Does anyone recognise what this fin is from? Before anyone says it, the underside is earth/green camouflage as well, so it won’t be a horizontal stabiliser.
I thought it might perhaps be from a Hampden, but the shape at the top doesn’t seem to be quite right for that. Bear in mind that the photo is not taken completely square on, so the angle of the curve appears slightly steeper than it is in reality.
You guys enjoy a challenge, so I look forward to seeing what you can come up with.
By: Merlin3945 - 14th February 2012 at 19:54
Its also had 70 odd years being kicked around hangars and sheds and god knows where else so I would assume plenty of time to get a bit beaten up.
By: Tin Triangle - 14th February 2012 at 16:32
You might be able to narrow down the timeframe if it is a crashed aircraft? Hudsons stopped wearing the Dark Earth/Dark Green camo at some point, and the amount of white on the remains of the fin flash suggest the pre-1942 “A” type roundels.
Of course, as Merlin3945 pointed out, it’s not necessarily from a crash! It does look rather bent and mangled though…
By: RadarArchive - 14th February 2012 at 15:38
Thanks for all the replies guys – it’s great to get the identity of this tied down, but a shame I’ll never know which wreck it came from.
By: AndyG - 13th February 2012 at 21:25
boot attachment is a good match too
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By: Merlin3945 - 13th February 2012 at 20:20
It doesn’t necessarily need to be from a crashed aircraft. It could of been from a damaged but in for repair aircraft at the Cunliffe Owen factory at Macmerry.
But if it was from a crashed Hudson in Scotland there are so many to choose from.
Is it possible that there is a serial number stamped somewhere either on or in the fin. Not that I am suggesting getting the tin snips out.
By: RadarArchive - 13th February 2012 at 18:34
Thanks guys for all the information. It’s pretty conclusive and I guess it is indeeed from a Hudson. I assume it is from one that crashed in Scotland – I only wish I knew which one!
By: pogno - 13th February 2012 at 18:22
Looks like like it has the remains of a de-ice rubber boot, might help identify the type it was from.
Richard
By: JT442 - 13th February 2012 at 17:46
By: Tin Triangle - 13th February 2012 at 16:25
Also the positioning of the pre-1942 fin flash at the bottom, and the prominent reinforcing strip seem to match Hudson!
By: Peter - 13th February 2012 at 16:23
The large hinge cutout looks similiar to a Hudson tin Triangle. I thought Hampden to at first.
By: Tin Triangle - 13th February 2012 at 16:21
Wild guess: Lockheed Hudson?
http://www.cybermodeler.net/aircraft/hudson/images/rafm_hudson_24.jpg
Something for scale might help though!
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