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  • December 24, 2017 at 11:59 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #787590
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    Addition pieces were found in the field, one look like a pieces of radiator of the P-40 engine, see the pieces and the P-40 pictures, I have also another screw to confirm the American size probably. According of the information definitely is a Kittyhawk P-40 FX718 crashed on 14 September 1944 at 13:00, Sgt. James McNab Dick at M2325 ( Tebano ), this was a mission: “Briefed to bomb a defended area at R 010974 SW of Marradi. Sgt. James Dick hit during the dive, was heard to say he had been hit and his cockpit was filled smoke. He was heard to say he was bailing out. A “fix” by sector control traced him at R2195 15 miles SW of Forlì just before he said he was going baling out. 6 a/c 11,20 – 13,35 Kittyhawk FX718” … in this report the coordinates are not correct.. additional information was found from partisan the recover the pilot together Lt. E.Manne

    December 23, 2017 at 7:37 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #787935
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    Thanks Mark12 for your great help, the dot in the center of all the rivets, include the small, it was my major “suspect” that was NOT a spitfire…Thanks again for the support.

    December 23, 2017 at 6:09 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #787975
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    Thanks guys for the help to resolve this case, I have another screw to measure, I hope I will find the answer… What about the colors of the aluminum pieces? are they compatible with the spifire?

    December 23, 2017 at 11:36 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788178
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    I have checked as well the American Thread, if the diameter of the screw is 4.1mm (0.1640″), size #8, the threads is 32 per inch, some of my screw… mystery still ongoing!!!

    December 23, 2017 at 11:26 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788185
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    other pictures…

    December 23, 2017 at 11:22 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788207
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    I just cleaned the bolt and screw, and I tried to measure it.. look like 4.06 diameter, and have around 17 threads for a 0.5″, the size of the hex bolt is 9.6mm,, look like BA #3, is it correct ? we find many small pieces of aluminous, see picture, but NO one as any marks…That is “strange” for a Spitfire… as well I found a shell & bullets, no used,, mark 1941, VII .. v. Not used.. What do you think? Spit or P-40?

    December 22, 2017 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788514
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    thanks Trolly aux for the clear explanation, full undestend!!.. today I found also another type of ammunition…definitely this is not a ammunition of a spitfire as well of P-40 (0.50″) … a good news is that I found a screw/bolt that I can tray to measure the thread (se picture).. What about the bullets, it look like incendiary bullets that was used in a spitfire. Correrct?

    December 22, 2017 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788706
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    My English is not good to undusted, could you please be more “elementar”..sorry

    December 22, 2017 at 12:09 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788709
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    I know but this type of ammunition was used also for military guns, it is around commons to fine in my area many ammunitions

    December 22, 2017 at 11:46 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788715
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    thanks to Mark12 for the help,

    December 22, 2017 at 11:45 am in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788718
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    Yes I am from Italy, so a metric country…. I am still try to remove the screw and try to measure it…We have found also some ammunition of 0.333” with bullets, not sure if could be identify the type of the airplane for 100%! …Anybody has idea if this type of rivets are of a spitfire?

    December 21, 2017 at 11:24 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #788909
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    Maybe I could remove this nut and I try to measure the TPI, I have no idea how I can do but I will search around.

    December 21, 2017 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Spitfire JF413 VS Kittyhawk P-40 #789041
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    great suggestion, I will try if I have found some nut /bolt or removed from the aluminum pieces. ..

    November 12, 2017 at 7:19 pm in reply to: Spitfire plate found #809760
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    Thanks Mark for the suggestions, not a lot information from witnesses are survived unfortunately.

    November 12, 2017 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Spitfire plate found #809878
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    Thanks for all you that make comments, what I like to know is the serial number of the spitfire from the serial number CBAF 19710 reported in the plate found. Do we have some registers of the spitfire to find thes information?

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