WW2 Airbase - The aircrew barracks
Article about: Hi all Well, despite the weather and me having a bad arm ( ) I decided to pay a visit to my favorite search area. This time however I searched an area I hadn't yet been to, the remains of th
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"the radiator caps" look like thermostats that control the coolant flow from the radiator to the intake manifold... the one on the left looks similar to the one in my chevy small block..... pretty neat!
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Nice finds!
My forum friend is correct, they are indeed thermostats.
The dog tag find is really interesting!
Cheers, Ade.
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Great finds , the piece of dog tag is very interesting , is it german is the question , and if so whats it doing there , maybe a souvenired piece bought back by a vet thats been lost or thrown out , the joys of relic hunting , cheers Raymond
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Some interesting finds! Have you come across any aircraft relics??
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Well....
...I was hoping someone could confirm that the last photo is a piece of a German dog tag !
Come on guys......I've never found one before so need help. Can someone tell me what the markings mean and is it German ?
Thanks
Relichunter
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Nice finds !!!
I would urge a little caution though ...
If the site is the airfield I suspect it is, ..... A friend of mine approx. 20 years ago, blew off two fingers and was peppered with shrapnel from one of those 20mm's that had lay dormant for the 30 years up until he tried digging them up.
.......... They turned out to be HE tipped !!
Gary J.
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Thanks again for yet another very interesting post.
I can confirm, Yes it's definately part of a German dog tag and an interesting find. I'm sorry but I can't give any detail about it's stamping.
Following the invasion 06/06/44 many Squadrons based in the UK moved base onto mainland Europe to be closer to the front. This obviously meant that plenty of UK airbases if not completely empty had only a skeleton crews and aircraft based there. Obviously with the advance and the slow disintergration of the German fighting forces, many thousands of German prisoners were taken being shipped back to the UK. The empty Airfields always secure with high barbed fencing needed very little work to turn them into prisoner of war camps, even if only as a short term measure. So its very likely that your dog tag relic was actually dropped by its owner held as a POW.
Remember if this is the case then there's a very good chance they'll be more to find there.
Happy Hunting.
LUCKYSTRIKE
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