British Airfield refuse dump.
Article about: Nice photos, the mirror looks similar to an early war Spitfire type but the mounting is wrong, they were always aluminium. That said it could have been used on a truck or bike after it was s
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To bad about the helmet. They probably used it as a cooking pot. Could you salvage some of it?
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Hi Blitzkrieg Bop, Wow that was a quick reply I do have the helmets remains because I want to see if I can clean the lugs to make out the date. LUCKYSTRIKE
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Hi Lucky,
Great finds!!!!
Looks like you have found a site like one of mine. If you have you can ditch the metal detector and just dig it.
Keep the pic's coming.
Andy
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The top Almag casting I believe is the rotor arm access cover to an aircraft magneto.
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Some excellent finds as per usual LS. I am afraid I can't ID anything you haven't already !
Love the crockery
Steve T
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Hi Bird Dog thanks for the ID on the magneto housing, sadly its not marked but I'll take a couple of pics now that Ive cleaned it.
Steve thanks for the thumbs up, Ive still got quite a few interesting finds to post on this thread so Im sure you'll be able to help with an ID or two.
Cheers Guys.
LUCKYSTRIKE
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Hello Luckystrike, Stromburg made carburettors for US aircraft and Packard built Merlins. Not sure what yours is from, the frame looks very odd!
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