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USAF oil cooler ID (SOLVED)

Can anyone ID the aicraft type this oil cooler is from?

The ref number is 27R/10061 DEFFUSION OIL COOLER TYPE A C , REBUILT APRIL 1954 (SIZE 10) PART NUMBER A- 468-53-MD and was made by the United aircraft products company

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By: Robert Hilton - 3rd October 2007 at 23:07

My firend had a look in the box and there was an oil stained tag in the bottem. It confirms it is 27R not 26R and it has aircraft type as B25 mitchell!
Thanks for the help!

I would then expect it to be 27B. 27R is oleos.

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By: Peter - 3rd October 2007 at 15:14

From a mitchell

My firend had a look in the box and there was an oil stained tag in the bottem. It confirms it is 27R not 26R and it has aircraft type as B25 mitchell!
Thanks for the help!

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By: Peter - 2nd October 2007 at 14:07

someone must know?

Will try and get him to get a pic or two. We did scrap alot of p40s, hudsons beech 18s dc3s etc etc.

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By: Robert Hilton - 2nd October 2007 at 05:38

It would appear to be the proverbial cuckoo.

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By: Peter - 1st October 2007 at 21:26

dont think so

Most of his stuff is right after the war before the jet age got going…

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By: Robert Hilton - 1st October 2007 at 21:23

NATO exchange?

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By: Peter - 1st October 2007 at 21:14

Thanks but its USAF

Its located here in canada and must be USAF or RCAF..?

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By: Robert Hilton - 1st October 2007 at 20:59

I must admit I had expected something American, but sections never lie.
The five figure reference number is certainly pre 60’s.
I can only go on the a/c I worked on 26DK: Lightning 26NA: Bucc 26RA: Jag 26DE: Victor.

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By: Peter - 1st October 2007 at 20:41

Sidestrand?

That cant be right?????

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By: Robert Hilton - 1st October 2007 at 20:15

Found it, see post #2.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=67424&highlight=Aircraft+section+numbers

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By: Peter - 1st October 2007 at 19:43

thanks Robert

I am thinking DC3 or P40…

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By: Robert Hilton - 1st October 2007 at 16:18

26R would make it a section and reference number particular to an a/c type.
There has been a list of sections posted here before, anybody?

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