have two parts of a crashed a/c near Kiel / Germany.
#1
lenght: 48mm
diameter: (outside) 28mm
diameter: (inside) 15mm
material: brass
stamp:
A M (Air Ministry)
6D / 527
IV
41
#2
lenght: 12cm (max.)
hight: 7,8cm (max.)
material: iron
stamps: 3296088 E575
what type of a/c can it be? I think it is a Stirling…?
best regards from Kiel
Nils
By: Pathfinder - 25th January 2005 at 19:00
During my research I found mostly parts of crashed aircrafts, who was recovered during the war (from the Wehrmacht), or a few month after the war (from the civilian people).
When I found a new location, I search the little remains of the a/c in this area. often I search many hours, or few days for the parts, in hope to can identify the a/c about the parts.
I have found a crash locations of a B-17 east of Kiel, and I have informations that the a/c was exploded during the crash on the ground. The people have closed the big hole, together with the rest of a/c, maybe with the crew to. In this year I hope to find more informations. Than I can contacted a acquaint who recovered the a/c in the south of Germany, together with the Army.
Today, some time-whitness are now died, who can tell about the crashes. But mostly I find some people with informations or pictures…
It is a big puzzle, and I must work as a investigator to close the file about a crash…
But I have contact to a lot people who can help my to identify the parts, or have some other informations about the a/c, so here in this great forum, or in other too 🙂
By: HP57 - 25th January 2005 at 16:37
Nils
You have a very interesting site. Do you collect surface fragments or do you carry out full scale recoveries?
Cheers
Cees
By: Pathfinder - 25th January 2005 at 10:04
thanks for the details and the help to identify !
hope I can find more parts of the a/c in the next months…
its a very nice and perfect team here 🙂
nils
By: HP57 - 24th January 2005 at 09:14
3296088 E575
= Short Stirling (Short S29)
HTH
Cees
By: 682al - 23rd January 2005 at 22:36
Hi Nils,
Your brass item, 6D/527 is known as a Socket, Mk. IV. It would probably have been on the end of a length of rubber tubing, connected at the other end to a Mk. I or II oxygen economiser. The crew member would plug his mask into the oxygen system by means of a matching Plug, Type IV, Stores Reference 6D/526. The mask would be Type E or later.
As for the crucial aircraft type, I think I’ll pass because I can see elements of numbering from both the Stirling and the Halifax….I’m sure an expert will be along soon to sort that one out.
Regards!
682al
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January 23, 2005 at 7:50 pm