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Re: Halifax throttle box
Posted by TonyD on Thu Jan 03, 2002 05:17:02 PM
In reply top Halifax throttle box posted by Ron Henry on Wed Jan 02, 2002 09:17:34 AM
Ron
(fancy finding you here!!!)
Roy Bonser has bowed out of the scene mostly, but is still to be found at some aerojumbles etc. I would expect that Ian (Foster) knows him. If not email me Ian and I shall ring Roy for you.
Regards
Tony
: Many years ago, my work made me a frequent visitor to the
: RRE's airfield at Prshore, Worcs. I was present at the tim
: e the Hermes 2 VX234 was being scrapped. I wanted to see s
: omething of it kept, and the scrapman gave me the throttle
: box assembly (I'll be very surprised indeed if it differs
: substantially from a Halifax's !). I only had it for a sh
: ort while and passed it on to a guy called Roy Bonser, liv
: ing then (c 1970, IIRC) in the Nuneaton area. He was fairl
: y active in the preservation scene, and was going to try t
: o find a home for it in some museum or collection. I lost
: touch with him decades ago, so that's about as much help a
: s I can give you.