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Luck or just........

Posted by Cees Broere on Thu Feb 07, 2002 05:33:27 AM


........waiting for things to happen?

As you probably know I am collecting all sorts of Halifax-parts for a proposed cockpit mock up. Yesterday evening I visited an acquaintance of mine who possibly had something useful for my project.

Of course a lot of talking about warbirds started and gradually we began discussing about items I would need. He asked if I needed a DF-indicator. I already had one so told hem I didn't. He showed it to me nevertheless and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that it was still in its bracket complete with spring mountings, and it was of a Halifax no less, with partno 57... to prove it, an impossible find, but there it was.

It seems strange that when you think the chances a specific item will be found are very slim, you suddenly almost stumble over it.

Anyone of you have had the same experience?

There is something similar with the restoration of Mosquito TA122, when Stuart Howe thought that a wing was impossible to find, and a few months later he found one in Israel.

Cees (still flabbergasted)

p.s. I think that a throttle control box or seat cannot be found.............OK, I'm waiting now.........

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