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Hi I am new to this forum so I hope the pictures come out ok I have been searching near the site were pb355 crashed in 1944 she was carrying 90.000lbs of bombs when she crashed on the beach it was a spring tide so was over half a mile out she exploded on impact only the tail gunners body was found the other six were blown to peices.
if the pictures come out what you are looking at is what i think is a door latch plate it has a number stamped on it 10A/12427 The valve block looks like it had a tap on the side it looks a bit small to be hydrolic so I think it might be something to do with oxygen suply it has letters stamped on it X T C the C is stamped back to front.
If I have got this right and all pictures are ok I will post some of the larger finds.
By: FarlamAirframes - 26th May 2021 at 14:18
Moffie attached a picture of the same Lanc part as 2B but showing a part number.
Sorry I dont know about the clamp.
By: Moffie - 26th May 2021 at 08:50
Thank you very much for your advice. Unfortunately, I have not found neither inspectors stamp nor part number this point. But in another place of the 2b part I found the following marking: Alu Bond ADEL Pat Pend Pat 32215203. Attached is a scan of it. It is probably a clamp. Can you say something about the other parts? Can they be assigned to a Lanc?
After cleaning part 2 I found a stamp “N” which I have circled in red. What does this mean?
By: FarlamAirframes - 25th May 2021 at 14:12
Moffie the part shown in image 2B – the piece on the RHS that is rivetted on to the part should have an inspectors stamp and part number. These are the joiners from ribs to stringers . The Lanc parts I have most of these have the R3 stamp and a part number.
By: Moffie - 25th May 2021 at 09:05
As a local historian in Waldenbuch/Germany, I am assisting a Canadian who lost his great uncle in the Lancaster K.B. 770 crash in January 1945. We have found several parts at the suspected crash site. Attached are four of them. Do they belong to the Lancaster? Thank you for your support. Wolfgang
By: Creaking Door - 22nd March 2015 at 10:42
Never lifted a 1155 radio! The reason I asked why bronze (being so heavy and expensive) was could a (strong) mounting not be made from aluminium alloy (with steel mounting bolts like the brass mount)?
…PB355 was carrying 90.000lbs of bomb thats why there is almost nothing left after it blew up.
I’m not disputing that PB355 was carrying a full bomb-load or that it was totally destroyed…
…just that no Lancaster ever carried 90,000lbs of bombs.
For comparison a Grand Slam bomb, the largest bomb (and heaviest bomb-load) carried by any aircraft during World War Two weighed 22,000lbs.
By: tinticker - 22nd March 2015 at 10:14
If you have ever lifted up the 1155 radio then you would see why the blocks are so strong and made of bronze.
By: tinticker - 22nd March 2015 at 10:01
Hi and thanks for the reply that is a great help at least I now know were it came from.
Great looking display by the way.
By: tinticker - 22nd March 2015 at 09:57
Hi thanks for the reply have a look at this site its says pb355 was carring a full pay load of bombs when it went down also there is a plaque on the pier and a report in the worthing herald at the time of the crash that PB355 was carrying 90.000lbs of bomb thats why there is almost nothing left after it blew up.http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/nostalgia/lancaster-bomber-crash-on-worthing-beach-1-6180987
By: battle - 21st March 2015 at 07:45
Why make them just ask me for the ten or so original ones I have lower and upper ones.
Cheers dave
By: geoff browne - 20th March 2015 at 20:51
I give up……which words are giving you problems??? STRENGTH OR EASE OF MANUFACTURE
By: Creaking Door - 20th March 2015 at 18:24
Maybe I’m not understanding their function correctly…..but brass…
…this is for an aircraft, right…..not a submarine! 🙂
By: geoff browne - 20th March 2015 at 17:53
Why were they cast?……….Strength of material and ease of manufacture
By: Creaking Door - 20th March 2015 at 15:24
Why on earth (sorry!) are the wireless mounting blocks made of bronze; surely it isn’t to do with earthing them?
By: CeBro - 20th March 2015 at 14:43
I have such a block surplus from a Lancaster crash. Anyone interested? Make me an offer through pm.
Cees
By: geoff browne - 20th March 2015 at 14:27
MOUNTING BLOCKS 1155/54
Here is a picture of my wireless opps panel showing the bronze mounting blocks,you can just make out the differance between the upper and lower mounts.The uppers have a plain hole drilled into the front face,this accepts the locating/locking screw from the carrier bolted to the rear of the 1155 or 1154 case
By: geoff browne - 20th March 2015 at 14:17
100% sure the first three pictures are of the LOWER 1155/54 mounting blocks from the wireless opps panel….and they are a ****** to make
By: battle - 20th March 2015 at 11:00
Hi mate , i think that the item in the first 3 pics is a mounting block for a R1155 and T1154 radios.
cheers dave
By: Creaking Door - 20th March 2015 at 10:36
The photographs look good to me…..but I doubt PB355 was carrying 90,000lbs of bombs!
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