recently found on a WW2 Aircraft scrapping site.. But What is it ???

I think Dairwin has nailed that one.

certainly has !! 🙂 .. thanks 🙂

funny thing is.. it was never a seaplane base?. but they did have a mish mash of things over the war years, and just after

here are 2 other bits i found mooching about, I was wondering if the gauze was aircraft, I think I’ve seen a similar item used on Radial engine carburettors
[ATTACH=CONFIG]228080[/ATTACH]

May be early single stage Merlin with AVT32 carb; attached is a photo from a Merlin II.

DAI

I am not saying it was from a float M,I have seen similar inspection panels many years ago on a couple of a/c (just cannot remember which a/c LOL) and on many older a/c there was a lanyard attached so that the panel remained attached to the a/c even when ‘removed’ !
I never saw one with a wing nut but very similar design using a slotted bolt/screw.
But I can just see that on a float,they usually have a quick access panel to check for water.

funny thing is.. it was never a seaplane base?. but they did have a mish mash of things over the war years, and just after

here are 2 other bits i found mooching about, I was wondering if the gauze was aircraft, I think I’ve seen a similar item used on Radial engine carburettors
[ATTACH=CONFIG]228080[/ATTACH]

thats the thing baz, I cant find any numbers at al, although ive not taken it apart , it is exactly as you say it, a wing nut tightens on the bar, the bar holds it together, there is sealant,, and a chain which i believe was attached to the locking pin
there are also two little holes in the top of the lid..if it was for a float.. could it possibly be for safety equipment etc, as I imagine in the unfortunate event of a crash at sea, I imagine one of the parts most likely to survive in the water and float .

Yes I have seen similar types of access panel,you loosen the wing nut which in turn loosens and ‘drops’ the locking bar slightly – you can then move the panel sideways and disengage the locking bar and then tilt and lift.
I do not know which a/c it is from but it certainly would work as a top inspection panel for a float…any part/inspection numbers on it btw ?

rgds baz

I don’t think that is the handle. That long bit of metal is -I am assuming- is to secure the access panel.

On the painted side in the central recess there is a handle, and going by the internationally recognised system of measurement; The Kitchen Roll, looks to be in size and function, very much like a wing nut.

Good nick for being in the ground though!

It’s reminiscent of an access panel on a seaplane float.

it was found at a depth of roughly 1 foot deep, other parts have come up too, including a panel in a different area of the field , small airframe parts, carburettor part, etc etc, thats in just 1 hour of searching, and only picking up large targets close to surface 🙂