Lancaster crash site findings

**Grey Eagle** · 05-20-2013, 03:15 PM

Found some relics at a crash site:

From the bomb bay

Generator part

Oxygen bottle

Part of bomb release hook

Ammo

Part of main landing gear

Part of a 4lb incendiary

That's it Folks

**hangarman** · 05-20-2013, 03:42 PM

Nice finds.Have you been able to identify which Lancaster they came from?

**Tango** · 05-20-2013, 05:32 PM

Nice bits here thanks for showing... Cheers Terry.

**Grey Eagle** · 05-20-2013, 06:39 PM

Yes, I know the history and so on...last year family of one of the 3 (of 8) surviving crew was at the crash site.

**kiwiwreckdiver** · 05-21-2013, 06:39 AM

Very cool relics, I would love to find a 75(NZ) Sqn crash site and have a good dig around.

**Scout** · 05-21-2013, 07:13 AM

Good finds

**m3bobby** · 05-21-2013, 08:01 PM

The bomb release hook is known as the geometric lock in RAF armourer speak.

**Grey Eagle** · 05-21-2013, 08:23 PM

This is from 75 sqn, crash at Heythuizen Netherlands

**kiwiwreckdiver** · 05-21-2013, 08:41 PM

AWESOME do you have anymore info on which aircraft this was ??

**Grey Eagle** · 05-21-2013, 11:32 PM

Google: Lancaster crash heythuizen and you get all sort of info

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