Identification required for exhaust stub

Lancaster indeed – there were also many to be found scattered around the dispersals at Aston Down in the 80’s – no reason to believe that isn’t still the case! One farmer had a big pile of ‘aeroplane junk’ in a shed, ploughed up and removed from his fields. He gave the 13 year old me one of these stubs as the only part small enough to carry back on my bike! Wonder what happened to it all?

Also fitted to the Lancastrian / York and Beaufighter IIF.

Pete

Lanc stub

This is typical of Merlin stubs in that they rust around the weld on mounting flange and fall off. Otherwise known as weld decay.

It could be off a crasher but more likely from a dumped/scrapped stub or from an old engine that has sat outside for many a year.

Anon.

Definately a Lancaster i think as i have one identical of a Lancaster crash site .
Looks like it is off a crashed one possibly as the mounting to head is broken off where the studs go through.

Looks to me like it’s from a Lancaster.

Whatever it is, there used to be stacks of them to be found near the foreshore at Pilsey, Thorney Island, circa 1973/4. I still have one identical!

Exhaust stub

I am stills seeking any info on this exhaust stub, any ideas people?

Ollie, will try to call you this eve 🙂