“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 ?