Hi all,
My Father came across this part whilst walking his dog close to a B24 Liberator crash site sometime ago. Having initially passed it off a junk, he brought it home for a closer look. It was (and still is) heavily corroded but after removing the initial oxidation it now resembles the remains of a crew bail out bell. It has remains of a black or olive paint, and the diameter measure approx. 4.5 inches at its widest point. It certainly also sounds like a bell. Unfortunately the corrosion has ruled out getting a part number from it.
I was going to drop this into my local aviation museum but thought I would seek advice before potentially embarrassing myself as I may be totally wrong!
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Darren
By: LMT121278 - 14th June 2014 at 22:22
Many thanks Richard.
I contact the guys on the site you linked and was lucky enough to have Al blue (the author of “The B-24 Liberator: A Pictorial History”) have a look at the pictures and he confirmed that it was part of a alarm bell made by Schwartz Electric company on behalf of Ford. Bob and the guys from this site were very friendly and helpful so well worth baring in mind.
By: Richard W. - 13th June 2014 at 12:34
Looks like the bell to me.
There’s one near the bottom of the linked page. The nut holding the through-bolt with the clapper has rusted off the top of yours. Neat find.
By: AlanR - 12th June 2014 at 22:42
Looks like the grease cap that comes from the centre of a wheel ?
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June 12, 2014 at 7:19 pm