Seen On Ebay Thread (August 2011)

[Jon H]

Sellers wording not mine...

" a Garage find Spitfire engine"

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Ha!

The remains of a DH Gipsy 6 isnt it?

Jon

[Wyvernfan]

"THIS IS TOTALY NOT RUNNING!!!!
WILL NEED A TOTAL REBUILD"


He's not kidding either!

[Trolly Aux]

A squirt of WD should suffice:diablo:

Now where did I leave that old Hurricane engine? oh yes, it is in the lawn mower

[TonyT]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1940-BATTL...item1e6a8a43c4

Almost looks like the centre has been polished out

[minimans]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1940-BATTL...item1e6a8a43c4

That engraving looks very "fresh" to my old eyes!!

[Dr. John Smith]

Does a 1972 Cessna 150 count as an "historic" airframe? If no, then G-AZJY is up for sake at £6,000: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cessna-150...#ht_794wt_1119

Only EIGHT owners from new as G-INFO can prove: http://www.caa.co.uk/application.asp...llregmark=AZJY

And here's a pic of it in better days (2004?) with, um, "interesting" artwork on the tail! http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodu...01&imgtype=jpg - its probably NOT the vendors missus...

[spitfireman]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1940-BATTL...item1e6a8a43c4

With a bit of tin bashing, it would make a very nice Me163 stick top..........

[Rocketeer]

Baz you are naughty!

[WJ244]

Can't see any previous note for this one yet.
Seem to remember that the party piece when she was flying was a flypast with one wheel down which was possible because of some unusual arrangement in the hydraulic system.
Seems better value than a Supermarine Swift ( although admittedlly nothing like as significant in historical terms) with maybe a chance of getting her in the air again.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Percival-S...item4cfe08ab23

Also just noticed the ex Dixons scrap yard Blackburn.
The Southend museum tried to rescue this in the ealry 70's but at that time the owner wanted £250 which was far more than it was thought to be worth then.
At the time it was finally rescued there was a picture of it in the scrap yard, supposedly just before removal, taken by Simon Murdoch which appeared to show the fuselage with a complete set of very knocked about wings propped up on oil drums to make it look like a complete aircraft. It is possible that my memory is playing tricks but I remember it so vividly because at the time the museum tried a rescue it was thought to be only the fuelage that was available and I was surprised that the wings had suddenly turned up a good 10 years later.
I have always wondered if the wings did actually turn up although from what I remember of the picture it is just possible that someone thought they were beyond saving and opted to take just the fuselage.

Also found this which sheds some light on the parts used in the composite G-ACBH / G-ADFO.
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/...rk40/acbh.html

http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/...rk40/adfo.html

[pagen01]

Seems better value than a Supermarine Swift ( although admittedlly nothing like as significant in historical terms) with maybe a chance of getting her in the air again.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Percival-S...item4cfe08ab23

Wow, I had heard not long ago from the operator that it was being made airworthy this season, seems a change of plan has occured.

[smirky]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270898898989

Does anyone know, was it a Lancaster II type - and how do you work out the direction of rotation from a photo?

[beachcomber]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Percival-S...item4cfe08ab23

interesting

[Jack Ruskin]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Percival-S...item4cfe08ab23

interesting

See 3 posts above yours.


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[lancaster1]

A very nice Halifax control column for sale. I am very curious what price it will go:diablo:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-WWII-...item4cfdfcb77c

Cheers,
Adrian

[LW206]

Is it Halifax?? Late covering on the Yoke, top of column looks the wrong shape and the shaft itself is very thin i feel?

[CeBro]

Yep, looks like the real deal.

Halifax pilot's controlwheel and column, you can see the connection at the base where the second pilot's column would fit as well as the long shaft the cog wheel is fitted on at the bottom.

The handwheel is upside down, a common mistake with these things. The one in PN323 always was upside down. I once put it the right way up, the next visit it was upside down again

Nice item, I always thought these things were absolutely rare but have seen several in recent years. Anyone have a spare Hampden controlwheel and column????

Good luck to the bidder.

Cees

[Graham Adlam]

With a bit of tin bashing, it would make a very nice Me163 stick top..........

just spat milk and cornflakes all over my key board !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[J31/32]

Canberra "dive bomber" control column.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-CANBER...item337140e703

and a mainwheel.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aircraft-P...item27c2b5a089

Shackleton control wheel

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Avro-...item3f12dc7a47

plus another Canberra wheel

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canberra-P...item3f12dc452f

[WB556]

I purchased the Slingsby T.31 from the last page to go with '556 as a nice vintage pair. It's been identified as WT874. If anyone comes across any pics they would be grately appreciated.

[Jack Ruskin]

Seller told me their was a second airframe. Did you get both ?


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[Fouga23]

there

[WB556]

There is a single seater, I will take a look at it when I pick up the t.31 but as far as I understand the wings require a significant amount of work. They are devoid of their fabric and have been out in the rain. The fuselage seems good though.

[David Burke]

What c/n number did you find in the end to confirm it as WT874?

[WB556]

I didn't. The ID was provided by Guy, the chap who owns Hathor. I will undertake a thorough inspection to confirm things before I make any markings up!

[pagen01]

I'm surprised more isn't being made of the Sea Prince sale, I think WP321 is the only contender as a flyer, and that DS Aviation were the people to get it back in the air, I just hope that it has a good future and is able to be kept airworthy.

[Graham Adlam]

Seems a very reasonable price http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...E:B:SS:GB:1123

[ian_]

He sells some very cheap stuff, a pity the international postage makes it expensive! You're helping towards his retirement, looking at your new additions, Graham.

[Graham Adlam]

[Graham Adlam]

I dont mind the postage or even the customs charge its when parcel crappy force double the charges adding their handling fee that's not good.

[Dr. John Smith]

I purchased the Slingsby T.31 from the last page to go with '556 as a nice vintage pair. It's been identified as WT874. If anyone comes across any pics they would be grately appreciated.

Slightly off topic (?) but as I don't wish to start a new thread, I have turned up some info on WT874: c/no 684, delivered 17/9/1951. Served with 87 GS at Halesland (certainly by/in September 1959). Later served with 621 VGS at Weston-super-Mare in the early 1960s

Severely damaged in a crash 12 January 1964, possibly SOC by RAF at this time. Rebuilt by Slingsby's in 1964-65. Also registered as BGA.1255, reportedly damaged beyond repair when crashed at Bardney, Lincs., on 30 May 1971

source: http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm and http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...pre-glass.html is also worth a look - especially post #462 way down on page 24:

"I flew with 621 G/S from Jan. 59 to Sept. 61. "Robbie" Robinson was the C.O., "Hobbie" Hobkirk was Adjutant; Bill Moody, John Stride, S/L Bridges, Roger Dudley, Roger Elseworthy, Mark Rudd, Peter Clay, Dave Bense, Manx Kelly ... some other names - I went to Hawkinge in July 61 for the cat C course and flew with F/Lts Ladley, King, and Vourden. Other Air Force officers who came to Weston were Fl/Lts. Ladely and Don Ross.

As to the aircraft at Weston I have recorded Mark 3s. WT874, XA310, WT875, XA308; T21s WB991, WB929, XN151 (usually based up at Halesland), Prefect WE980 in which I gained my "C" on the 26th June, '60 with a climb to 3,000ft. (must have been a rare easterly wind) and Prefect WE990 also usually based at Halesland.

87 GS (with which WT874 served in 1959) later became 621 VGS: history of this unit is at http://www.621vgs.co.uk/history.php. It is worth noting that the picture commissioned to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of 621 VGS includes WT875 in it. The inference is that WT874 when "in service" was in the standard RAF Training Command colours at the time - sliver/grey with yellow T-bands, and AIR CADETS lettering along the fuselage.