Hurricane fragment?

Having checked back the part has 30008 stamped on it so Spitfire wing rather than Hurricane (should have read the email which came with the photos properly). Have never seen anything like it though. Spot welding wasn’t a popular wartime assembly technique but most of the back end of Corsairs used it.

Ian
The smaller parts appear to be spot welded to the larger part a process I think wasnt used much until the 60’s for aircraft construction. I know Boeing were using it then.
Can anyone else confirm when the use of spot welding started on aircraft components.

Richard

Thanks Tony, Speedy answer there I’ll pass on the news!

dont recognise it old chap

Having checked back the part has 30008 stamped on it so Spitfire wing rather than Hurricane (should have read the email which came with the photos properly). Have never seen anything like it though. Spot welding wasn’t a popular wartime assembly technique but most of the back end of Corsairs used it.

Hi Ian, lots of spitfire top hat stiffeners in the fuselage were spot welded in place in the ’40s, particularly in the cockpit area. The item in the picture looks like it has lugs with holes in as if it was wired in place. Similar in shape to the cover plates that go over the tie down points, but maybe someone has the right answer.

Steve.

Steve

My initial thoughts, too, were that this was one of the two tie-down/picketing point covers – one from under each wing. I know that the earlier ones were sort of pear-shaped/tear drop stainless steel covers about three inches long but I have a feeling that later on they were changed to something like this? I have one here somewhere, as well as one of those illustrated by Ian.

Those au-fait with the Spitfire wing will surely know…and I am sure Mark12 will.