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By: - 15th February 2015 at 11:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hi Spark Plug
Yes made by Armstrong Whitworth, but they also made Albermarles and Lancasters in WW2. I do not recognise it as a Whitley parts. If you can find a part number I can tell you either way....
By: - 15th February 2015 at 11:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
will keep looking, its a Stradishall part so probably Lanc or Whitley then
By: - 15th February 2015 at 15:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
kind of looks like a tailplane tip that fairs into the rudder on a lanc
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks peter its close, I keep looking for a number but no luck yet sometimes they jump out at you.
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sparkplug, the numbers to the right of the AW stamp looks like AW865....?
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
my god you have good eyes AW 86501 there are more but on a corroded break
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That number is out of range for the Whitley. It's probably an Albemarle part
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Elliot, I thought about the albermale... the tip of it with that rod coming out is too small for the arm that operated the rudder on the lanc.. Definitely not Whitley then?
By: - 15th February 2015 at 16:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Looks like AW 86501 I 18?2
By: - 15th February 2015 at 17:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Elliot, I thought about the albermale... the tip of it with that rod coming out is too small for the arm that operated the rudder on the lanc.. Definitely not Whitley then?
Yes, I think so Peter
By: - 15th February 2015 at 17:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If so, then that's a nice find then Kev
By: - 15th February 2015 at 18:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cheers John, I found a vague reference to a special duties Albermarle crashing at Stradishall but unable to open the page. I will revert to (old school) and have a look and see if there is a mention in the history of Stradishall airfield book . Kev
By: - 15th February 2015 at 21:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice find for sure..
By: - 16th February 2015 at 07:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Trawled through the book last night, unfortunatly couldnt find a reference to an Albermarle crash at Stradishall, so if anyone has any info from Chorley I would be most grateful. Kev
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By: spark plug - 15th February 2015 at 11:25 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
Cast element in the leading edge and a nice inspector's stamp.