Aeronautica
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Royal Air Force, Number 8 Squadron Photograph, Dated 1928 of its Deployment to the Unrest In Aden. - MISC 832 In February 1927, in response to unrest in Aden, No. 8 Squadron was deployed to RAF Khormaksar, where it continued in the air policing role. The squadron replaced the elderly DH.9A with new Fairey IIIF light bombers from January 1928. The squadron flew operations against Zaidi in February 1928 and against the Subaihi tribe, who were refusing to pay taxes and revolting, from January to March 1929. Operations against the Subaihi involved destroying crops with incendiary bombs and bombing villages after giving warning so they could be evacuated. This pressure eventually forced the Subaihi to sue for peace, with the rebel chiefs paying fines. More peaceful operation carried out by the squadron included survey flights, casualty evacuation and carrying mail, while the squadron carried out a long-distance return trip from Aden to Cairo and back in 1932. This is an original official photograph showing number 8 Squadron in tropical uniform lined up in 4 rows in front of one of their light bombers when deployed in Aden in 1928. The photograph has an old label stuck to the back ‘No8 (R) SQN Aden 1928’. The photograph measures 15 x 5 ½ inches in a cream mount. The photograph is mounted in a wooden frame which measures 17 ¼ x 8 inches. The price for this scarce period photograph mounted in a frame includes U.K. delivery. MISC 832 £95.00 |
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British, Bristol FE2B mark IV Fighter Two Blade Propellor. Sn - 22596 The Bristol Fighter FE2B was originally designed as a replacement for the pre-war Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 2 seat reconnaissance aircraft, by fitting the new Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 engine gave it the performance of a fighter aircraft . The Bristol Fighter was a 2 seat biplane with the pilot having a fixed Vickers gun in the front and the rear observer having a single or twin mounted Lewis guns fitted on a Scarf mount. The design was so successful in its concept and use that the aircraft soldiered on in RAF service until 1932 particularly in the Middle East and India. These aircraft were the backbone of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East for policing the by Empire Hugh Trenchard after Winston Churchill asked him to help police the empire, particularly Mesopotamia. The Royal Air Force police the country by bombing and machine gunning the rebel forces with few ground troops being utilised. This is a propellor for a Bristol Fighter FE2B fitted with the Rolls Royce 275 HP Falcon 3 which was fitted to the FE2B mark 4 fighter with a production of 50 aircraft in 1926. The 116 inch diameter (9 feet 8 inches) propeller is in superb condition with no splitting or damage to the blades. The propellor is made of teak with 7 laminates. The leading edges of the propeller has brass reinforcement plating fitted. There are 8 bolt holes in the boss for mounting the propellor to the engine. The boss is stamped at the top DRG No P3033/11 R.R. FALCON BRISTOL FIGHTER. The bottom of the boss is stamped D2952 P2050 A4316 DEC/30 (December 1930 date). The rear of the boss is stamped 44 21224. There is an accompanying letter from the Royal Air Force Museum dated 1 July 1982 identifying the propellor. Delivery of this propellor is by arrangement and at cost. Sn 22596 £2,450.00 |
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**ICONIC AIRCRAFT**Solid Brass Model Of The Famous British Airways Concorde Supersonic Passenger Jet Airliner In Flight On Stand. Sn 22599 - 22599 The Concorde was a supersonic passenger airliner, jointly developed by Britain and France, that revolutionized air travel by achieving speeds twice the speed of sound. It operated commercially from 1976 until 2003, primarily by British Airways and Air France, and made a transatlantic crossing in about 3.5 hours. Concorde could fly at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet, allowing passengers to see the Earth's curvature. This is a heavy well crafted solid brass model of a Concorde posed in flight (the image of a British Airways Concorde in flight taken in 1986 in image 1 is for illustration purposes only). The cast model recreates the iconic sleek shape of the aircraft. The wingspan of the model aircraft is 6”. The fuselage is 14” length. The model is fixed to its solid brass base. There are no maker or date marks on the model or stand. The model on its stand weighs 1.46 Kgs and would make an impressive desk ornament / conversation piece. This and other aviation & RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association, the items are available on this website. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22599 (corridor shelves near cannon balls) £175.00 |
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**ICONIC AIRCRAFT**Solid Brass Model Of The Famous WW2 British Avro Lancaster Heavy Bomber In Flight On Stand. Sn 22598 - 22598 The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. There are only two airworthy Lancasters left in the world - 7,377 were built. The versatility of the Lancaster was such that it was chosen to equip 617 Squadron and was modified to carry the Upkeep "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis for Operation Chastise, the attack on German Ruhr valley dams. This is a heavy well crafted solid brass model of a Lancaster bomber posed in flight (the period image of a Lancaster bomber in flight in image 1 is for illustration purposes only. The image is of Avro Lancaster I R5689 of 50 Squadron. Sadly it crash-landed in Lincolnshire on September 19, 1942, claiming the lives of five crew members). The model has swivelling propellors and depicts the correct positioning of forward, turret, and tail gunner machine guns used for defence against Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. The wingspan of the model aircraft is 14”. The model is fixed to its solid brass base. There are no maker or date marks on the model or stand. The model on its stand weighs 2.52 Kgs and would make an impressive desk ornament / conversation piece. This and other RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22598 (corridor shelves near cannon balls) £195.00 |
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**Original** WW1 British RFC / RAF Sopwith Snipe Fighter Biplane Aircraft Propellor Boss Officer's Mess Centre Piece With Period Centre Mounted Barometer & Presentation Plaque ‘Presented By M.J Wray & Dedicated To W.H Ellis’. Sn 22595 - 22595 The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) & Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service in 1918. They were powered by a Bentley BR.2, engine. Its fixed armament consisted of two Vickers machine guns on the cowling and it was also able to carry up to four 25 lb bombs for ground attack. This is an excellent WW1 British De Havilland Aircraft Propellor Boss Hub Converted To an Officer's Mess Feature Piece With centre mounted removable barometer. This and other RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The original Mahogany propellor boss is undamaged and the piece measures 13 ½”x 12 ½” x7” (including plinth). The boss has its original impressed markings all illustrated including ‘Snipe’ aircraft designation ‘BR2’ (Bentley Engine detail) and 200 HP Horse Power information. The hub centre is mounted with an undamaged barometer in full working order. There are no visible maker marks on the barometer. The boss is mounted on a plinth made from the wood of the propellors. The price for this superb British WW1 Combat Aircraft centre piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22595 (storeroom shelves above clocks) £375.00 |
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**ICONIC AIRCRAFT CONNECTIONS**WELL ENGINEERED**Model British RAF Avro Vulcan Bomber Aircraft On Marble and Metal Stand By Doncasters Monk Bridge Engineering Company Leeds With 1984 RAFA Wings Appeal Donor Presentation Certificate. Sn 22594 - 22594 The Avro Vulcan was a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced, the Vulcan was considered the most technically advanced, hence the riskiest option. The aircraft were used on missions during the Cold War and on long range bombing raids during the Falklands war in 1982 (the image of a Vulcan bomber in flight in image 1 is for illustration purposes only). This solid metal model of a Vulcan Bomber was made and donated by Doncasters Monk Bridge Engineering Company Leeds In Aid Of Wings Appeal in 1984 and comes with its original presentation certificate in a glazed frame bearing those details (the Wings Appeal is an ongoing fundraising campaign by the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) helping support serving and ex-RAF personnel and their families). This and other RAF & Vulcan related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The nicely crafted solid, heavy, polished none magnetic metal model of the Vulcan bomber has a wing span of 8” and is posed in flight on a polished none magnetic stand mounted to a section of polished marble. The marble has an identification plate etched ‘The Vulcan Medium Bomber 1956-82’. The marble sits on a well engineered heavy polished none magnetic metal stand. The piece in total measures 12”x 8”x 7 ¾” and weighs a hefty 5.56 Kgs. The model Vulcan can be removed from the stand and the marble base can be lifted off the metal base as can be seen in image 3. The price for this interesting piece with connections to an iconic British aircraft includes UK delivery. Sn 22594 (blue table office) £345.00 |
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British RAF Avro Vulcan Bomber Aircraft Turbine Blade Reputedly From A Vulcan Bomber Used During Operation Buckhorn Bombing Raids From RAF Waddington On Argentine Occupied Port Stanley During The 1982 Falklands War Mounted On Wood Plinth. Sn 22600 - 22600 RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire is one of the RAF’s busiest Stations as the hub of UK Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) and the main operating base for airborne intelligence aircraft and systems. Operations Black Buck 1 to Black Buck 7 were seven extremely long-range airstrikes conducted during the 1982 Falklands War by Royal Air Force (RAF) Vulcan bombers of the RAF Waddington Wing, comprising aircraft from Nos. 44, 50 and 101 Squadrons, against Argentine positions in the Falkland Islands. Five of the missions completed attacks. The objective of the missions was to attack Port Stanley Airport and its associated defences. The raids, at almost 6,600 nautical miles (7,600 mi; 12,200 km) and 16 hours for the round trip, were the longest-ranged bombing raids in history at that time. The Avro Vulcan bomber used turbine blades in its Bristol Siddeley Olympus 201 jet engines. These engines, located in the Vulcan's four engine pods, use hundreds of blades to suck in air, compress it, mix it with fuel, and then exhaust the hot gases to generate thrust. Turbine blades are crucial for the engine's operation (the image of a Vulcan bomber in flight in image 1 is for illustration purposes only). This is reputedly an engine turbine blade from a Vulcan Bomber that took part in The Port Stanley raids from RAF Waddington, this and other RAF & Vulcan related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The none magnetic metal blade and its alloy mounts are 12” overall length and are mounted for display to a 5 ¾” x 4 ¼”x 1 ¼” wood plinth. One side of the blade is mounted with an enamelled brass Queen’s crown RAF Waddington badge. The price for this interesting piece with connections to an iconic aircraft and major modern conflict includes UK delivery. Sn 22600 (storeroom aviation shelf) £295.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, Lockheed Liberator Articulated Ammunition Feed & 22 Inert Rounds of ½ Inch Browning Ammunition. Sn - 22846:86 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW2 stainless steel articulated ammunition belt feed off Lockheed Liberator aircraft. These feeds were used to connect the .5 calibre ammunition from the ammunition boxes and rigid ammunition feeds to the flexible gun mounting. The feeds were flexible and durable in service. The belt is stamped with the part number GK23F23614 FORD MOTOR CO. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22846:86 £195.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/04) WW2, Bomber Command Metallic Radar-Jamming Window Foil. Sn - 22846:76 During WW2, the British government Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) under Professor R.V. Jones conducted experiments to jam German radar using strips of metals strip cut to half the wavelength length of the radar frequency. This was proved. At the same time the Germans developed the same system and called it Duppel. The British were wary of using window at first but when it was first used on a raid on Hamburg on the 24 July 1943, where it was a great success with reducing bomber losses. This is an original aluminium coil of window radar jamming tape with the outer paper wrapper displayed beside it. The tape is held in a wooden and brass free standing display case with the title WWII window anti radar foil inside it. Window was produced in enormous quantities during the Second World War but relatively few examples have survived. See Instruments of Darkness by Alfred Price. The price for this rare piece of Bomber Command Window tape includes U.K delivery. Sn 22846:76 £0.00 |
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Cased, C1910 WW1 Era British RNAS/RFC Observation Balloon Troops Negretti & Zambra Pocket Barometer / Altimeter With Magnifying Compass Compendium. Sn 17917 - 17917 There are many groups of combatants who could claim to be the ‘unsung’ heroes of the First World War. One group with a particularly strong claim are those men who operated the observation balloons. Not for them the glamour of flying Sopwith Camels or even DH4’s, but they still had to face the dangers of being suspended several thousand feet in the air with nothing between their feet other than a wicker basket, regularly facing attack by German fighter aircraft . Whilst initially the RNAS (Royal Navy Air Service) had charge of all things lighter than air, in the autumn of 1915 responsibility for Kite Balloons in France was transferred to the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). Each RFC Brigade had a Kite Balloon Wing commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. Within each wing was a number (typically five) Kite Balloon Companies, these being commanded by a Captain or Major, each Company would have two or three Kite Balloon Sections (illustrated in image 1 are contemporary WW1 images of an allied observation balloon launch with crew and an image of a WW1 observation balloon in flight). Although unsigned this altimeter as used by WW1 Era British RNAS/ RFC Observation Balloon Troops was most likely made by the quality optics manufacturer Negretti & Zambra C1910. The face is marked compensated and is marked with barometric scale with a range from 23-31 inches of mercury. The outer rotating altimeter scale with a range from 0-8000 Feet set beneath bevelled glass. The brass instrument has a suspension ring. The instrument is contained in its leather over wood, green velvet lined case which has a brass button release catch. The magnifying glazed face of the case incorporates a compass enabling a bearing to be superimposed on a map or chart, the magnifier allowing reading of fine detail. The instrument is in full working order. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17917 £425.00 |
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