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1-27-C-M-11...... BOEING STEARMAN PT-17 / N2S ORIGINAL PHENOLIC INSTRUCTION PLATE ...... Service instructions as installed on the main landing gear of the Stearman, plate measures 4" by 4.75" in brand new old stock condition......(notice the attachment holes are un-used....)....have a few of these...original....$24 each
2-27-C-M-11.........BOEING STEARMAN PT-17 / N2S SERVICE INSTRUCTION PLATE ORIGINAL ...Measures 4" by 4.5" in new old stock original condition, this plate is aluminum (about .025) and was attached to the landing gear of the Stearman biplane trainer.......have a handful available...original ...$20 each
3-7-C-M-11......... DOUGLAS C-47 CONTROL WHEEL WASHER........ This falls under the 'whatzit?' category.......washer fits under the nut that holds the control wheel on.........then, this little washer is drilled on the side so that it holds the aluminum center cap over the nut........if you have a C-47, DC-3, or a few misc. others like C-46 control wheel, and you want to mount the original center cap, you need one of these!...original milled anodized aluminum drilled and threaded.......measures about 1.5" across.....better buy two while I have 'em........$25 each
4-7-C-M-11.......DOUGLAS C-47/DC-3 CONTROL WHEEL CENTER.....Unless you worked on a C-47, you probably never paid much attention to this part, even though it was hard not to look at!......in the center of the control wheel on the Douglas DC-2/3-C-47/C-53, there is a large nut that holds the control wheel on....to hide the 'ugly' castle nut, Douglas tapped three holes in the washer that sits below it, and made these neat aluminum 'hub-centers' to fit over the washer and attach by three small screws.....many DC-3's are now missing these hub centers, using either incorrect hubs, or flying with none at all....hub is heavy wall aluminum, with 3 evenly spaced screw holes, and is the shape of a 'button', measuring 1.5" across and 1.3" tall......I have a few of these originals in new old stock condition, still with the acid wash black coating on them.......(I also have the nut that this fits over, see page 6 of this section).....buy a set while you still can get the originals!............$27 each

5-18-C-M-11........US NAVY UNIFORM BELT BUCKLE.........Standard friction bar set buckle as used on khaki cloth belt.....buckle is metal, approx. 2.5" long, glossy black painted, US Navy Anchor stamped on reverse.......good condition, working condition......$6
6-27-C-M-11.......BOEING STEARMAN FUEL SELECTOR PLATE......This is what attached behind the ON-OFF fuel selector as was mounted in both cockpits of the PT-17/N2S series biplane.....plate measures about 3" across, has two large countersunk holes for the attaching screws, and is .125" thick aluminum..... good condition although the black paint is mostly gone......metal is in very good shape, not corroded or bent, etc....original.... one left...... $17
7-20-C-M-11......LOCKHEED B-34 VENTURA ENGINE DATA PLATE.......Most of us are familiar with the Lockheed twin engine series Ventura, and the USN PV-1, but how many of us remember the B-34 ....Powered with the large P&W R-2800-31 radials this bomber had a top speed the same or faster than the 'hot' Martin B-26.........although over 600 of these planes were built, most were used for patrol duties, or navigational trainers......data plate measures 2.5" by 3.75" in very good condition with AN acceptance stamp, firing order, compression ratio, etc.....heavy metal.......engine was contract built by Ford in Dearborn Michigan, and appears unique only to the Lockheed.....SOLD
8-27-C-M-11...... BOEING STEARMAN MAG SWITCH PLACARD......Aluminum placard that attached to the instrument panel behind the mag switch in both cockpits.......about 2" across and looks like .020 thick, these are brand new old stock, never before installed......years of sitting on the shelf has caused the painted finish fleck/discolor, but these are 60+ years old and still unused ........have several in stock........original.....$11 each
9-27-C-M-11....... BOEING STEARMAN PT-17/N2S LANDING GEAR SERVICE PLACARD......Yet another variation (OK I am up to 4 versions now!) of the same service placard for the landing gear shock absorbers of the Stearman trainer....these plates are .020 aluminum 2.75" by 3" in new old stock condition ......faintly visible on reverse of the placard is a part#......paint is only in fair condition, but the part has not yet been installed on a Stearman......I only have these two in this style, so the set of 2 for......$30
10-20-C-M-11.......DOUGLAS C-54 SKYMASTER ENGINE DATA PLATE.......Engine data plate for the P&W R-2000-7 twin row radial that powered this 4 engine transport which literally flew around the globe transporting cargo and troops throughout WWII (and still flies in many countries)......3" by 4" aluminum data plate contains AAF number, blower ratios, compression, etc.... also has 'CAA Spec' (pre-FAA) so we know this engine survived through 1940's-1950's.....The R-2000 was a good engine, but not too many airplanes used it..... it was a slightly larger displacement but similar engine to P&W's famous R-1830.......plate in very good condition... SOLD
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