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Old 16-03-13, 03:22
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I think it must be off a larger aircraft because the support structure is far too high for a single engine type.

Keith is on the right track - the almost Heath-Robinson overdesign of the structure indicates British, not American aircraft. The seat pan itself may be a universal type and could be found on several types.

I will have a look at the Beaufort and Wirraway at Caboolture next week to see if we have a match.

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Old 16-03-13, 04:16
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I reckon its out of a Airspeed Oxford.
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Old 16-03-13, 13:41
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I think you will find it is from a Boomerang

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Old 16-03-13, 22:39
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... we will have a definitive answer about whether it's a Boomerang seat soon as I sent a pic to Boomerang builder Matt Denning yesterday.
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Old 17-03-13, 00:41
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OK the word from Matt is definitely not Boomerang and most likely Airspeed Oxford. He had some cockpit photos to compare and recognised the structure.
I've just checked an Oxford pic and the seat itself is certainly the same, but I couldn't see the structure underneath.
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Old 17-03-13, 10:11
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Thankyou Gents for your time and effort

I guess it will make a great seat on the kids billy cart....

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