The seven Ton Giant among fighters

Thunderbolt Cockpit

Throttle position

A P47 Throttle quadrant in very good condition, all levers move as they should and the throttle is complete

Razor back P47 Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt was one of the three most important American fighters produced during the war and saw extensive service with the United States Army Air Force before its comparatively late introduction into RAF operational service in 1944.

This big and strongly built fighter bomber, with its good low level performance and long range made an ideal replacement for the RAF's Hurricane fighter bombers operating over Burma. The RAF only used the Thunderbolt against the Japanese in South East Asia Command.

By 1944 air/ground co-operation had been successfully developed into a powerful tactical tool and RAF Thunderbolts in Burma quickly adopted 'cab rank' patrols available to attack any enemy ground target holding up the Allied advance. Directed by ground visual control posts, the Thunderbolts, with their heavy gun armament and 500lb bombs, created havoc amongst Japanese troop concentrations and their supply lines.

During the air battles leading to the re-capture of Rangoon, RAF Thunderbolts flew fighter escort missions with RAF Liberator bombers.

By the end of 1945 RAF Thunderbolt squadrons were re equipping with Hawker Tempest II's but some units were sent to Batavia in an attempt to re-introduce Dutch colonial rule. Whilst there they undertook a number of bombing missions against Indonesian guerrillas and rebel airfields.

£850

Grumman Avenger throttle box (pg3 cont)

Superb piece of history in serviceable condition, this aircraft saw heavy action throughout WWII originally supplied to the Fleet air arm and use on anti submarine patrols in the Atlantic and later as a torpedo Bomber in the vicious battles in the pacific against the Japanese fleets.  The Avenger was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Avenger's torpedo-delivery capability had a huge impact on the Japanese fleet during the war, and its rugged simplicity made it highly resistant to enemy air defences.

Seen in situ under in Avenger Cockpit click to enlarge the picture.

£850

A Pair of MK 1 Spitfire Rudder Pedals

Quality recast in aluminium Mk 1 Spitfire rudder pedals they carry the part number 30033/447/9.

£150

  Spitfire Rudder Pedals(pg3 cont)

Quality recast in aluminium rudder pedals. Used in all Mk's of Spitfire after the MK1 Allowed the pilot to withstand more G in Combat by putting his feet on the top bar.

£220

Trim Wheel Control (pg3 cont)

A really nice trim wheel. I believe this is for a Meteor.

£240

Switch Box Lancaster (pg3 cont)

Mint boxed switch box used in Lancaster's Bomb aimers panel dated 1943.

Includes plugs and electrical fittings

£65

Click here to see Lancaster Bombsights

Hawker Hurricane rudder pedal assembly Count Manfred Beckett Czernin

This is a superb relic with an amazing history see it in the relics section link

Dr Compass corrector(pg3 cont)

Fitted above the navigators head in a Lancaster bomber

Nice condition  

£58

Engine test pg3 control

Engine test devise made by Dowty for four engine aircraft.

5C/4207 

£35

Spitfire De-Icing Pump(pg3 cont)

Nice original Spitfire de-Icing pump in good functioning condition. This pump is fitted in the right of the cockpit next to the pilots seat. It goes without saying it's an extremely rare piece. Its number 62 and 63 in the picture.

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Time delay pg3 control

A nice little time delay switch, clockwork

A/M 5CW/5501 

£35

Seafire and Sea Hurricane (pg 2cont)

Fitted to the Seafire and Sea Hurricane. Also to the firefly Cockpit.

A rare control panel fitted to the RHS of the cockpit in these deck operated fighter versions of the spitfire and Hurricane. Also fitted to the rear cockpit of the Fairy Firefly.

Complete with its original canvas cover. 

£75

Blenheim cockpit in the IWM Duxford

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A nice control lever seen fitted to a Bristol Blenheim, probably used in other aircraft complete with cable. In the Blenheim it was used to release the Irvin harness

£125

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Blenheim control lever 2 (pg3 cont

£125

 They are sanded in preparation for paint. You  must use an alloy etch primer before final paint. We can paint them for you if required.

Spitfire control column chain guard (pg3 con) painted

£85

Here we have new made chain guards for the Spitfire control column in aluminium. These are for static use only.

Spitfire control column chain guard (pg3 con) Unpainted

£75

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Below the Bristol Beaufighter

The Bristol Beaufighter was part of the RAF as soon as September, 1940. Given its good speed, long range, and great firepower, the British pilots loved her immediately, even though the plane was somewhat tricky to handle in low-speed flight. It was used as a night fighter and, equipped with a torpedo, as an anti-shipping/submarine fighter. Eventually, this military aircraft fought on all fronts – planes based in Australia, for instance, were used to attack Japanese shipping.

This is an extremely rare control yoke used in Both the Bristol Blenheim and the Bristol Beaufighter. There are only a few examples of this piece in existence world wide. In good clean original condition. 

Below the Bristol Blenheim

The Blenheim could achieve a top speed of 266 miles per hour operating two Bristol Mercury 840 horsepower engines. Armaments included 4 x 7.7mm machine guns in a ventral gun pack and single 7.7mm machine guns in the port wing and mid-to-rear-mounted gun turret. The airframe was capable of use as a bomber, bomber interceptor, bomber escort or ground attack.

With the arrival of the German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 109 fighters, the Blenheim was outclassed in terms of dog fighting. The Blenheim  moved on to a more distinct night fighter role, being fitted with a highly secret radar system.

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Here are a number of Formica pulley wheels 2 1/32 . Used to carry the control wires in practically every type of aircraft built until the invention of fly by wire. These are war time examples.

9 available

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This a really nice undercarriage pump for the Avro Anson. It is still attached to a piece of the original airframe. The Anson was one of the first aircraft designed with retractable undercarriage which was raised manually by vigorous pumping of this lever. I believe this is from a later model and was probably retained as a back up to hydraulic failure. Even the very early spitfire U/C was raised in this way and old films show a characteristic wobble after take off as the Pilot struggles to pump the U/C up while maintaining control of the aircraft. This unit is currently seized but this should be rectified by a strip down.

£425

Telexflex lever 2 (pg3 cont SP)

This is a Teleflex lever used for all sorts of purposes in RAF wartime aircraft including various Mks of the Spitfire and Hurricane. This one is unusual due to the fact it has a friction wheel which can stiffen or lock the action more commonly used on throttles. In nice functional condition.  

£275

This is a Teleflex lever used for all sorts of purposes in RAF wartime aircraft including various Mks of the Spitfire and Hurricane. This one is unusual due to the fact it has a friction wheel which can stiffen or lock the action more commonly used on throttles. In nice functional condition.  

£275

This is a constant speed unit which controls the pitch of the prop. This particular model is in excellent serviceable condition subject to the required checks.

This unit is designed to operate the De Havilland standard prop. This Propeller was used in a variety of aircraft including the Mosquito and Lancaster.

£499

This is a Dunlop brake control which operates the wheel brakes from the rudder pedals braking one wheel at a time to improve steering at low speeds while taxing. These units were fitted to Spitfires Hurricanes and other RAF Fighters, they were so successful that they continued to be used in early jets like the meteor.  This part is visible in the Spitfire cockpit fitted between the rudder pedals.

This unit is sealed and appears to be serviceable.

£399

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

£399

This is as superb original throttle box in working order. Practically all RAF fighter Pilots from before the Battle of Britain were trained on this aircraft as an advanced trainer with retractable undercarriage and allot more powerfull than the basic training aircraft. From this if they passed the coarse the pilots went on to fly fast fighters like the Spitfire and Hurricane.

The T-6 “Texan” is a two-place advanced trainer, built by North American Aviation. The T-6 first flew in 1940, and was the training aircraft for most of the Allied pilots who flew in World War II. The T-6 was designed as a transition trainer between basic training aircraft and the front-line tactical aircraft of World War II. Variants of the T-6 were operated by the US Navy  and by the Royal Air Force (called the Harvard).

£450

£175

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.