Hi Can anyone help with this JU88 crashed relic that i purchased from Brenzett aerojumble last year, the aircraft was lost on the 13/8/40 at Treyford.apparently it is some kind of bomb shackle but as yet i haven’t found to much evidence to back this as there isn’t to much to go on via the internet. the only markings that i have found is a letter B inside a square outline. it measures 17″ x just over 3″ at its widest point. Any help as always would be very much appreciated. [ATTACH=CONFIG]244386[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244387[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244388[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244389[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244390[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]244392[/ATTACH]
By: hawker1966 - 1st March 2016 at 19:08
Hi Hawker,
It doesn’t look like any German bomb rack I’ve seen, German bomb racks were more electrical where as this looks more mechanical to me, could it be part of a landing gear lock or something along those lines? Are there any R8-88 numbers? I would have expected to see some Junkers anodising somewhere on the part. I am sure Andy would know if it Ju-88 or not.
Hi Redhillwings
Thank you for your reply.i will have ago at the landing gear lock.. unfortunately there are no numbers with reference to the R8 type, the only number letter is a capital B in a square outline. ref to the anodising there is a yellowish finish on parts (sorry camera poor quality) but not quite as prominent as you would normally expect with the Junkers type aircraft. i will now discount bomb rack i have to admit i couldn’t
find anything like it in that area of the aircraft.
Again thank you for your help in trying to i.d.of this part..
By: Arabella-Cox - 1st March 2016 at 12:50
Hi Hawker,
It doesn’t look like any German bomb rack I’ve seen, German bomb racks were more electrical where as this looks more mechanical to me, could it be part of a landing gear lock or something along those lines? Are there any R8-88 numbers? I would have expected to see some Junkers anodising somewhere on the part. I am sure Andy would know if it Ju-88 or not.
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February 29, 2016 at 7:10 pm