Jacksmum69 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Good evening. I asked on here last summer and you kindly helped me out with my Brockhouse. Could anyone help to age this trailer please and her use. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I think you might find it is a Houchin 60KVA Ground Power Unit chassis that has been fitted with a simple box body. They were used for ground power and starting V bombers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksmum69 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you, is there anyway of aging her please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 As a very basic time frame it has a MoS plate, so that suggests 1939-1959. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, fv1609 said: As a very basic time frame it has a MoS plate, so that suggests 1939-1959. To narrow this down a bit, I see that the equipment was made by Houchin. Their factory was opposite where I worked at Ashford and knew a lot of people who worked there. Their speciality was ground power and engine starter units for aircraft and these units could be seen at civil and military airports around the world. As they moved to a large purpose built factory at Ashford in the late 50's I would date it in a period roughly 1955-59. The company went through take overs and the factory is no longer there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksmum69 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you so much for your advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Struggling to find a real one but this might it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 4 hours ago, radiomike7 said: Struggling to find a real one but this might it: The one shown above was less than half the height of the trailer in question so they could get close up to the aircraft, I saw a lot of these as the makers used the loading ramp at our workshop to transport them away. I did notice on the contract plate that it was 'prototype' some likely it was a one off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Quote This link below shows what could be the production model of the ground power unit, the first two or three adverts alongside a Valiant. https://www.aviationancestry.co.uk/?searchQuery=Houchin&startYear=1909&endYear=1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksmum69 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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