November 24, 2006 at 12:03 am
Hi all,
here I have a control panel and the rest of a altitude gauge.
Gauge: “MK XIV No.17179/40 REF.No. 6A/885 35.000 FT.”
Items came from a crash site and I thing it is from a Wellington.
Now I need help to identify the mark of the Wellington. Very impossible the crash was in the year 1941 or 1942 – I have found a lot of cartridge cases with a stamp of this year.
May be someone can identify the control panel and the mark of Wellington?
Thanks and best regards from rainy Kiel
Nils
By: Pathfinder - 24th November 2006 at 23:47
I think we have a internal problem here to send messages and mails…
I also cannot send you a message.
Please use my mail account: [email]spurensuchesh@gmx.de[/email]
By: FLY.BUY - 24th November 2006 at 22:47
682al can you also send me a private message re the last, your message account was full recently. Thanks
By: 682al - 24th November 2006 at 15:43
It’s simple Nils, I am the source!
I’ll send you a private message with the details.
By: Pathfinder - 24th November 2006 at 14:24
that´s nice 🙂
…but where can I buy it ? Do you have a source ?
By: 682al - 24th November 2006 at 13:08
5C/430 is a humble terminal block for electrical wiring. 6A/0.388 refers to the holder for a Type O.6 hand bearing compass.
As for identifying all the parts, I find these quite useful….:cool:
By: Pathfinder - 24th November 2006 at 12:12
Wow 🙂
That´s great !
Here I have two more Parts with REF.No. : 5c/430 and 6A/0.388.
May be you can help again ? Do you have a list of the REF.-numbers, or a link to a website about it ?
By: 682al - 24th November 2006 at 12:05
An Adaptor Box (5D/610) was used when a Small Bomb Container was attached to a bomb carrier. It allowed the bombs within the SBC to be dropped while retaining the SBC on the carrier or, in the event of an emergency, it allowed for the SBC and all it’s contents to be jettisoned.
Here’s a Mk. VI Bomb Distributor and a 5D/610 Adaptor Box.
By: Pathfinder - 24th November 2006 at 10:36
Thanks,
your notice about the Mk. VI – type of Wellington is that what I have needed.
May be you can tell me something about the part with this Ref.-No. : 5D/610 ?
I have it also found on the crash site.
By: 682al - 24th November 2006 at 10:05
Hi Nils,
The “panel” looks to be the part of the front face of a Mk. VI Bomb Distributor.
It, and the Mk XIV Altimeter were part of just about every RAF aeroplane capable of lobbing bombs at Germany in WWII (except fighter-bombers).
You cannot positively identify a Wellington from these remains.