September 25, 2013 at 10:51 am
Hello,
I have some Hampden bits and pieces that I would like identifying – if possible!
These components have been archaeologically excavated from the wheel ruts of the recovery vehicle, the vehicle got very stuck and left deep ruts which were then backfilled with debris.
The aircraft in question is X3023, which crashed after crossing the Norfolk coast in November 1940, there was one survivor.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221212[/ATTACH]
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Here are the first 7.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221200[/ATTACH]
The component is made from a soft alloy and the squares have cells of a different material. There is a ‘2’ stamped on the small stub. I have created a 3D sketch of what it would have looked like.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221201[/ATTACH]
I wondered whether this is part of a cowling or a frame to which perspex was screwed to.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221202[/ATTACH]
Maybe some kind of shackle? It has HPS44 stamped on it.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221203[/ATTACH]
Apologies for the blurries! This has an S&S inspection stamp.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221204[/ATTACH]
This has a part number HP11(?)47.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221205[/ATTACH]
Very corroded. There seems to be a chain link arrangement dropping down from the right side. Unbelievably there I found a part number on the only bit that was not corroded. 5237?C.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]221206[/ATTACH]
The largest part by far. Seems to be a cross member bracing something.
Many thanks – there are more to come!
By: adrian_gray - 25th September 2013 at 11:20
I can’t help with the others but the first one looks like part of a lead-acid battery cell to me – especially if the metal is quite soft.
Adrian