I have recently been given a couple of relics that I believe originate locally – can anyone confirm or other wise that they are Lancaster related or in the case of the part Hamilton Standard Hydromatic prop hub – where to look for any numbers or what measurements etc might aid confirmation of id?
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If this is the right way up, as I think it is, the fuselage diameter / shape does not look right for a Lanc to me?
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By: N.Wotherspoon - 23rd June 2013 at 11:17
Thanks Dairwin – I was hoping there might be some way to narrow it down a bit and a high ground Lancaster crash site has been cited as the possible source.
Bruce – Thanks for the id – most interesting, though not what I was expecting!
The elderly chap who recovered these some 30+ years ago is still with us, but his memory is failing badly – his son is hoping that if I can identify the parts, perhaps even narrowing it down to which actual crash sites he visited years ago, it might help him reminisce, which would be good therapy for him.
By: Bruce - 23rd June 2013 at 06:35
Photo 1 is front armour for a Mosquito fighter.
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd June 2013 at 21:31
Photo 2 and 3 are of a dome (minus cover) for a Hamilton Standard hydromatic propeller.
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