“Clock” on the instrument panel of Spitfires, various Mks?

[gumbyk]

That's what dad affectionately called them. Dad had well over 1,000 hours on them. He was an instructor at the ETFS at Fairoaks. I think one or two of the Fairoaks aircraft are still flying.

Dad in a Tiger moth, Brandon Manitoba, 1941.

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Canadian Tiger!
Had the luxury of a canopy AND brakes!

 

[JDCAVE]

Canadian Tiger!
Had the luxury of a canopy AND brakes!

Yes, but only a few hours in Canada. Most of his hours were at Fairoaks on the British type.

 

[joemc]

All marks of Spitfire carried clocks. Standard Smiths or Jaeger 8-day or later 24 hour chronometers. The 8-day had additional time of trip hands that could be set. The 24 hour clock also had this. The Lancaster also carried a socket for the pilot's own stop watch so that bombing runs could be timed. Ir was in the upper left of the panel. The Duxford restored MkV has a moderb digital radio installed where the clock is usually mounted. No standard RAF wartime fighting aeroplane would ever fly without a clock.

Hi
I've just bought a smiths jaeger mk 111b 24hr clock, so these were used on spitfires too ?

 

[fubar57]

According to this, also used in Spitfires

RAF Mk.III aircraft 'time of trip' cockpit clock

Stores reference 6A/839. Supplied to the Air Ministry by S. Smith & Sons (MA) Ltd. London. Metal cased Swiss made Jaeger-Le-Coultre 8-day jewelled lever keyless movement with 7.5cm 24-hour black dial, luminous Arabic numerals and subsidiary 12-hour dial which registers the 'time of trip'...

www.historicflyingclothing.com

 

[joemc]

Ah yeah I've came across that, just wondered if there was any photo evidence,
Thanks for the reply much appreciated

 

[coffman]

According to this, also used in Spitfires

RAF Mk.III aircraft 'time of trip' cockpit clock

Stores reference 6A/839. Supplied to the Air Ministry by S. Smith & Sons (MA) Ltd. London. Metal cased Swiss made Jaeger-Le-Coultre 8-day jewelled lever keyless movement with 7.5cm 24-hour black dial, luminous Arabic numerals and subsidiary 12-hour dial which registers the 'time of trip'...

www.historicflyingclothing.com

Sorry if you read the sales blog, on both sites. they both say the same I believe & we believe . i would take that with a pinch of salt. sorry i have heard stories like that before.

I believe the MKIII B was fitted to early Spitfires and Hurricanes and the MKIII B is considerably rarer than the 12 hour MKIII A.

WWII RAF MKIII B Smiths Cockpit Clock. Jaeger Le Coultre 24 hour Time of Trip

WWII RAF MKIII B Smiths Cockpit Clock. Jaeger Le Coultre 24 hour Time of Trip Here we have a very tidy and clean functioning Smiths MK III B Aircraft clock. Stores reference 6A/839. Supplied to the Air Ministry by S. Smith & Sons (MA) Ltd. London. Metal cased Swiss made Jaeger-Le-Coultre...

spitfireparts.co.uk

We believe the MK.IIIB that was fitted to early Hurricane & Spitfire fighters as well as some Beauforts, Battles, Beaufighters & other aircraft. The 24 hour version (IIIB) is considerably rarer than the 12 hour (IIIA).

RAF Mk.III aircraft 'time of trip' cockpit clock

Stores reference 6A/839. Supplied to the Air Ministry by S. Smith & Sons (MA) Ltd. London. Metal cased Swiss made Jaeger-Le-Coultre 8-day jewelled lever keyless movement with 7.5cm 24-hour black dial, luminous Arabic numerals and subsidiary 12-hour dial which registers the 'time of trip'...

www.historicflyingclothing.com

 

[joemc]

Yeah I don't read too much into it, I did hear from someone who knows his stuff the one that said coastal command used them specifically, and that the PR spitfire used them, I shared a drawing of the pr spitfire cockpit and it looks like a 24hr but hard to tell if it's this one.

Here's the photo

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