Help identifying part

[bugsy123]

Hi all, first time post.
I was hoping someone can give some information on the part I picked up recently?
I not sure if this the section of forum if could someone redirect me please.
RegardsGrant

 

[ARTESH]

Hello and welcome, Unfortunately I'm not an expert, but I hope the other members help you to identify this part ASAP.

 

[cvairwerks]

Mixture control for a PBY-5A, 6A or OA-10.

 

[bugsy123]

Thank You

 

[special ed]

Fantastic ! I have exactly the same control bracket and it was one of those "get around to it" projects to photo and submit to the membership for I.D.
Double thanks.

 

[waroff]

HTH

 

[special ed]

The story of acquiring mine goes back to the mid 70s, a time when funds were very minimal. I had seven dollars till payday, the coming Tuesday, and the day was Saturday. I was crossing a vacant lot from my apartment to a fast food place. With proper menu selection, I could have change for Monday. This empty lot was the site of an impromptu craft market on weekends, mostly decorative. At one table, a young guy had only two items. The mixture control bracket and a large, can style Fairchild (with flying horse logo) altimeter. The item asking price was $10 each, but the fellow would not take seven dollars for both although I pointed out none of the lady shoppers would likely buy his stuff. The best I could do was seven for one and as the mixture control would fit on a shelf better, that was my choice. I was hungry by Tuesday.

 

[MiTasol]

As a rule of thumb with Consolidated Aircraft part numbers

IF the part number starts 28 and is followed by a letter (or two - very rarely more) then more numbers it will almost always be from the PBY5 series aircraft.

If 32 followed by the same layout it will almost certainly be from a B-24.

As always there will be exceptions -- especially from Boeing where many will tell you that every different minor design team had their own numbering system (and changed it as soon as someone else used it).

 

[special ed]

It follows that it should be for PBY as the PBY-6A were all built in the New Orleans factory.

 

[MiTasol]

And PBYs of various submodels were also built in Canada by Boeing and by Consolidated at San Diego.

 

[special ed]

But -6As only came from N.O.