Are These Aircraft Parts? – Key Publishing

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By: The Yokel - 5th May 2008 at 15:23

Hi Elliot
I’ve heard about a Lancaster to the East of Peterborough and a Mustang at Werrington but never a hampden.
Any Hampden experts out there that could help ?
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By: Whitley_Project - 5th May 2008 at 11:33

Hi – Hampdens were based around Lincolnshire – not a million miles from Peterborough.

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By: The Yokel - 4th May 2008 at 20:09

Thanks for the replies
A Hampden control rod. Now I look at it it does resemble a large version of what you see on a car carb. I found it just outside Peterborough along with the other part (Which had a rubber end on it) while looking for Roman coins.
Did many Hampdens come down in that area ?

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By: Hampden Project - 4th May 2008 at 19:58

The first part is from a Hampden, 52632H3 is part of the engine control rod (the end bit, hence the ball & socket ) .The second part is not familiar to me.

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By: merkle - 4th May 2008 at 19:57

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Yes they look like aircraft parts , ive been on many digs and the aluminium bit looks like part of a control rod of some sort, (i am guessing ) but i have seen and found simalar pieces in the past,
Tell me did you find it ,whilst out metal detecting one day, or during a walk ??
you could have a crashsite there