Royal Australian Air Force issue Aircraft Clocks

Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF issue Aircraft Clocks

 

Thank you to MOTAT, RAAF museum ( Point Cook ), National Archives of Australia and Wynnum Graham

Model Description Comments Specification Sec. Ref NSN Aircraft
3310-2-A Clock Pioneer Elgin   G106A/20 6645-00-487-4766 Catalina (A24), Bomerang (A46), Wirraway (A20)
3310-2A-A Clock Pioneer Elgin     6645-??-48767  
2030 Clock Jaeger   G106A/43   Catalina (A24)
3315-2B Clock Pioneer Elgin       Lodestar (A67)
3600 R Clock Jaeger   G106A/207    
133M-01 Clock Kollsman   G106/A322    
CDIA Clock Waltham, 88-C-590   G106A/979 6645-00-244-2566, 6645-00-515-4348 Catalina (A24)
Mk 5 Watch     G6A/149    
Mk 5 Watch     G6A/150    
Mk 1 Clock T & F Mercer   G6A/433    
Mk 2 Clock Luminous   G6A/579 or G6A/500193  

Anson (A4), Beaufighter (A8), BD43A, Douglas, DH.84 Dragon (A84), Gipsy Moth (A7), Oxford (A25), Rapide (A33), Tiger Moth (A17), Wackett (A14), Wirraway (A20)

Mk 3 Clock     G6A/3126   Unable to confirm if this is a good ref. number
Mk 3 Clock     G6A/581   DH.84 Dragon
Mk 3A Clock Luminous   G6A/676   Battle, Beauford (A9), Catalina (A24), DH.84 Dragon (A84), Hudson (A16), Oxford (A25), Rapide (A33), Seagull V (A9), Vengeance (A27), Wackett (A14)
Mk 3A Clock Non-luminous   G6A/677    
Mk 3B Clock     G6A/839    
M.3 Clock     G6A/944    
A.250 Clock     G6A/951    
Mk 2A Clock Luminous   G6A/1002   Mosquito (A52)
Mk 2A Clock Non-luminous   G6A/1003    
Mk 2C Clock Luminous   G6A/1104    
Mk 2D Clock Luminous   G6A/1150   Beaufighter, BD43A
Mk 2D Clock Non-luminous   G6A/1151   Beaufighter, BD43A
Mk 2D Clock     G6A/1274? Mk 2A??  
Mk 2D Clock Fluorescent   G6A/1275   Mosquito (A52)
Mk 4 Clock     G6A/2197   link trainer (A13)
5.ACA Clock     G6A/2089   Link trainer (A13)
V.308 Clock Fluorescent Smiths G6A/3157 or G6A/3157020 or G6A/500076 or 6645-RAF-6A3157   Canberra (A84)
V308-326 Clock   Smiths G6A/500340   Canberra (A84)
PWV308-326 Clock   Smiths   6645-99-628-4700 HS748 (A10)
AN5743-T1A Clock       6645-00-950-8599 Sabre (A94)
AN5743-2 Clock       6645-00-557-0320 Sabre (A94)
B6 Clock   Thommen 99.61.11.301   Porter (A14)
2137 Clock       6645-00-663-4103 Neptune (A89)
22809-L1A Clock       6645-00-526-4395 superseded by 6645-00-556-8105 Neptune (A89)
22322-S-ET-12 Clock   Waltham     C130 (A97), P3 (A9), MB326H (A7)
11 Clock   Dodane   6645-14-010-1168 Mirage 3 (A3)
400202 Clock   Waltham   6645-00-150-6526 Nomand (A18)
400240         6645-00-076-3050 Blackhawk (A25), F-111 (A8)
400257 Clock   Waltham   6645-01-129-3954  
805405-1 Clock   Dodane   6645-14-471-6939 Mirage 3 (A3)
MK 4A Watch         AVRO 504K (A3)
MK 5 Watch and case Luminous   6A/149   SE 5A (A2), Hawker Demon (A1), Supermarine Walrus (A2)
  Watch     F14A/512   Watch for F8 Camera 30 hour
  Watch unit     F14A/737   Watch unit for F24 or G22 cameras
  Watch     F14A/1102   Watch for F46 Camera
  Aircraft Clock, 8 day   Pioneer 6N/2    
  Aircraft Clock, 8 day   Kollsman 6N/313 or 6N/3130 ?    
  Aircraft Clock, 8 day   Pioneer 6N/3006    
  Aircraft Clock, 8 day   Smiths GNIV/995    
  Aircraft Clock, 8 day   Smiths GNIV/1028    

The RAAF group and section numbers used above are similar to, but differ from the section numbers used in the RAF. The differences are described in this undated document produced by the RAAF circa 1959, " ABC SUPPLY CATALOGUING in the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE". I have reproduced it in PDF to make it easier to down load and search. With this knowledge you will understand the make up of the above Section reference numbers. The following gives the RAAF main group numbers as described in AAP281, 2nd edition September 1943, " standard notes for equipment personnel". This will help further explain the group prefixes and how Australian aircraft are serialised.

Current RAAF Aircraft Clock manuals are:

AAP Number title ISSUE DATE AL
AAP7530.002-3M Aircraft clocks 1 11/08/72 2
AAP7530.005-3M Clock, aircraft mechanical types A-13A, A-13A-1 & A-13A-2 part numbers 22322-S-ET-12 400192 & 400252 (Newal) W-33-7540-4, W-33-7545-10 & W-33-7545-4 (Wakmann) 22322-ET 1 30/08/06 2
AAP7530.010-3M Aircraft clock type ABU-11/A 1 15/02/74 7
AAP7530.013-3M Aircraft clocks part numbers 22809-L1A, 22809-L2SB, 22809-T1A, 22809-1A, 22809-22809A, 22811-L2SB (Waltham) 1 31/01/70 3
AAP7530.018-3M Elapsed time aircraft clock Wakmann 1 12/04/72 1
AAP7530.022-2M Aircraft clock ABU-24/A P/N 400257 1 16/01/86 4
AAP7530.023-3M Quartz aircraft chronograph types Q13, Q14 and Q17 1 29/03/90 2
Last update 09/01/08
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