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

[Steve T]

Nice haul And great ID on those practice bomb bits as well

The best though is the data plate matched to an aircraft. Fantastic !

[cornishboy]

Wow what a great thread,iv finally got around to reading it all.Awsome!

[381st digger]

A couple more bits I picked up yesterday can any one ID them? I feel I should know what the little thing is with the hole in but can't think. And the large piece looks like a nose fuse???


Andy

[381st digger]

Another piece out of the "to clean box"

Andy

[spotter]

Thats a "kidney" plate affixed to bombs ,it should give data of the type of bomb it was affixed to,,i cant see yours to clearly (old eyes) but it looks like a MC 1000lb bomb

[381st digger]

Spotter,

Yeah that's right it is off a 1000lb er.
Shame about the big crack in the middle of it but at least it's compleat.

Andy

[hangarman]

A couple more bits I picked up yesterday can any one ID them? I feel I should know what the little thing is with the hole in but can't think.
Andy

Looks like the nut from a turn buckle. Is the hole threaded? could match this clamp on ebay at the moment
B24 Liberator relic | eBay
Cheers
Hangarman

[Steve T]

Shame I didn't root around your 'to clean' box. Found 3 kidney plates myself a few years back. They should be dated......mine were all post war unfortunately

[381st digger]

Looks like the nut from a turn buckle. Is the hole threaded? could match this clamp on ebay at the moment
B24 Liberator relic | eBay
Cheers
Hangarman

No it's not threaded on the inside it looks like arming wire should pass through it or somthing.

Andy

[381st digger]

Another bit out of the box with a data plate, any help would be great!
It looks abit like it might be radio or electrical equipment??

Andy