Elliot – it has definitely been in a crash and squidged. I have spent several hours with it today trying to find its true shape.
It is difficult to show in the photographs – it has retained its main shape due to a thick inner piece (3 to 4 mm thick) that still define the squashed half circle. It was never intended to bend over to a full ellipse – the outer front inlet edge finishes at the upper edge – it never formed a full circle.
It has two wings with Dzus that would mean it was mounted onto the fuselage at that point. They were not bent round to join two halves of an ellipse together.
It is definitely not the same piece as on the Trenton and Elvington Halifax as they are full ellipses with the front proud and lower from the cowl.
I dont dispute that it is from a Halifax – but I am sorry – as a scientist I am always seeking evidence.
I just would like to see a photograph of this type of inlet on a Halifax to be that additional 10% sure.
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