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Hawker Hurricane Pilots seat(pg1 Pilot)

Superb and unique opportunity to obtain this unique Hurricane Pilots seat. Complete in good original condition. Released for sale from our Hurricane project.

£2500

 

 

 

 

C Type Helmet named Pilot (pg1 pilot)

This is a C type flying helmet dated 1942 with superb provenance, owned by F/Sgt Cartwright of 842 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm. The helmet strangely has Gosport  tubing not usual in the mid war period, until you discover that 842 Sdr operated Swordfish aircraft. There is a Cartwright, Sub Lt (A) RNVR 831 Sdr mentioned in the second wave of the attack on the Tirpitz in 1944


 Flt/Sgt A B Cartwright  could almost certainly be found by searching the operational record books of 842Sdr in London. I can arrange this for £50, this covers two hours research by a professional. He sends me a CD of anything he can find and he usually gets quite allot in two hours. The helmet is in good shape however one of the seam's has parted, should be a small job for a tailor .

The Squadron first formed as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Swordfish squadron at Lee-on-Solent in March 1943.

In July 1943 a fighter flight of 6 Seafire's was added and the squadron subsequently embarked on HMS Fencer for operations during the occupation of the Azores, and from November 4 Wildcat from 1832 squadron were attached to 842 squadron.
On 1 December 1943 one of the Wildcat shot down and enemy aircraft, whilst on Gibraltar convoy duties

In July 1944, most of the squadron embarked on HMS Indefatigable and HMS Furious for anti-submarine duties during the operation Mascot attack against the Tirpitz. A detachment of 6 Swordfish and 5 Wildcats embarked on HMS Fencer for Gibraltar convoys, the Wildcats subsequently taking part in operations off Norway from HMS Fencer and then Campania. Meanwhile the Swordfish were attached to RAF Coastal Command at Benbecula in September 1944, transferring to Thorney Island from November 1944. The Squadron disbanded at Thorney Island in January 1945.

Battle Honours
Atlantic 1943 - 4, Norway 1944, Arctic 1944

£450

Full Size Mannequin (pg1 Pilot)

 

 

 

This Mannequin is 6' 1" tall. a little tall for the average aircrew, however with boots on a surprising range of uniforms and flying gear will fit him, the boots hide and shortness in the trousers. He really is an imposing chap, youthful in appearance as most of our Pilots were. Please don't email me telling me he is incorrectly dressed I know!. I just dressed him up to give you the general idea of how he looks. The mannequin arm's and lower body from the waste down detach. He is fitted with size 10 boots and I don' think you would get any smaller size than that to fit him. He is really slim so I think he'll fit into the small wartime sizes OK. Please remember the price is for the Mannequin ONLY NOT THE FLYING DRESS. I think you'll agree he looks superb , really life like and has to be the only way to display your collection of Wartime Kit.

 

Full Size Mannequin only not including clothes.

£200

 

DFM Memorial Medal (pg1 pilot)

This is 100% genuine D.F.M. memorial cross awarded to the family of Pilot Officer R J Cook a Canadian Pilot who gave His life in the service of His  Country.

Unfortunately I haven't had time to research this medal but it must be worthy of further research.

This medal is in excellent condition and is made of silver.

The DFM was instituted together with the DFC in 1918, and was awarded to NCOs and men for bravery whilst flying on operations against the enemy. All DFMs were named with the recipient's details around the rim of the medal. The World War One medals had the details impressed. The Second World War DFMs had the details engraved.

During World War I, approximately 105 DFMs were awarded, with 2 first award bars. During World War II, approximately 6,000 DFMs were awarded, with 60 first award bars and 2 second award bars.

All the DFM awards are listed in the London Gazette. A few of the First World War entries have a citation. The majority of Second World War DFM awards have citations.

£995

Lancaster drift recorder (pg1 pilot)

Drift recorder used in Lancaster Bombers.

£55

This seat has been removed from our Spitfire replica as we have a replacement. You can see it fitted on our replica page This is similar in both shape and material of a Spitfire seat with a higher back. This seat is actually a DH Hornet Pilot seat. It is good original condition with a small crack in the seat pan. It is sturdy and useable in a cockpit.

DH Hornet Pilot Seat(pg1 Pilot)

The Hornet was a high-performance twin-engine fighter, based on de Havilland Mosquito experience, although it was a single-seat, and smaller than the Mosquito. The construction incorporated metal under wing surfaces, and it had handed engines (rotating in opposite directions) to eliminate torque. It was de Havilland last piston-engine operational aircraft, being designed for the Far East war but not coming into service until after WWII. It was used in combat only in the uprising in Malaysia following WWII against "terrorists". There it typically performed ground-attack missions using rockets as there was no problem with air supremacy. A total of 211 were built for the RAF, and they remained in service until 1955 because the Hornet had a better range than jet fighters. The RN adopted the aircraft as the Sea Hornet

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£850

Pilots notes issued to Pilots and aircrew. These are great for identifying Cockpit, flight engineers instruments and controls. They all contain labelled photos. They are modern reproductions alt5hough there is one very rare original Spitfire notes listed.

 

Spitfire pilots Notes

Reprinted spitfire Pilots notes.

£15

Lancaster Pilots Notes

Reprinted Lancaster Pilots notes.

£15

 

Tempest Pilots Notes

Reprinted Tempest Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

Beaufighter Pilots Notes

Reprinted Beaufighter Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

 

 

Halifax Pilots Notes

Reprinted Halifax Pilots notes.

£15

 

Hurricane Pilots Notes

Reprinted Hurricane Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

 

 

Meteor Pilots Notes

Reprinted Meteor Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

 

Warwick Pilots Notes

Reprinted Warwick Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellington Pilots Notes

Reprinted Wellington Pilots notes.

£15

 

 

 

Merlin XX Engine notes (pg2 pilot)

Merlin XX Engine. Schedule of spare parts. RAF Vocabulary section No.36 DD. Air Publication 1590G(Vol.111) Lots of drawings of engine parts, and lists of components. Invaluable to modeller and enthusiast alike. First generation copy. Card covers. Rapesco filing clip bound.

£60

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MK III D Navigation computer 2 (pg3 pilot)

Here is a superb piece of History It is rare for these navigation computers to carry a date but this one is clearly dated with a Battle of Britain 1940 date.

In addition it has the name Cleife scribed on the back. I did a bit of googling and found a 1947 new years honour list with an award of an Airforce Cross to Flight Lieutenant K. P. H Cleife RAF VR listed. I cannot swear this is the same chap but its certainly an unusual name. Here is a link to the page showing the 1947 news paper article. There is no reference to him in the Battle of Britain role so its likely this has been used by more than one pilot.

Air Force Cross

Instituted in 1918, the Air Force Cross (AFC) was issued for acts of gallantry while flying on non-active operations to warrant officers and officers of the Royal Air Force. It was later made available to equivalent ranks in the Royal Navy and Army for acts of gallantry in the air

MK III Navigation computer(pg3 pilot)

This mechanical wartime computer was used in single seat fighter aircraft such as the Spitfire and Hurricane. It strapped to the Pilots leg and was used to navigate the aircraft. Its in reasonable original condition with some slight damage to the pencil holder see picture left. The cloth scale is quite fragile.  It is marked a nice Air ministry crown.

£75

MK III D Navigation computer 2 (pg3 pilot)

It contains original hand written notes and I think it would certainly be worth further investigation. The previous owner thinks that Cleife served with 268 Squadron at some stage and continued to fly post war which would tie in with the award in the 1947 new years honours list. The previous owner  used it for flying for the last twenty years or so. It works fine with the printed scrolling screen still being clear and intact and moving smoothly and freely. As on older example, the TAS goes from 40 to 440. As well as solving Heading/Drift problems, it can also calculate corrections for TAS and Density Altitude etc. It's much nicer to use in fact than the modern rubbish, so long as you don't mind it's greater bulk...!

N/A

Earphone Pad

Mint wartime replacement earphone pad for flying helmets. A/M 10A/12161

£10

Earphone Pad 2

Mint wartime replacement earphone pad for flying helmets. A/M M 301

£10

 

Pilots blue harness (pg1 pilot)

Pilot harness keeps you in the seat, nice condition. Ideal for those cockpits.

£125

Made of some sort of white bakelite whistles which would be attached to aircrew and pilots life jackets during WW2 an original item..

Aircrew/Pilots survival whistle

Dingy Young's Lancaster the moment when the Mohne dam was breached. The air reeks of cordite, the night sky illuminated with the crisscross of tracer and bursting shells as Dinghy Young's Lancaster flies through the hail of defensive fire just a few feet above the dam. His bomb has just exploded sending a plume of water 1000 feet into the air. Mr Young would have found a good use for this whistle as his nick name implies he spent allot of time in dingy's after being shot down.

£20

Belt Lock RAF(pg1 pilot)

 

A really nice early Wartime belt lock. use to keep pilots attached to their seats.

£45

 

 

 Liberator in action in Burma.

Consolidated Pilots seat(pg1 Pilot)

This seat was removed from a Catalina, however it is identical to a seat I supplied to Duxford IWM a few years ago which sits in their Liberator seen left top. The only real difference seems to be on the under side, this seat has a  threaded bar possibly to allow the seat to swivel. As Consolidated made both the Catalina and Liberator I suspect they used the same seat design. This seat as you can see is in very good condition. It includes the pilots safety strap.

The Royal Air Force were assigned 602 PBY 5s and gave them the name later adopted by the US Navy the Catalina. The Catalina's of RAF Coastal Command played a key role in the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking a number of German submarines. Beyond Europe, RAF and Commonwealth Catalina's patrolled the Indian and Pacific Oceans and flew in support of the Allied landings in North Africa.

Early B24 Liberators supplied to the British RAF were judged not to be combat-ready, and were put into service as LB-30A transports. Improvements in defensive armament produced the RAF Liberator I, which was employed by RAF Coastal Command with ASV radar and a fixed battery of 20mm cannon. The RAF Liberator II (equivalent to the US Army Air Corps'  Liberator B-24C) introduced powered gun-turrets and served as a bomber in the Middle East.

£650

Aircrew Europe Star Repro Medal (pg1 Pilot)

Here we have a really nice aircrew Europe medal (reproduction) ideal for collectors and renactors.

Air Operations over Europe

Ribbon

A wide central stripe of light blue, flanked at the edges by narrow stripes of yellow and black to symbolise the continuous service of the Air Forces by night and day.

Criteria


The Air Crew Europe Star was earned almost exclusively by RAF personnel.

Can only be awarded after the 1939-45 Star has been qualified for.
 
Aircrew Europe Star awarded for 60 additional days’ service in an RAF Unit engaged in operational flying over Europe from bases in the UK with at least one operational sortie.

£40

 

 

RAF Aircrew survival (pg1 pilot)

This is an early RAF Aircrew survival kit being an AM  Crown marked tin with all original contents apart from water purifying tablets. Included is an issue signalling mirror, a bakelite compass in good working order, a large AM survival knife with flat and triangular blades, many dressings and bandages inc burn & wound etc and an issue water container with cup dated 1941 + govt arrow (two pint) and; lastly a navigational map for use in a dinghy, the map a canvas backed type and I believe waterproof. All contained in a canvas pouch and most likely issue for Bomber crews in tropical areas. This item came from the Bomber County aviation museum at Hemswell, which closed in 2005. 

£350

RAF pilots log book (pg1 Pilot)

Unused RAF pilots log book.

N/A

 

Mannequin Display Head (pg1 Pilot)

A very realistic mannequin head for the display of flying helmets, caps and hats . They look allot more realistic than glass or polystyrene heads.  

£85

Morse Key (pg1 pilot)

 

A/M crown used in Bombers to communicate

 

 

£45

Urinal Tube (pg 1 pilot)

I don't think there could be a more appropriate section of the website to list this item than pilot equipment.

 Two Visitors to this site Michael and Andrew nave identified this as a urinal tube, yes that's right it so the pilot can relieve himself whilst still in the air what piece of kit could be more important than that.

This being its function I would say its fully operational. Have been busily washing my hands since receiving this info, spent quite a while peering at it and polishing it LOL. This being said its a rare item I haven't seen one before. Maybe Douglas Bader or Standford Tuck relieved themselves through this tube ??? LOL 

 

£85

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