I have just been asked by a friend in the Netherlands if i can identify this part which I cannot any ideas ?
Its from a B24H Nr 41-28963 ( J4-T ) that crashlanded on a farmers land in 1945
An old lady was handing it over a couple of days ago and told us that her father took it from the wreck the same day it landed.
I have looked over the web not finding anything similar.
The whole item is about 34 cm long , 6 to 8 cm thick and the 6 vanes ( only one remains) can be folded in and they are pushed out with springs.
The item have some numbers: on the thickest part WE 5202 and on the “pipe” MF 5038N
By: Alex Smart - 8th February 2013 at 18:03
B 24 part
Hello,
Here is the a/c.
http://www.b24bestweb.com/963-v1.htm
Alex
By: ian_ - 8th February 2013 at 16:46
Too right Graham. If in doubt, stand well back!
By: Graham Adlam - 8th February 2013 at 15:43
Call the bomb disposal squad! Anon is right, that’s for dropping not flying I’d have thought! Those look to be pop out fins at the back.
Reminds me of a certain day in Wales Ian I’ll tell him to hit it with a spade !!:)
By: Graham Adlam - 8th February 2013 at 15:38
Thanks All I will pass on the good news 🙂
By: Alex Smart - 8th February 2013 at 13:50
B 24 part
Hello,
B-24H 41-28963 , MACR 11730, 17th January 1945.
All crew safe , interned in Sweden.
At 1515hrs (LT) a/c made a crash landing at Hellerups gárd (Falkenberg).
8 crew baled at low level 2 crew, did not hear the order and survived the crash landing.
Mission target was a synthetic oil distilation plant at Harburg.
Bombs were dropped from 22,5ooft, also twelve 500lb GP M-47 bombs were also dropped over the target.
A good report on this can be found in “Making for Sweden” vol 2. from page 203/6, Case Number 234 .
MACR 11730 can be read in the “Flag 3” website.
Alex
By: Nachtjagd - 8th February 2013 at 13:46
I think fouga is right. Definitely air dropped munition. Can’t find an exact match from google under cluster bombs so I guess target marking.
By: Mayhem Marshy - 8th February 2013 at 13:37
Certainly looks droppable. Was thinking sonobuoy related being a b24, but not big enough. Cold sweats… 🙁
By: Fouga23 - 8th February 2013 at 13:33
yeah, my money is also on “something that goes boem” :/
I think a flare? Handle with care!
By: ian_ - 8th February 2013 at 13:21
Call the bomb disposal squad! Anon is right, that’s for dropping not flying I’d have thought! Those look to be pop out fins at the back.
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th February 2013 at 13:04
B-24 part
It looks like it could be more ordnance related, Graham, than an aircraft part.
Anon.
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