Scan from the 1989 edition of European Wrecks and Relics, D-ELKO to be found at Egtved, Denmark at the time

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The ‘N’ stamp denotes that the part has ben Normalised, i.e. has been through a heat treatment cycle as part of the manufacturing process.

In the case of a complex sheet metal part temporally softened to allow it to be formed to shape, or after welding etc.

The N stamp is certainly as used by the UK aircraft industry, presume the U.S. did the same?..Though in their case Normalized!

The small piece of ali ‘zed’ section at the lower RH corner, certainly looks to be a bit of bog-standard Spitfire wing L/E skin stiffener.

So yes wing, rather than fus to my eyes.

Looks very much like Lanc ammo tracking, feeds the tail turret from ammo bins mid way along the fuselage.

Way back when …circa 1998, Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight manufactured a set of these for the BBMF Lanc. Luckily we had pattern items from the Hendon museum example..a whole lot of fun to make the mulitude of mounting brackets, and to get the stainless steel sections formed and fitted together, especially the ‘twisty sections’!

The whole thing when put together was about 20ft long, ( 1each side port & stbd).. alas we had to give the belts of inert rounds back!

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Scan from an original 1930s DH publication…

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The nuts certainly look like standard aircraft ‘stylie’ lock nuts, AGS 2002 thin type. With red fibre locking insert rather than the more modern white nylon. Not sure about the screws though, look to be cross-head slot?

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Sup type 223 = Seagull V..ie Walrus.

The rod on the RH side of the pic very much like those used on Spit cockpit doors.

Rather more gruesome was the usage of Auster G-AGXT in the disposal of a corpse, in 1949!

The story goes…A local farm worker discovered a male torso wrapped in a blanket, near Tillingham in the Essex marshes. The body showed signs of death by stab wounds, however the autopsy revealed other injuries consistent with having fallen from a great height. The victim was eventually identified as one Stanley Setty…could he have been dropped from a plane?

Police investigations eventually led to the arrest of Donald Hume, a business associate of Setty. Both best described as ‘dodgy geezers’, allegedly involved in various black market activities during WW2. Selling of bootleg gin made from medical alcohol, forged petrol coupons etc. Also having purchased an RAF officers uniform, Hume turned up at various RAF depots with forged requistion papers, making off with engine spares etc.

The subsequent court case revealed how Hulme had murdered Setty and dismembered his body. Thence hiring the Auster from Elstree, making a series of flights to dispose of the evidence over the English Channel.

The full gory details are out there on internet land for those with a morbid disposition!

G-AGXT also still out there spme place I think?

..Please dont have nightmares etc!!