One of the parts I found at Speyer has me vexed.
As it is painted black – I have been checking Luftwaffe Nightfighters – but cannot find a match.
As a second thought – what about other black painted aircraft – I thought about RAF Bombers
Looking at the parts with Photoshop and I think I see an Avro R3 stamp – stamped underneath another part number stamp.
So if this is a Lancaster part it would have to be lower engine cowl. Black and Dzus…
Looking at Lanc photographs – is it possibly from the lower outboard engine cowl ?
By: Peter - 18th October 2011 at 14:42
Nice find, a little flattened but still in remarkable condition and yes I agree it is an outboard lower rear cowl section.
By: FarlamAirframes - 18th October 2011 at 11:28
Rob – thanks for the comment. Seems surprising that a 1m square section of Lancaster can be still intact after 70 years in deepest Germany..
The LEMB forum also suggested that the Ju88 cowls were from aircraft with known Werk numbers from 1940/1941 – so again very surprising that they are still around. As one had in use repairs and repainted -more interesting.
Currently one Ju88 cowl is going to a museum.
By: Wyvernfan - 18th October 2011 at 09:26
Very nice find you’ve got there Brian 🙂
By: FarlamAirframes - 18th October 2011 at 09:13
Had a look in daylight and gently cleaned some of the Zsus reinforcing plates to reveal several pristine R3 stamps.
Checking the photographs of the Canadian Lanc etc – it is definitely the lower engine cowl of the outboard engine of a Lancaster. They also have the same Stainless Dzus reinforcers.
It is the piece with the tapered front edge just behind the main cowl.
The fact that it was causing confusion as to which Zerstorer (Ju88 or Do217) it belonged to is now obvious.
I have to assume it was from an aircraft lost over the Reich.
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