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Just picked this up because it looked WW2-vintage or earlier and quite unique.
Data label has:
Sutton-Horsley as the manufacturer
Cat # B-900
Canada Ref No. 6AA/191
Ser # 66006/41 (1941 year of manuf?)

My guess is that it appeared on a British-designed aircraft made under license in Canada, but I've not seen it on any instrument panels from that era. Clearly from an aircraft with tailwheel.
Thanks in advance for any clues!

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JT
AeroAntique
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"All right, Striker, you listen, and listen close. Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle; it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."

Anson????

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Peter

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It might be fun to look through old flight manuals and look for Canadian built, retractable gear taildraggers (I'm assuming conventional gear because there's only two gear indicators) that had available flap settings that match those on the indicator.

I've looked thru British manuals from the 1940's of taildraggers, including Anson, Mosquito, Lancaster, Wellington, Barracuda, Defiant, Beaufighter, Blenheim, Halifax, Swordfish, Hurricane, Spitfire, Tempest, Typhoon, no luck. Most have 2 indicators (Flaps, gear). But its entirely possible this was used in Canadian-manufactured versions, but I've not come across any Canadian flight manuals or parts lists.

Maybe some friends from Canada can lend a hand....
If anyone has a restoration project of an aircraft that would have used this instrument, just let me know. I'd rather it go to good use than sit on my shelf.

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JT
AeroAntique
"Preserving Warbird History...one artifact at a time"
http://aeroantique.com/
"All right, Striker, you listen, and listen close. Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle; it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."

I looked at photos of Fairey Battle instruments panels as well, since the Battle was used as a BCATP trainer and target tug. I didn't see anything similar.

Sutton-Horsley appears to have been based in Toronto, making aircraft instruments and signal lamps for ships as well. From the little I read, they may have made instruments for American types too. If true, that would dramatically increase the number of potential aircraft the instrument is from.

I imagine if it was from a Harvard it would have been identified already, with those being somewhat common.

I've never seen the instrument before either. Flaps that go to 60 degrees might be a clue. Just a thought.

Randy

Anson MK2

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Peter

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Thanks Peter. The image resolution isn't sufficiently fine in order to see what you're trying to show. Is it in the center right?
And is this a Canadian-manufactured Anson 2?

Much appreciated. If you have the image in finer resolution, perhaps you might be able to email it to me?
2banaviator@gmail.com

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JT
AeroAntique
"Preserving Warbird History...one artifact at a time"
http://aeroantique.com/
"All right, Striker, you listen, and listen close. Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle; it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."

It is top row second from left and it is a Canadian Anson

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Cheers,
Peter

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