Page 9 - August 2019

We are pleased that a bookshelf souvenir from my Airframe: Historic Aviation Services
airplane hunting days will fill a blank spot in the wing, Fuselage and Center Section
as we required a gun camera to help complete the
 Fabricate, assemble and install complete engine
airplane.
breather system including all fittings, brackets,
Thanks also to friend and supporter David Coeshall in tubing, hoses and clamps. Route same from
England who on our behalf acquired an Emergency engine crankcase to lower tail fairing exit aft of
Boost Control and an Undercarriage Indicator from a tail wheel.
vendor in the UK.
 Repaired 12 volt starter motor assembly as
While it has been a point of pride that we have been required; remove 24 volt unit and install 12 volt
able to acquire a full set of 12 original Browning .303 unit in place. [Ed: 12 volt starters for Merlin
machine guns for the Hurricane, we have to admit engines are very rare items. Our thanks to the
that several of them were missing a number of pieces Bomber Command Museum of Canada for taking
such as forward mounts and butt plates. Thanks to our 24 in trade for their only 12 volt starter].
board member Don. H. and Mosquito crew regular
 Supplied upper identification light from HASI
Michael H., who, through two machine shops, have
inventory as original was missing.
managed to get multiple copies of several missing
pieces  Fabricated upper ident light bucket mount
(original missing).

 Assembled upper ident light unit and installed in
upper fuselage forward of radio antenna mast.

Newly machined parts for our .303 Browning
machine guns. These bits will allow us to complete
all the guns for the Hurricane as some came to us
missing some parts.
Thanks to Don H., Michael H., Tekoa Research and
Rick at Alberta Tactical.

The components of the upper fuselage ID light. They
need to be cleaned, repaired, primed, painted, wired,
tested, assembled and finally installed in the cut out
area at lower.