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Original Spitfire Door panel (pg1 air)

This is an original door panel from a Castle Bromwich constructed Spitfire which is seen by the quality inspectors stamp VA for Vickers Armstrong and CB for Castle Bromwich. It is superb condition with no corrosion, it appears to be straight and should be flyable subject to the required checks. The original hinge is still in place.

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The Supermarine drawings show this to be a door allowing access to the accumulator  on the starboard side of the Spitfire. Pieces like this which are original straight and free from corrosion do not turn up very often, it is a large recognisable original piece of Spitfire  and will only continue to increase in value well above any other currently available safe investment.  The price of a flying Spitfire has increased  to £2,500,000 plus in 2011 and each time one appears on the market the price increases. Available serviceable parts have followed this trend, and although most of us will never own an original Spitfire this is an opportunity to own a very desirable piece and a great investment.

£1995

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Hurricane landing light lens and frame (pg1 light)

This superb piece is an original corrosion free landing light frame and lens. Fitted on the leading edge  it protected the Hurricanes landing light.

A stunning original piece of Hurricane. See this in lighting section link.

 

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Hurricane inboard profile plan(pg1 air)

The picture is not very good , you will receive a copy of the plan shown taken from an original large scale drawing which is clear and easy to read.

£25

Spitfire IFF Destruction Casing (pg1 ele)

This is high quality reproduction casing for the IFF buttons as seen above for use in a Spitfire.

Seen in situ above in a Spitfire cockpit

Available in the electrical section click here

Externally the Mk XVIII was very similar to late production MK XIV. It had the bubble canopy and cut back fuselage. It was armed with the “e” wing, with two 20mm cannon and two .50in machine guns, or four 20mm cannon. 300 were produced, 200 of which were FR (Fighter Reconnaissance) aircraft, which sacrificed some fuel capacity to carry two F.24 vertical cameras and one F.24 oblique camera. It used either a 2,035 hp Griffon 65 or a 2,340 hp Griffon 67. The Mk XVIII saw service after the Second World War, in Malaya and in Palestine.

Mk XVII Spitfire tail fairing and MOD plate(pg1 air)

A piece of Spitfire history 100% original piece from a Mk XVIII I was told by the person I bought this from that it was the only piece on the aircraft that gave any clue to its original identity having a serial number HS669 painted inside the fairing ,which equates to Spitfire MK XVIII serial number TP 367. The sale also includes a mod plate from the same aircraft.

Mk XVIII Spitfire

 

 

£499

Original pipe clip 1 (pg1 air)

Original pipe clip 2 (pg1 air)

Original pipe clip 1 (pg1 air)

These clips are used throughout the Spitfire and many other RAF wartime aircraft to secure pipes and wiring. These are original pieces in serviceable condition. If you order multiples only one postage charge will be made the over charge will be refunded.

£10 each

Original pipe clip 2 (pg1 air)

£10 each

See here for Spitfire crow bar clips link

P 51 data plate (pg1 air)

Here is an original blank data plate fitted to the P 51 Mustang and probably other types made by NAAI.

£25

 

B 17 E data plate (pg1 air)

Here is a data plate fitted to the B 17 E. Flying Fortress

£45

Hawker Hurricane panel plan(pg1 air)

He we have a dimensional plan for the Hawker Hurricane main instrument panel. IT is NOT 1;1 scale but has all the dimensions you need to built the full size article. Ata guess I would say the plan is 1/2 scale. Hurricanes are one of the hardest aircraft to get drawings and its taken allot of searching to obtain this. You will receive good quality readable copy.

£25

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Spitfire Compass Tray (pg1 air)

Superb high quality new built compass tray for the Spitfire, suitable for P8 and P11 compasses available in the instruments section. Located at the base of the instrument panel in all Mk's of Spitfire.

£425

You can just see the top rear top frames fitted to the metal framework of the Hurricane above.

Hurricane Top Fuselage Frame's (pg1 air)

START BUILDING YOUR OWN HURRICANE

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Here we have the Plywood frame's for the rear top of the Hurricane Fuselage. These have been made as exact copies from our original patterns. They are not suitable for flying. The formers attach to the metal frame and would be joined by stringers and fabric covered. The lower fuselage side and bottom ribs will be available shortly.

 Complete set of 10

£375

 

 

Seafire RATO seat MOD Mount (pg1 air )

This is an unusual modification on a Seafire. On carriers Seafires were modified to have rocket assisted take off. This piece of Supermarine history is unique to the R.A.T.O. Seafires and is the head re-straight for the seat. Information supplied by Ian.

See this link for another R.A.T.O. part

Its  in excellent condition and fully functional with no corrosion and should fly again with suitable checks.

Part number 357 35 3

£550

Spitfire Canopy (pg1 air)

This is the one allot of our customers have been waiting for from our new supplier. Complete NEW BUILD Spitfire Canopy complete with canopy catch and emergency release. Delivery four weeks from order. Sent direct from our manufacturer in the US, so UK buyer have to click international order, if in US them click on UK. This canopy ids also available in a kit for self assembly. canopy rails will be available shortly. The packing crate costs £125 for both kit and complete canopy and this is included in the postage charge.

Option 1 complete assembled Canopy including canopy catch and quick release.

£3250

Option 2 complete Canopy KIT including canopy catch and quick release for self assembly.

Please note you need specialist skills to assemble the canopy, no responsibility will be taken for the finished product if self assembled.

£2600

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Hurricane side Fuselage Frame's (pg1 air)

START BUILDING YOUR OWN HURRICANE

These are quality new made wooden side frames for a static Hawker Hurricane rear fuselage, they connect to the metal frame to form the aerodynamic shape. To make these is a huge amount of work and take many hours even if you can obtain drawings.

£950

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Hurricane Top Fuselage Frame's 2 (pg1 air)

This is a one off set of Hurricane top fuselage wood frames. Made by a cabinet maker to a very high standard. This boxed set contains 10 frames.

£580

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You can see the piece fitted in front of the rear leg right.

£1150

Hurricane Rear underside Fuselage (pg1 air)

This is a complete original Hurricane rear underside fuselage removed ( time expired) from a Battle of Britain flight Hurricane. A superb historical piece to add authenticity to any static re build or collector. It is a large piece but very light.

Battle of Britain Flight Hurricane

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Hurricane Radiator Cowling (pg1 air)

Feast your eyes a quite unique and superbly rare item. The Radiator cowling as fitted to Hurricanes, an original item with its flap still attached. As these Cowlings are slung low under the aircraft they are vulnerable and very rarely survive any belly landing or undercarriage failure completely destroys them. This one is in good original static condition.

You can see the radiator cowling clearly on the underside of the Hurricane above.

£1800

Shipping extra item will need a packing crate if not collected contact us

Above  and right original centre section.

 

 

 

Hurricane centre section (pg1 air)

Available as a result of the break up of our Hurricane project is a complete centre section including frame  cowlings and undercarriage attachments new made from steel for a static Hurricane project. It is extremely strong and was made to cope with a running Merlin. This piece is the heart of the Hurricane, the original, seen under is an extremely complicated piece made from multi sided tubing that has to be made specially manufactured at huge cost. This is a unique piece for any Static Hurricane project and something which took well over 100 hours to construct using original drawings. The complicated original construction was replaced with tubular and box section steel and is very close in appearance to the original. The dimensions are as original. The cowlings shown are included. This will have to be collected or we can deliver for a cost of £1 per mile in the UK. To ship oversees will be expensive and I would suggest you get a shipping quote before purchase. I would estimate its weight at around 250 to 350 Kgs.

£2800

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Hurricane Windscreen assembly (pg1 air)

This is a static new made steel copy of the Hurricane windscreen assembly and comes complete with an original windscreen not shown. This as with most Hurricane parts is difficult to replicate and relies on access to original drawings which are not readily available. The windscreen is thick bullet proof laminated glass and is heavy.

including original windscreen

Hurricane Engine Mounts (pg1 air)

This is a pair of Merlin engine mounting brackets for the Hurricane. The stainless brackets have some damage but will be Ok for patterns the cast parts are straight.

 

£120 the pair

 

Hurricane Bracket A58552 (pg1 air)

Includes parts listed left as seen

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Lancaster panel plan (pg1 air)

This is a plan of the layout for a Lancaster instrument panel. It is not the best of plans but Lancaster drawings of the panel are notoriously hard to get hold of. It does show the relative positions of the instruments. The plan is about 1/2 scale, the text is not two clear but its the best we can do for the present.

 £25

 £55

Hotspur Glider Leading edge (pg 1air)

This was quite an incredible find. Its a new old stock of a Hotspur glider leading edge. It comes complete in its original box with the airframe ID number 26Ed which is the Airministry reference for the Hotspur.

The Hotspur glider was small, seating only 8 troop seats; the more famous Horsa was much bigger. While the Hotspur Mk 1 was intended for combat use, its performance with a full load was not adequate for operational use, and subsequently all Hotspurs were used for training duties only.

The Hotspur Mk I had a hinged upper fuselage section, designed to allow the rapid exit of the onboard troops. The Hotspur Mk II had its wings clipped by 16 ft (4.88 m) and a larger cockpit canopy, making it more suitable for training flights. Cabin doors replaced the hinged fuselage section. The Hotspur Mk III had completely duplicated flying controls, reflecting its use as a training version.

Front view of windscreen right side

Back view of windscreen right side

Front view of windscreen left side

Rear view of windscreen left side

Backing plate Frame for rear of left side shown above

B17 armoured windscreen frames (pg1 air)

Here we have a pair of B17 front armoured windscreen frames. The top one which has a steel finish is the most complete and has the rubber seal intact although it is worn and the backing frame is attached. The second is just the alloy frame and the third is the backing plate for the same.

Seen in situ under

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Frame 4 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 4 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 5 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 5 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 6 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 6 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 7 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 7 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 8 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 8 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 9 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 9 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 10 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 10 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Frame 11 repro (pg1 air )

Above repro part one available

Frame 11 repro (pg1 air )

£ 25

Spitfire frames (pg1 air)

 

This is a collection of Spitfire frames some are original and some are reproductions mostly seem to be tail plane parts, see descriptions.

Frame 1 (pg1 air )

Above are repro parts but one has an original bracket part nos 33718/30 337  is part number for Spitfire MK IV with a Griffon engine. 18 is bottom tail plane.

Frame 1 (pg1 air )

£ 25 each

First one sold with be supplied with original bracket

Frame 2 repro (pg1 air )

First two pieces left to right are repro last one is original part nos 300/18 description as above.

Frame 2 repro (pg1 air )

Two repro frames available

£ 25 each

Frame 2 original  (pg1 air )

One original available 300/18

£ 55

Frame 3 repro (pg1 air )

Three repro frames available

Three repro frames available

Above three pieces left are repro last on right is original part nos 300/18 300 is MK I 18 is bottom tail plane

£ 25 each

Frame 3 original  (pg1 air )

One original available 300/18

£ 55

Frame 12 original (pg1 air )

Both above are original parts nos 502/27 502 is Spitfire T8 with Merlin 66 conversion for Irish air corp. 27 is main fuselage or hull.

£ 75 for the pair

Frame 13 original (pg1 air )

All above are original 300/18 Spitfire MK I bottom tail plane

£ 75 for the three pieces

 

 

Front View

Back view

Underside arrows show wheel positions one is missing

B17 armoured Co Pilots sliding window frame (pg1 air)

This is the Co Pilots sliding armoured window frame. from a B17 three of the 4 nylon wheels which allow the window to slide are still in place.

Seen in situ under in open position

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Mosquito Window ? (pg1 air)

I was reliably informed that this is a window from a Mosquito. It has Mosquito stencilled across the window but does not show on the picture. It has its locking catches all in place. However I am now not sure the information was reliable as having spoken to several mosquito experts they confirm its not from a standard Mosquito.

 £275

Typhoon/Tempest Floor panels(pg1 air)

In superb condition a pair of original floor panels for the Typhoon, I believe they used the same design in the Tempest.

Seen in situ above in the Hawker Typhoon cockpit

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Typhoon/ Tempest Windscreen assembly (pg1 air)

Here we have part of the windscreen assembly for either the Tempest or typhoon or both. I was sold this as a Tempest screen but having studied the Typhoon they seem almost identical. Although incomplete it has the top cast part of the windscreen frame.

N/A

1.6m in height click the picture to enlarge.

  £155

Vickers Wellington tail fairing (pg1 air)

This a substantial piece of the famous Vickers Wellington design by the iconic British engineer Barnes Wallis responsible for the Dambusting bouncing Bomb.

This piece came from the Wellington that crashed at Great Whernside.

Wellington DV718 on Riggs Moor, Great Whernside.

On the night of 2nd/3rd September 1942 the crew of this Wellington was tasked with a night cross-country training exercise along with other aircraft from the same training unit. They took off and flew north but bad weather was effecting the Yorkshire Dales area on this night and this aircraft was to fly into it. The crew undoubtedly were having trouble with visibility flying through heavy rain and in the low cloud they became lost. The aircraft then descended over high ground, presumably so the crew could try and ascertain their position. The aircraft struck the ground between Nidderdale and Wharfedale on an area of high ground known as Blake Hill, on Riggs Moor, to the west of Kettlewell. The large fire after the impact destroyed much of the fuselage section but one airman managed to escape and get clear. He was found the next day and taken to Harrogate General Hospital and after treatment at a hospital in Preston he made a recovery. His four crew mates were not so lucky, they were all killed.

This accident is one of a few in the Yorkshire Dales which has been covered in a number of books in the last few years, I do not plan on copying these works.

Pilot - Sgt George F Ridgway RNZAF (414680), aged 20, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. Buried Windhill Methodist Cemetery, Shipley, Yorkshire.

Navigator - P/O Donald H Lyne RAFVR (125540), of Whitby, Cheshire. Seriously injured,

Bomb Aimer - Sgt Willie Allinson RAFVR (1145494), aged 34, of Hoyland. Buried Hoyland Nether Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Wireless Operator - Sgt Howard W Spencer RAFVR (1200412), aged 31, of Olivers Battery, Winchester. Buried Chilcomb, Hampshire.

Rear Gunner - Sgt Paul McLarnon RAFVR (999862), aged 22, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Buried Belfast Milltown Roman Catholic Cemetery, Northern Ireland

RAF Henlow ATC are thought to have removed this section from the crash site prior to 1980.

See this link for pictures of the crash site.

Spitfire Engine mount part (pg1 air)

This is an original part of the Spitfire engine mount it has some surface corrosion on one side.

  £55

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