£3250 Now £1995 Limited time only.

New listing 39% Off

Original Boxed WWI RFC MK II 259 Compass (Pg 5 Compasses and Clocks 4)

This compass is a superb and extremely rare piece complete in its original box which carries the same serial number as the compass. This is the aircraft version of the  Mk II 259 Compass.

It is in stunning condition and works perfectly in addition it still has its original light fitting with original wire attached.

It has the majority of its original paint and fluid everything about this compass is A1.

If this could tell a story a piece from the first brutal air war where  flimsy and unreliable aircraft were pitted against each other.

This represents a huge investment opportunity at our hangar sale price for something almost unique and not for sale anywhere else.

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Above seen in situ in a Camel cockpit

£295 Now £95

Type 12D B17 Compass (Pg 5 Compasses and Clocks 66)

Here is a nice example of the Type 12D Compass used in both the B17 Flying fortress and B24 Liberator . Its in good condition with its mounting lugs and compass corrector. There is no longer any fluid having evaporated over the years but still functions as it should.

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RAF Anti U Boat Leigh light Selsyn indicator and drive unit  (No 21 pg1 Inst)

Here is a very rare peace it is an indicator from the Leigh light system devised in 1942 to aid planes of coastal command when attacking U-boats at night.
Its a large instrument measuring just over 20cm across.

The operator could aim the light at the submarine before it was switched on, based on the radar display.

The light is moved by either electrical or hydraulic remote control and its position fed back using the self synchronising motors ("selsyn").In many cases the searchlight was mounted on the starboard wing, hence the strange asymmetry of the markings. It would unwise to point the light too far left, as it would dazzle the pilot and illuminate the plane fuselage.

Selsyn motors were widely used in military equipment for remote control and indication. A small 3 phase motor in the indicator is driven by a similar one in the transmitter.
First fitted to the Welligton Bomber which took advantage of the hole in the base of the Wellington left by the removal of the ventral turret used on early Wellingtons.
The first confirmed kill came a month later, on 5 July, when a Wellington piloted by Pilot/Officer Howell, one of many Americans who had joined the RAF, sank U-502 in the Bay of Biscay.

Not every Coastal Command aircraft could carry the Leigh Light. An attempt was made to fit it to the Halifax bomber in 1944, but the edge of the bomb bay blocked the light. No attempt was made to fit the Leigh Light to the Sunderland. It was used with the Liberator, which had much longer range than the Wellington.

The Leigh Light remained in use throughout the war – at the end of 1944 Coastal Command had 119 Leigh Light equipped Wellingtons.

Although the Leigh Light was not responsible for a large number of confirmed U-boat kills, it did force the U-boat force to abandon the surface of the Bay of Biscay at night and generally made life much harder for the U-boat crews. Prior to the appearance of the Leigh Light, the U-boats had been safe on the surface at night, using the time to refresh their air and recharge their batteries.

5T/237 Dated 1943. Click on the pictures to enlarge

Above far right the successful test of the Leigh light illuminating a British Submarine.

The indicator shown above left in situ and above a Leigh light. Far right U 502 the first U Boat sunk using the Leigh light system

£300 the pair Now £150

Luftwaffe Wheel Chocks (No. 19 pg 1 UC)

Here is a pair of wartime wheel cocks as used by the Luftwaffe.

These are not perfect and have been restored but both still function folding up and down for storage.

Seen above chocking a FW 190

RATOG Master Switch (No. 29 pg 1 UC)

From the Royal Naval Aircraft Workshop in Perth.

This is the master switch for RATOG which is Rocket assisted Take Off Gear. These were used on Carriers for a variety of aircraft to assist take off in light winds with heavy loads.

To fly, a Sea Fury needs 90 knots of airflow over the wings. So with the ship doing 22 knots in calm air you would just about have enough airflow over the wings to get airborne. The ship always turned into wind to launch and recover aircraft.

With 1000lb bombs mounted more like 95 knots was needed so RATOG, (rocket assisted take off), was used instead of the catapult. Rockets were attached to the underside of the aircraft and the take off run was started from the stern of the ship.

At a predetermined point on the take-off run you would fire the rockets and you hopefully found yourself up in the air. The rocket carriers were jettisoned after take-off.

5CZ/4335520

5C/3802

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£75 Now £25

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British WWII Dummy training X Type Paratrooper Parachute (Pg1 SAS)

Here is a dummy X type parachute for Airborne troops  parachute  made for training purposes.

 It is in really good original condition with no visible damage. This is ideal for a re-enactor or for a mannequin depicting a WWII British Paratrooper.

The original X type is  hard to find and expensive, this is a period peace not a reproduction .

15A/1803

15/A is the designation for Man carrying parachute.

£995 Now £300

Steam powered generator (pg1 SAS)

This is a superb and extremely rare Wartime generator set for charging batteries for radios in the combat zone. The difference with this set is that it is steam powered, this unique set can be operated by heating the boiler with any fuel that comes to hand including the box it was dropped in. Invaluable in situations where no petrol is available it can literary be powered by anything flammable. The set is complete with everything needed to make it work and is in great condition.

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£2495 NOW £995

New listing  55% Off

Avro Shackleton Control Yoke (Control Pg3 No 29 )                 

  Overseas buyers please contact me for shipping cost

SOLD

IFF Remote Contactor 3 Type 4 (No 19 pg1 Inst)

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 Remote contactor IFF system. (Identification Friend or Foe) Spitfires had these fitted to the top RHS of the cockpit.

The unit transmitted a signal for 15 secs out of every minute thus identifying this aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below. 

This enabled controllers to identify friend aircraft.

This is the 24 volt version.

110A/337   626

Now available at 57% off

Only 7 more days left at this price this sale closes on the 25th of November 2025

If this remains unsold it will be broken up and sold as individual blades and hub separately which would be a shame.

Here we have an complete propeller and hub for a Bristol Hercules Engine.

The Part Number DB739 on the propeller blades shows that it would have been used on the Bristol Hercules VI, IX, XVI and XVII engines that were used on the Wellington, Marks III, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV. It was also used on the Lancaster II fitted with the Hercules VI engines.

The hub can be used in other Aircraft Such as the Bristol Beaufighter, Short Stirling and the Handley Page Halifax

The three blades are in a good overall condition and do not have any crash damage.  One of the blades has a bullet hole which shows that the aircraft saw action. This was sourced from the Netherlands.

The hub is in a very good condition and could fly again subject to the required checks.

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Propeller Pitch control

Blade Nos 1

Blade Nos 2

Blade Nos 3

The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most versatile and effective combat aircraft of World War II. Its closest counterparts on the Allied side were the Mosquito and Beaufighter. The German aircraft was larger and slower, but nevertheless very effective. 14,676 were built, including   104 prototypes for its 60 different versions.

Like the Mosquito, the Ju 88 originated as a fast bomber. In 1935 the Luftwaffe had a requirement for a  Bomber with a speed of 500km/h with 800kg of bombs. This was much faster than the biplane fighters that then equipped the German fighter units; it was even faster than the first models of the Bf 109 monoplane fighter.

This piece is large and heavy please contact us for a shipping quote

£1800 now £795

Junkers JU88 Gunners Window (pg1 air)

Now available at 56% off

Only 7 more days left at this price this sale closes on the 25th of November 2025

This a superb and very rare piece its the gunners window from a Junkers JU 88. It is totally original except for replacement

perspex and the rubber seal on the back of the window frame. It has been re painted.

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This piece is large and heavy please contact us for a shipping quote

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Hurricane Z5053 Cannon and MG Mount (pg1 air)

Now available at 73% off

Only 7 more days left at this price this sale closes on the 25th of November 2025

This a superb piece of history from one of the most brutal conflicts of WWII.  It is a 20mm cannon and MG mount from Z5053 which was a MK IIB Hurricane  built by Gloster Aircraft sometime between July 1940 and August 1941.

 It was then shipped to Russia via the perilous artic convoy route . The first convoy to arrive in Arkangel code-named Operation Dervish was in August 1941 and this aircraft seems to be one of the first Hurricanes to arrive just two months after the start of operation Barbarossa in June 1941. In total the Barbarossa force had about 3,000 tanks, 7,000 artillery pieces, and 2,500 aircraft. It was in effect the largest and most powerful invasion force in human history.

Hurricane Z5053 was recorded as being  shot down in Archangel in August 1942 meaning it survived for a year which is a long time in that theatre of conflict and therefore must have seen extensive action.

This Hurricane was fitted with Russian armament including a ShVAK 20mm Cannon and a 12.7mm Berezin machine gun.

 The MK IIB Hurricane was really outdated as a fighter by 1941 and was used primarily as a Fighter Bomber .

The MK IIB could also carry two 250Lbs Bombs on wing racks increasing to 500Lb by the end of 1941.  Some Russian Hurricanes had RS-82 air to air rockets installed under the wings (three per wing)

Below a Russian MK IIB Hurricane fitted with ShVAK 20mm Cannons, 12.7mm Berezin machine guns and rockets.

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This piece is large and heavy please contact us for a shipping quote

You can find the ammunition boxes to go with this mount in armaments link here

Pair of Hurricane Z5053 Cannon magazines - A and B (No 100 Pg1 Arm)

Now available at 44% off

Here we have a 20mm ammo boxes as fitted to Russian Hurricanes in good original condition, they work with with ShVAK 20mm Cannons. We have a cannon mount from this aircraft listed further up the page. This is the discounted offer for the pair.

 B24 A6 Rear Turret Control (No 105 pg1 Arm)

Now available at 50% off

Here is the firing, rotation and elevation control from a A6 turret used in the B 24 Liberator.

Shown above the B24 Liberator

 Its condition can only be described as superb. It is 100% complete and original and is ready to be fitted straight into a turret.

The triggers operate and it rotates and twists as it should. Zero corrosion and it looks like it did straight out of the factory.

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