Link ejector chute from B-17 base
Article about: Pictured below is a link ejector chute found last weekend on the dump site of a former B-17 base in Suffolk ... and I was hoping that somebody (e.g. Paul Bellamy) could provide a bit more in
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Re: Link ejector chute from B-17 base
It would seem that some of the Emerson-made chutes marked New Type had printed part numbers rather than stamped ones.
Your new one is also by Emerson, I'd guess the part number stamped below the slot is similar to the one in the photo below:
Mine is a LH type, ET-1059. The RH type has been seen marked ET-1058.
Other individual part numbers on mine are 1389-LH, 1357-LH and 1348.
All the best,
PB
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Re: Link ejector chute from B-17 base
Thanks Paul, that has to be one of the fastest responses ever! I never realized there was quite so much to link chutes ... I've also got several other 'bits' that are still to be cleaned .... all probably originating from B-17s .... my ambition is to find a piece you (or Bird Dog) can't identify ... however unlikely that might be!
Gremlin
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Re: Link ejector chute from B-17 base
Paul, forgot to mention that, yes, you are correct ... the marking below the slot is ET-1058
Gremlin
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