Hi Andrew
I'm back in the country now! Thanks for posting this as it's always
nice to find parts like this - I managed to pick on of these up
earlier this year though! I have just placed a big order with AIRSAM
for a load of similar parts - i'll try and post a pic when i get them
though :)
Elliott
--- In Whitley_project@..., "Andrew Gregory"
<ac_gregory@h...> wrote:
> Elliott,
>
> Hi I was wondering if the Whitley rebuild has one of these?
>
> "You are bidding for an early bomb jettison unit fitted in the bomb
> aimers position on Wellingtons, Whitleys and Hampdens. This
bakelite
> unit has a flip up brass lid to press a bulb to emergency jettison
> the full bomb load. It was recovered from the crash site by an
estate
> manager in the seventies.The Wellington was aircraft W5613 of 21
OTU
> which crashed at Orchardleigh in somerset 4/1/43.This unit is not
too
> far gone to be fully restored for display on a bomb aimers panel,
> very hard to find these. Unit number is 5D 604."
>
> Or click on link
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=2191018899&category=419
>
> Andy Gregory