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Created to supply training and recognition of friendly/enemy aircraft
Expanded the skills of recognition for air crew, ground crew and defence activities.
Small bakelite Spitfire Mk 5 aircraft, coloured matt black, including hole for suspension and mobility.
"Spitfire" Mk.V. Trop. E9-2275 D^D DC LTD
This pilot's seat was part of the B24 Liberator 's fittings.
The seat although not part of the aircraft's air frame, was bolted to the cockpit floor as a permanent fixture.
Green painted metal shell of a B24 Liberator aircraft pilot's seat including all fittings.
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Part of pilot equipment to be carried at all times whilst flying in the South Pacific war zone during WW11
Kept up to date and confidential maps for landing areas on all Pacific Islands in case of emergency
Large linen covered paper map book
Air Pilot Manual of the PACIFIC ISLANDS, confidential, No.4860, 2nd Issue. Office of the ASSISTANT CHIEF OF AIR STAFF INTELLIGENCE Headquarters Army Air Forces, Washington D.C. January 3rd 1944.
Flt.Lt.M.D.Frecker qualified as a pilot on B-24 Liberator aircraft, May 1944
Rectangular blue linen bound hard cover book.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. FLYING LOG BOOK . FORM A.18.(Revised April 1937) (R.A.F. Form 414.)
Service manuals for the B-24D Liberator aircraft.
These instruction mauals were officially issued from the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, California USA
Square leather case with 2 handles and metal clasp, with gold inscriptions.
E. Duplex SUMITON, ALA. CONSOLIDATED VULTEE with an eagle in gold circle. Service Manuals. 01618 i tooled into base of case.
R.M. Beattie qualified as a B24-Liberator pilot on9/05/1944 until he was KIA 2/07/1945.
Plastic covered ring binder,A4 plastic sheet covered photocopied paper.
Flight Log Book- Liberator Flights, Flt. Lt. Roy McBeattie 404228 DFM
Item was found at a Japanese aircraft crash site on Nauru Island 1975
Indicate Japanese manufacturing level during WW11. The porcelain head on the valve is unusual and difficult to match to steel.
Valve fitted with spring and porcelain valve head.Slight bend in valve stem due to impact damage.
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After an eight year international search for a complete bomb quadrant to fit the B24- Liberator fuselage it was decided to create a replica. This scale mode was used to prove the methodology.
This scale model allowed us to manufacture a full size complete working replica.This replica is now installed in the B24-Liberator and completes the operational system.
Quarter circle quadrant with operating levers and security bracket. Body is dark green with two red operating handles.
Created for the purpose of bomb delivery from B-24 Liberator aircraft. The item was originally fitted to RAAF Liberator 72-176. During salvage and disposal operations it was damaged losing 50% of the body. The item was used as a reference to manufacture a complete example.
An example of late 1930's engineering practice in an endeavour to modernise aircraft technology.
The item has 50% of it's body missing.Quadrant base and operative lever.Quarter circle casting with operating handle attached,base is squared off with rivets attaching both parts.
Bomb doors, 32-F-7523 (part number) three times, closed, open, safe, select.
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