1-4-C-M-1.........DOUGLAS A-26 INVADER CONTROL WHEEL CENTER CAP..... I thought I had run out of these, but I fould a couple more....this is the plastic center cap that fits in the middle of the control wheel of the hot-rod Douglas A-26 Invader.....the plane was so good, we kept using it from WWII to 'Nam.....cap measures 2.75" across, and the center has a pictrure of the world with the Douglas World Cruisers flying around it & it states 'FIRST AROUND THE WORLD'....one of the more beautiful cap designs out there.....new old stock condition ..... ORIGINAL .......... ..........$145 each

 

****Look in the WWII era photo of the A-26 cockpit to see this cap on the control wheel. If you look at most photos of the A-26, you will notice this cap missing, since all it took was a flat blade screwdriver or a pocket knife to 'liberate' from the plane. It was a very popular souvenir of flight crews and ground crews!****

2-44-C-M-1......US IDENTIFICATION CHART OF BRITISH BRISTOL BLENHEIM ......A common sight on any barracks, quonset hut, planning room, pilot lounge, etc....chart was used by Allied Training Divisions for training and updated information on identifying friend or foe....pilots, aircrew (read trigger happy gunners!), AAA installations ground observers, shipmates all had to know the difference between a B-26 and a He-111....25" by 18.5" US Naval Aviation Training Division chart depicts British medium bomber(and fighter, night-fighter, ground attack, and built by US company Fairchild for Canadians!) .....dated April1943, this chart is real, and in good condition........shows numerous angles of plane, coding for identifiable features, and relative size.....shipped rolled...... original.....$26

3-29-C-M-1......NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION P-51 MUSTANG DATA PLATE........Stunning exact reproduction of original airframe dataplate of Inglewood where both the legendary P-51 Mustang and the B-25 Mitchell were produced......aluminum dataplate measures 3" by 1.75" tall on ..020 aluminum exactly as per original.....reverse is blank.....each corner is drilled for the attaching rivet..... limited quantity of these in new condition...one was riveted to each NAA airplane that left the Inglewood facility ...... repro each....$28

4-32-C-M-1...........ORIGINAL DRONE PROPELLER.... This cute little prop weighs in at a little over 4 pounds and was a 44" long model.....most likely a WWII or immediate post war era "drone" unit....the drones were a series of light radio controlled airplanes used to simulate enemy attack...they would either be shot down, or if lucky, spring a parachute and land to fly another day....most drones sported a 12' wingspan and used 20 to 40 h.p. engines....over 12,000 were produced between 1942-1945.......this prop's tips are both damaged from hitting something during rotation!.... legend has it that the gunner who actually "got it" was awarded the wooden prop as a trophy.....good condition except for the last 2 inches of each blade...this one is marked 64-1945 and Ser. 22048, so we know its a 1945 prop........$125

5-2-C-M-1 ...AIR CORPS HELMET, TYPE A-8.. 1941-42...Excellent example of what Army Air Corps cadet pilots were wearing in their PT-17 & 22s as the war began in late '41...kaki color cloth helmet with fleece covered leather chinstrap...original woven black & gold USAAC tag inside with specs on the A8 flying helmet...(these are harder to find them the later type A-9...)have several, all size medium, ex cond...ea...$46.

6-53-C-M-1.........USAAF PILOTS NAVIGATION KIT .......Isssued to operational flight crews of the WWII USAAF, specifically the pilot, co-pilot and navigator, this kit contained the E-6B plotter, flight charts, pencils, pad of paper and notes taken from the pre-flight briefing......the A-4 Briefcase insert was designed to fit in this as well.....leather outer shell with gold embossed markings and khaki cloth pocketed interior....... functional zipper, leather shows wear but still soft.......measures 18" by 12" closed..... good used condition but does not include any items in the pockets....original....$125

7-20-C-M-1....... DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER ENGINE DATA PLATE..Original Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 engine data plate.....Wartime production run, this engine was built under license by Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn Michigan, USA.., kinda' makes you think twice about cashing in your 'clunker Ford' for a Hyundai...heavy metal plate measures 3" x 4" and was riveted to nose case of the mighty 18 cylinder Double Wasp..used, fair condition....original WWII.....$110

8-24-C-M-1...FLIGHT HELMET, USAAF SUMMER TYPE ANH-15, WW II...The tan cloth summer wear type for WW11 combat pilots who didn't wash out wearing the earlier A-9....earphone receiver pockets of black rubber on each side... ..the pockets are padded inside with chamois...also has chamois band inside forehead... ...oxygen mask snaps at cheek sides...I have small quantity of these nice AAF issue helmets dated 1944-45 in excellent cond, almost as new...with AAF winged star & "AAF Property tag inside"......snaps for chin strap, but no chin strap.... medium.....$95 size large.....$105

****These helmets are still useable, but the size is smaller then indicated.....medium = small, large = medium****

9-14-C-M-1........NORDEN BOMBSIGHT SCALES, WWII...... Set of five metal scales used on the Automatic Bombing Computer attachment which went on the legendary Norden Bombsight in WWII.....3/4" wide and approx 6" long with type of bomb and altitude and airspeed of the drop with the Norden D.S. (disc speed) and Trail settings........yellow green writing on black to show up in aircraft night U.V. lighting........have several sets.....this set of five will make fine display with your other WWII items..(includes M30- M31 - M38A2- M43- M44/34).....the five originals for..........$68

10-6-C-M-1....SPITFIRE STARTER BUTTON, WW II ...Used to energize the starter on the big Merlin engine of the sleek Spitfire fighter...built like other RAF items of black plastic with push button set in deep socket with square 4 screw mounting lip...approx 1x1x2"....mfg "Clipsal" on case...have several of these recently found in WW II spares depot 'cross the pond'...a bit of a Spit....original...I got a few of 'em....$39.50 each

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