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P40 Bomb release (pg2 Arm)
This is a really nice bomb
release mechanism from a P40 . In good original condition
all the levers move as they should. Will be supplied with a
booklet showing its installation and use.
The prototype for the P-40
series was flown in 1938. The P-40 Warhawk was the first
single-seat American fighter to be produced on a large
scale. At the onset of the hostilities, almost half of the
USAAF airplanes were P-40s.
Slower and less
manoeuvrable than the majority of the other fighters of its
time, the Warhawk, the Curtis P-40 Warhawk nonetheless was a
very tough and dependable aircraft. and one of the most
beautiful looking fighters of WWII often painted with the
classic shark tooth look. Improvements continually made it a
better airplane, and it was used throughout the war.
Production of all P-40s totalled 16,802 planes.
£375
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Lockheed Neptune Rear Turret (pg2 Arm)
Here is a rear
Turret for a Lockheed Neptune. Its in very good condition
and rotates freely when the manual handles are turned. It
has a mount for a Giro Gun sight. Its a very large piece
around 5Ft tall and will require crating before shipping. We
may be able to deliver within the UK if required or you can
of coarse collect or arrange you own shipping.
The first of
two prototype XP2V-1 "Neptunes", as the type was named, took
to the air from Burbank, California, on 17 May 1945, and was
followed by the second prototype soon after. Tests indicated
that the new aircraft was highly manoeuvrable and had
excellent performance. The XP2V-1 was a bull nosed aircraft,
powered by twin Wright Cyclone R-3359-8 radial piston
engines rated at 1,715 kW (2,300 HP) each for takeoff,
driving four-bladed propellers. It was a mid-wing monoplane
with a single tall tailfin; turning the rudder took a good
deal of muscle. It had tricycle landing gear, with a skid
bumper under the tail to protect the aircraft on steep
takeoffs.
Defensive armament consisted of six
12.7 millimetre (0.50 calibre) Browning machine guns mounted
in pairs in the nose, a dorsal turret, and tail turret. The
aircraft could carry up to 3.6 tonnes (8,000 pounds) of
offensive weapons in a huge bomb bay and on underwing racks.
Typical configurations included:
- Four 900 kilogram (2,000 pound)
bombs.
- Eight 450 kilogram (1,000 pound)
bombs.
- Sixteen 225 kilogram (500 pound)
bombs.
- Twelve 150 kilogram (325 pound)
depth charges.
- Two 980 kilogram (2,165 pound)
aerial torpedoes.
This is a unique opportunity to
purchase a substantially complete turret. One of the last
aircraft to be fitted with Piston engines and wartime type
defensive armament. Very much in the style of the B17 rear
turret.
£2800
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250 Lb Mk I Bomb (pg2 arm)
This is a well made scale
model of the 250 Lb Bomb a general purpose bomb dropped by
anything from adapted single engine fighters to the
Lancaster This came from the collection of a famous author
who wrote many books on the Lancaster and dates from WWII.
It is made of wood mounted on a solid base.
Just under 350mm long.
Vickers
Wellington crew sat on their payload of 250Lb Bombs.
£105
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Tall Boy/Grand
Slam Bomb Scale Model (pg2 arm)
This is a beautifully made
scale model of the Tall Boy Bomb or earthquake bomb designed
by the famous engineers Barnes Wallis . This came from the
collection of a famous author who wrote many books on the
Lancaster and dates from WWII. It is made of wood mounted on
a solid base and comes complete with another small scale
model of the same bomb. Just under 400mm long.
As
early as the fall of 1940, the brilliant Vickers Armstrong
engineer and designer of the Wellington Bomber Barnes
Wallis, had demonstrated in his research how extra-large,
penetrating bombs could create an earthquake like pressure
wave that would destroy nearby structures by displacing
their foundations. Wallis was envisioning a weapon weighing
20,000 pounds that would be dropped from an altitude of
40,000 feet, and reach the speed of sound. Known as the
"Tallboy," there was no aircraft in the foreseeable future
that could carry it so the design was put on hold.
Following
the success of Wallis's "Bouncing Bomb" in the Dambusters
Raid, his Tallboy design was reviewed. There was still no
aircraft capable of carrying the original design to 40,000
feet but the Lancaster was now operational and had proven
itself able to carry a 12,000 pound weapon. Wallis revised
his design, including offsetting the tailfins by five
degrees. This improved the weapons stability significantly.
Released from the optimum height of 18,000 feet the bomb
took 37 seconds to reach the ground, impacting with a speed
of 750 miles per hour. During the night of June 8, 1944 the
first Tallboy was dropped, causing extensive damage to the
Saumur Railway Tunnel, preventing enemy reinforcements
including tank units from reaching the beaches of Normandy.
£125
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25 Lb Fighter Bomber Bomb (pg2 arm)
This is an original 25Lb Bomb of coarse its totally
inert and is only the casing. This type or ordnance was
generally used by Fighter Bombers including the Hawker
Typhoon and even specially equipped Spitfires and
Hurricanes.
£399
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20Lb Practice bomb (pg2 arm)
Here is an original 20lb practice bomb. this totally
inert. In nice original condition.
£299
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RFC WWI flare gun (pg2 arm)
This is a stunning looking
flare gun used by the RFC pilots and ground crew for
signalling in WWI, it is fully deactivated and can be
legally owned by anyone in the UK without a licence. This
particular model is dated 1916 and was made by Cogswell and
Harrison of London. If you want this sent over seas you must
be responsible for its shipping and laws applying to this
piece in your own Country no responsibility will be accepted
for confiscation by customs or authorities overseas.
£399
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WWII flare gun
(pg2 arm)
This is a
flare gun used by the RAF pilots and ground crew for
signalling in WWII, it is fully deactivated and can be
legally owned by anyone in the UK without a licence. If you want this sent over seas you must
be responsible for its shipping and laws applying to this
piece in your own Country no responsibility will be accepted
for confiscation by customs or authorities overseas.
£299
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Mosquito Cannon Cowlings (pg2 arm)
Here is a complete set of
cannon cowlings for the Mosquito two short and two long. These were set in the
underside of the Mosquito nose in the fighter variant. They
are not perfect having but we have restored them as best we
can by knocking out the dents. The smaller pair are very
good shape. They are all basically sound with
no filler in them. Possibly an unique opportunity to get a
complete set and someone with good panel beating skills
could probably improve on our efforts.
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Reproduction Mk I Spitfire Gun Button (pg 2 arm)
This quality
repro has a button which will depress and a moving safety ring
£125
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Original Spitfire Gun Button (pg2 arm)
Here we have an original brass gun
button. Used in many RAF Fighters including early Spitfires
and Hurricanes.
In good condition and working order the
button depresses and the safety ring rotates and locks.
£299
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Original Spitfire Rocker Gun Button (pg2 arm)
Here we have an original
Spitfire twin rocker gun button
introduced on cannon armed Spitfires enabling the Pilot to
fire either cannons or MG's or both. . It is not complete
and only includes the internal parts see the pictures..
£299
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Film Prop MG (pg2 arm)
Here is a machine gun made as
a film prop it is all metal in construction and resembles a
50 call although it has a huge barrel, an interesting
display item for someone's wall or collection. If you want
this sent over seas you must be responsible for its shipping
and laws applying to this piece in your own Country no
responsibility will be accepted for confiscation by customs
or authorities overseas.
£250
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Bomb release button (page2 arm)
Connected to the bomb aimers panel for
bomb release.
£35
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Cambera Bomb
Rack (pg2arm)
I am not sure if
this fitted to the bomb bay or under the wings. Its big and heavy and
looks complete. Its in great condition. Its about 1 metre or
3ft approx across.
£275
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Lancaster
bomb Bay
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Lancaster bomb Fuzing unit (pg2 arm)
The arming wires on
the weapons fuse or pistol would have been attached to it.
If the weapon was dropped safe, this unit would not be
electrically energised and the wire will pull straight out.
If dropped live then this unit would be energised and the
arming wires would then be pulled free from the falling
weapon. The length of the wire depended upon the depth of
the aircraft bomb bay, ensuring that the weapons cleared the
aircraft before arming was completed".
5D/478.
£75
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Lancaster bomb Fuzing control (pg2 arm)
Mint condition Wartime bomb fuzing
control used by a variety of RAF wartime Bombers.
5D/597
£75
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Lancaster bomb jettison control (pg2 arm)
Good original condition in clean
complete condition. Bomb Jettison control fitted to the main
instrument panel of Lancaster's and other RAF bombers.
£75
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Ammunition Booster 50 cal (pg2arm)
This is an ammo booster for 50call M3
Browning Type B aircraft machine gun. The 50 call browning
was used in both US and RAF bombers and fighters. I have a
pair of these and they appear in great condition.
This is a picture of an M2 but I guess
its pretty similar to the M3
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I believe they were used to drive the
ammo belts through the chutes to the guns
Two available
£275 each
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Gun Sighting Telescope (pg2arm)
Not really something you would normally
find on this site buts its a lovely quality piece of kit.
Maybe it was used for anti aircraft guns ? I don't have a
clue. The quality of this item is however indisputable. As
new in its original box.
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20mm Cannon feed chute 2 (pg2 arm)
N/A
20mm Cannon feed chute
4 (pg2 arm)
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20mm Cannon feed chute 1 (pg2 arm)
This is a feed chute
for 20mm cannon. The cannon shell is not included just there
for scale. I haven't as yet identified the aircraft type but
there is a Hawker quality stamp. HA.
N/A
20mm Cannon feed chute
3 (pg2 arm)
Damaged
£45
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Lancaster rear turret ammo Feeder (pg 2 arm)
This is a
unique piece, used in Lancaster's to feed ammo through to the
rear turret. Obviously there wasn't allot of room in the rear
turret for ammunition storage so it was fed through, using
assistors like this. They were electrically powered, you can see
the mount for the motor in the top picture left. In nice original
condition and of coarse a very rare piece. Plated with the A/M
crown so pre 1944 manufacture.
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Friction Tester(pg2 arm)
RAF FRICTION TESTER
MAGAZINE REF NO 14/A/731 IN A SMALL WOOD BOX used to test
the rollers feeding ammo to the guns. Nicely marked with air
ministry crown.
A/M 14A/731
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Gunners safety Belt pg2 arm)
These are the safety
belts used by gunners in their turrets, commonly used in
Lancaster's in very good functional condition, these are
extremely rare. Available in green or brown.
£125
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Ball Turret Gunners safety Belt pg2 arm)
This is a safety
strap for a ball gunner used in B17's Flying Fort's and B24
Liberator's. As it was sourced in the UK probably came from
one of the small number of Liberators or Forts used by the
RAF.
£135
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Here are the only numbers I can find on
one of the brackets.
8024DI3 A9119 I
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Curved Ammo Chute for Turret (pg2 arm)
The chute
pictured does not match the one shown above for the
FN50 Turret however its almost certainly for turret use and
it gives you a good idea why its twisted. Its an extremely rare item and
very hard to replicate. If you can
positively ID it then I'll send you a crisp £10 note. I
would say its for 50 call although I cannot be 100%.
£275
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A/M
5D/556
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Jettison switch Type
C (pg2 arm)
Late type C 12volt
Jettison switch, 12 volt is generally used by Fighters and
so probably fitted to a fighter Bomber. Suitable for use on
a Lancaster panel as they are identical except that the
Lancaster is 24 volt.
£65
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Ammo Feed part(pg2 arm)
Ammo feed part, looks like a connection for the chutes. In
very good condition they carry the HA Hawker stamp. 120mm
wide.
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Ammo Feed part 2(pg2 arm)
An ammo feed chute, it seems to
turn the belt through 90', its wartime and its British as it
has Air Ministry Kings crown stamped on the bakelite
connector block. The other part number I can find is D8 or
DB 2500 and 8035-D
That's about all I know
except that it came with some other turret parts.
If you can positively ID what it
is I'll send you a £10 note.
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£175
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Bombsight Cock
Lancaster Mk 1
A nice really very rare
Bombsite cocking switch as used in wartime Lancaster's.
A/M 6H/1950 Mk 1
£95
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Lancaster Bomb
pre selector (pg2 arm)
This is a very rare
item a really nice bomb Pre -selector 32 point type B. Nice
A/M Crown in great condition.
Ref nos A/M 5D/1054
N/A
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Lancaster Bomb pre selector 2 (pg2 arm)
This is the
standard bomb pre selector unit as fitted to the Lancaster
Bomb aimers panel and practically every other RAF Wartime
bomber. Mint condition
Ref nos A/M 5D/1063
£100
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