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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:15 am 
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Just some parts I picked up this week, and a short list of what was in some of the pile. I have photos of some of it and if you are interested please PM or ask for links. Most of the parts were WWII era, but some later items mixed in. Of course, the obligator large pile of unidentified parts was there- they will all be up for viewing soon. Neatest piece was the P59A fuel gauge!

Airframe, hardware, and tools
NOS BT13 flap gear box, and rear cockpit gearbox for same, L19 Airframe parts, WWII 6X2 Tail wheel, D-ZUS cowl fasteners (large quantities= cheap), WWII fuel tank caps from scrapping ops, brake cylinders, P40C brake shoes, NOS F4U Corsair master cylinders and struts (for something), C8 cable tensiometers (1/16 to 1/4 inch cables), Wright engine tools, WWII seatbelts (NOS and used) WWII Inertia Reels

Armament
Martin 250 turret parts, Bendix Top Turret parts, Emerson Turret parts, NOS WWII bomb hoists in the crate

Electrical
Phenolic Junction Blocks for aircraft armament fuses (marked bomb release), motors, lots and lots of obsolete light bulbs, relays, switches (many types)

Vintage Flight Gear
Lots of WWII survival gear, oxygen gear, USN WWII rebreathing apparatus, WWII ripcord handles and parachute backpads for aircrew parachutes

Ground Support Equipment
P39 exhaust stack covers, DeHavilland Beaver Wing covers, L19 Wing covers

Hydraulics
pumps, hydraulic motors, several USN emergency hand pumps, NOS Wildcat gear selectors, hydraulic turret equipment

Instruments
Piper Cub instruments, Early Taylorcraft Instruments, P59 Fuel Quantity indicator (VERY RARE), red bakelite safety switch covers (NOS in the Douglass wrapping) Bendix 4 engine magneto switches, Delco 3/4 engine pre-war magneto switch, Link Trainer Instruments

Powerplant and propeller
NOS pistons, oil coolers for P51, T34, possibly P39, vacuum pumps, OX-5 prop hubs, nose case bearings, prop bearings, feathering pumps, lots of magneto's+ parts, unidentified exhaust ring (possibly Wildcat), a few 12 Volt accessories motors and pump motors. Cable operated D2 wobble pump with early USN application possibility.

If you know somebody doing these projects, please pass the word along!

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