A weekend of digging 8th airforce dump 13&14/3/2010. Me and gremlins big day out!!
Article about: Over the weekend i decided to spend every moment i could on one of my dump sites. On Sunday i was joined bye Gremlin of this web site. Hope you like our finds So the first 3 photos are whats
-
-
Re: A weekend of digging 8th airforce dump 13&14/3/2010. Me and gremlins big day out!!
by
Steve T
Nice finds guys
The propeller I believe is the arming vane for a tail pistol, as shown below. It looks like the groves in the central ring of the vane would have fitted onto the large 'wing nut' in the bomb pistol. When in place, this 'wing nut' prevented the firing pin from prematurely striking the detonator. As the bomb fell, the vane would spin in the airflow, unwind the 'wing nut' and thereby allow the firing pin to be free floating. When the bomb hit the ground, there is then nothing to stop the firing pin shooting forward and striking the detonator.
Now go find another one and send it to me so I can make a nice display piece !!!!
Steve T
Nice one steve thanks for your photos.
Your pistols were great finds & quite rare i would think.
-
-
-
Re: A weekend of digging 8th airforce dump 13&14/3/2010. Me and gremlins big day out!!
If I remember back to my bombs and comps training the arming vane removed the first safety lock. I'll dig out my notes and take a look.
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
Bookmarks