Some nice US 8th Airforce finds 30/1/11

[cornishboy]

That bat is interesting.Theres a baseball bat at the museum at St Agnes.I think it was given to some one in the village when the troops left for D-day.Amazing collection 381

[mossie]

Thats a really nice collection there Andy,Like the oxy mask,Was that an airfield find ?

Gary

[381st digger]

Thats a really nice collection there Andy,Like the oxy mask,Was that an airfield find ?

Gary

Gary,

Thanks very much! yeah it was found on an airfield trash dump the photos are on page 16 of this thread.

[hangarman]

Looks like a great dump, have you exhausted it yet? Would love to find a RAF dump with similar quality "Rubbish". keep the pictures coming!

Hangarman

[381st digger]

Some photos of yesterday's finds, the Boeing marked piece is the side from another control lever! Sadly the compleat lever has lost 90% of its Boeing stamp.

[gremlin]

Nice finds Andy ... the lever looks like one of the throttle / mixture control levers from the B-17's central cockpit pedestal .... but not sure ... have a look at : The B-17F. Control panel and pedestal. .... I'll be out at THE dump this Saturday .... can't have you finding all the best bits ...

Gremlin

[NickW]

I note you have the lenses from a pair of Foster Grant Anti-glare goggles in you cabinet - see picture below - These are often referred to as Ski goggles but were also used as sun glasses by bomber crews I believe - not as glamorous as the sun glasses worn by fighter pilots, but less likely to get dislodged /lost when in a bomber being thrown around by flak etc I should think!

[Paul B]

Some photos of yesterday's finds, the Boeing marked piece is the side from another control lever! Sadly the compleat lever has lost 90% of its Boeing stamp.

41-9108: Casting, Carburettor Air Control.
The complete lever assembly is a 3-11579: Control Assembly, Carburettor Air, in this case for No.1. This is one of four contained within the Intercooler Temperature Control Stand which is the angled unit beside the Co-pilot's right knee, below the fire extinguisher control panel.

All the best,
PB

[381st digger]

41-9108: Casting, Carburettor Air Control.
The complete lever assembly is a 3-11579: Control Assembly, Carburettor Air, in this case for No.1. This is one of four contained within the Intercooler Temperature Control Stand which is the angled unit beside the Co-pilot's right knee, below the fire extinguisher control panel.

All the best,
PB

Spot on Paul.

[Paul B]

Is there the same typo in the index in your copy of the IPC Andy? (Figure 210 Item 30 instead of Fig.120)