft Servicing and Ground handling Equipment
4K General Ground Equipment (including Refuelling Equipment)
4N Sparking Plug Testing and Servicing Equipment
4FZ Air Compressor Spares
71B Plants (Mobile, Transportable and Static) and Plant Accessories
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The
voltage of an instrument can be a good way to identify what type of
aircraft it was used in, as a rule 12 volt was used in fighters and
single engine aircraft and 24 volt was used in Bombers or multi engine
aircraft of coarse there always are exceptions to this rule but in
general its a good start.
Voltage information supplied
by Spitfire Spares member Dave. Instrument voltage is generally marked on the
case and this info will be invaluable when identifying instrument use.
Spitfire IX - 12v
Spitfire XXII - 12V
Spitfire 14 - 12V
Spitfire 16 - 12V
Spitfire 19 - 12V
Spitfire 22 & 24 - 24V
Wellington - 24V
Beaufighter - 24V
Lincoln - 24V
York - 24V
Dakota I -12V
Dakota III - 24V
Anson I - 12v
Anson 22 - 24V
Lancaster - 24V
Stirling - 24V
Halifax -24V
Varsity - 24V
Sea Fury - 24V
Tempest II -24V
Meteor III - 24V
Mosquito - 24V
Vampire - 24V
Harvard - 12v
Oxford - 12v
Hornet - 24v
Canberra - 24v
Chipmunk - 24V
Mustang - 24v
Hurricane - 12V
Spitfire instrument panels
by Herbert Puuka
Differences between
the Mk versions of Merlin-powered Spitfires:
Mk I
Early oxygen regulator
hole for landing light
Gunsight and generator
switch
One starter button
Fuel pressure gauge or
warning lamp with adapter plate
Round temperature
gauges
One or two round fuel
gauges
Mk II
Early oxygen regulator
hole for landing light
Gunsight and generator switch
One starter button
Fuel pressure gauge or
warning lamp with adapter plate
Round temperature
gauges
Round fuel gauge
Hole for cardridge
starter handle
Mk V
Early oxygen regulator
With or without hole
for landing light
Gunsight switch
Two starter buttons
Fuel pressure gauge or
lamp
Round temperature
gauges
Round fuel gauge
Mk IX
Early or late oxygen
regulator
Two starter buttons
Supercharger panel
Fuel pressure warning
lamp
Round or rectangle
temperature gauges
Round or rectangle
fuel gauges
Conclusion:
After some time of
research and collecting cockpit pictures I discovered, that the Mk V panels
introduced the boost coil switch
and the hole for the
cartridge starter handle disappeared. Together with the two-speed supercharger
engines appeared the
supercharger panel
of the Mk. IX and later Mks. The generator switch disappeared with Mk V, the
gunsight switch with
Mk IX. I seem to have
no picture of a metal panel so the change to Paxoline panels took place very
early.
List of instruments Spitfire Mk
XIV
Dunlop air pressure gauge AHO 4040
Tail trimming indicator 30034
Master switch 5C/1974
Ignition switch box 5C/548
Tail wheel warning lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Dimmer switches 5C/367
Time of flight clock 6A/579 or 6A/1150 or 6A/1002
Undercarriage indicator 30036 5C/1731
Oxygen regulator 6D/513 or 6D/695
Flap control valve 34959
Terminal block 5C/430
Gunsight dimmer switch 5C/763
Gunsight socket 5C/892
Voltmeter 5A/1636
Engine speed indicator 6A/450 or 6A/1191
Dunlop pipe connection AHO 2790
Supercharger switch 10H/11714
Supercharger warning lamp 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Boost gauge 6A/1427 or 6A/1581
Oil pressure gauge 6A/536
Oil thermometer 6A/1094 or 6A/1340
Radiator thermometer 6A/1100 or 6A/1480
Fuel pressure warning lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Fuel content warning lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Fuel content gauge 6A/1569 727 FG
Starter switch 5C/540 or 5C/898
Starter switch flap cover 36134 or 5C/1267
Compass deviation card holders 6A/387
BFP:
Air Speed indicator 6A/587
Artificial horizon 6A/589 or 6A/1488 or 6A/711
Rate of climb meter 6A/942
Altimeter 6A/577 or 6A/685 or 6A/1203
Direction indicator 6A/602 or 6A/1209
Turning indicator 6A/675
Control Grip info by Herbert Puukka
A.P.1086, Part 11E lists the following "ring control handles"
for the Spitfire:
AH2174 for Spitfire IA, IIA, VA
AH8068 for Seafire, Spitfire IB, IIB, VB, VC, F.VI, VII, VIII, FIX, FXII, FXXI
AH2174
Spitfire IA,
IIA, VA
AH8068
Seafire,
Spitfire IB, IIB, VB, VC, FVI, VII, VIII, FIX, FXII, FXXI
AH2040
with brake
lever: Hurricane, Battle, Fulmar, Lysander I and II, Skua, Swordfish and
Whirlwind.
AH2242
Harvard I and
II
AH8272
Firefly, Firebrand and Sea Hornet
The AH References are Dunlop's own and they are usually to be found stamped onto
the lower portion of the grip. The first listed one is for the classic round,
pneumatic gun firing button, the latter is for the selective twin pneumatic
switch.
If it is Spitfire it will have a brake lever on the back. No lever or mounting
pin then again most probably a Canadian Harvard that had toe brakes.
Hurricane grips should have the pipe work external to the grip, i.e. it doesn't
go through the hole in the top of the control column.
A proper grip for the Harvard I and II should be stamped AH2242, a proper
Hurricane, AH2040.
For the record, AH2040 also "fits" the Battle, Fulmar, Lysander I and II, Skua,
Swordfish and Whirlwind
Instrument info by Herbert Puukka
MK XIV Spitfire Instrument list.
Dunlop air pressure
gauge AHO 4040
Tail trimming
indicator Supermarine 30034
Master
switch 5C/1974
Ignition switch box
5C/548
Tail wheel warning
lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Dimmer
switches 5C/367
Time of flight
clock 6A/579 or 6A/1150 or
6A/1002
Undercarriage
indicator Supermarine 30036 5C/1731
Oxygen
regulator 6D/513 or 6D/695
Flap control
valve 34959
Terminal block
5C/430
Gunsight dimmer
switch 5C/763
Gunsight
socket 5C/892
Voltmeter 5A/1636
Engine speed
indicator 6A/450 or 6A/1191
Dunlop pipe
connection AHO 2790
Supercharger
switch 10H/11714
Supercharger warning
lamp 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Boost
gauge 6A/1427 or 6A/1581
Oil pressure
gauge 6A/536
Oil
thermometer 6A/1094 or 6A/1340
Radiator
thermometer 6A/1100 or 6A/1480
Fuel pressure warning
lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Fuel content warning
lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Fuel
content gauge 6A/1569
727 FG
Starter
switch 5C/540 or 5C/898
Starter switch flap
cover 36134 or 5C/1267
Compass deviation card
holders 6A/387
BFP:
Air Speed
indicator 6A/587
Artificial
horizon 6A/599 or 6A/1488 or 6A/711
Rate of climb
meter 6A/942
Altimeter 6A/577 or 6A/685 or
6A/1203
Direction
indicator 6A/602 or 6A/1209
Turning indicator
6A/675
Instrument
List Mk1 to MKIX Spitfire
Dunlop
air pressure gauge AHO 4040
Tail trimming
indicator 30034
Ignition switch
box 5C/548
Dimmer
switches 5C/367
Time of flight
clock 6A/579 or 6A/1150 or
6A/1002
Undercarriage
indicator 30036 5C/1731
Oxygen
regulator 6D/513 or 6D/695
Switchbox 5C/543
Flap control
valve 34959
Gunsight dimmer
switch 5C/763
Gunsight
socket 5C/892
Voltmeter
5A/1636
Engine speed
indicator 6A/450
Supercharger
switch 10H/11714
Supercharger warning
lamp 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Boost
gauge 6A/789
Fuel pressure
gauge 6A/512
Oil pressure
gauge 6A/556
Oil
thermometer 6A/155
Radiator
thermometer 6A/494
Fuel pressure warning
lamp 35136 flange plate 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Fuel content
gauge 6A/703
Fuel gauge pushbutton
switch 6A/646
Starter
switch 5C/540
Starter switch flap
cover 32936
Compass deviation card
holders 6A/387
BFP:
Air Speed
indicator 6A/563 or 6A/587
Artificial
horizon 6A/599 or 6A/1488 or 6A/711
Rate of climb
meter 6A/723 or 6A/942
Altimeter 6A/577 or 6A/685 or
6A/1203
Direction
indicator 6A/602 or 6A/1209
Turning indicator
6A/675
Mk II Hurricane
instrument list
Engine
starter pushbutton 5C/898
Booster coil
pushbutton 5C/898
Boost control
cut-out
Time of flight
clock 6A/581
Oxygen
regulator Mk VIII
(6D/513)
Undercarriage
indicator switchbox 5C/1991
Undercarriage
indicator 5C/4845
Compass
deviation card holders 6A/387
Instrument
flying panel 6A/616
Engine speed
indicator 6A/450
Reflector sight
switchbox 5C/543
Boost
gauge 6A/486 or
6A/699 or 6A/789
Fuel contents
gauge selector switch 6A/1113
Fuel contents
gauge (28 and 33 gallons) 6A/792 or 6A/812 or 6A/813
Fuel pressure
gauge/warning light 6A/512 or 5C/1553 or 5C/1069
Oil
thermometer 6A/155
Radiator
temperature gauge 6A/494
Oil pressure
gauge 6A/311
3-Switchbox
5C/544
Ignition
switchbox 5C/548
Magneto
switchbox (only MK I) 5C/547
BFP:
Air Speed
indicator 6A/583 or 6A/1293
Artificial
horizon 6A/599 or
6A/711
Rate of climb
meter 6A/723 or 6A/942
Altimeter
6A/577 or 6A/685
Direction
indicator 6A/602
Turning
indicator 6A/675
Thanks to
Herbert for this valuable info that must have taken many hours to research
