Hi Dennis. Just see your reply now. Many thanks for all your help. I’ll keep digging. I’m sure I’m covering ground you have already..ps didnt get Tonys second name?
This looks like a heater plug?
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Any numbers on anything?
Quite a few Tony. I’ll try to get a few more photos. Thanks for looking.
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I found this photo of the plane on google. [ATTACH=CONFIG]250872[/ATTACH]
No idea. I did think that the top fittings looked more than a little like access panel fasteners. As for the other bits, the large items could be reinforcing plates from cowlings or panels.
Certainly, but not conclusively (as yet), looking a bit more like aeroplane parts.
Anon.
Yes I would have thought some sort of fastener. These bits do mark the site of the crash though. Fuselage metal showing trauma as a result of fire. The smaller part has grey paint and a faint ‘D’ on it.[ATTACH=CONFIG]250774[/ATTACH]
The Hudson AM885 was from 301 Ferry Training Unit RAF Lyneham on a fuel consumption test when it crashed at Ballycullane Co. Wexford.
The url you listed does not appear to work or has been removed, I believe it did have a picture of F/Sgt Chabara.
HTH
Tony K
Hi Tony. Yes I have all that info from Dennis Burkes research online. Plus the photo of Sgt Chabara. I am looking for photos of the other two airmen and one of AM885.
I bow to your superior knowledge Anon. It does indeed look like a float arm. Possibly from a cattle drinking through. Oh well Thanks for taking the time to look.
Could you cast your eyes over these? These were spread out over quite an area and the smaller ‘bolt’ head seems to have been sheared off and fits into the oval part. When in they sit flush. Any ideas?[ATTACH=CONFIG]250763[/ATTACH]
Hmm, it reminds me more of a gear lever or hydraulic lever which would have had the knurled bit moulded into a plastic knob.
(Hey I’m allowed to say knob – I was a bit worried about that one :D)
Makes sense smirky! And the lock nut kept it in place?
Hi tankbarrell. Yes I see what you mean. That makes perfect sense. So it may be part of a (control) lever?
It would have been straight I guess and the end has been sheared off. I have a thread further down about a Lockheed Hudson that crashed in 1943 in a field not far from where I live. This turned up recently so was hoping it belonged to the plane?
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Part together.
Thanks again David. I’ll let you know how I get on
Thank you David! I really appreciate your offer of a photo of the memorial. I will send you a pm with my email. I would really love a picture of the Scottish and Welsh airmen and one of the plane AM885. I suppose an email to the RAF archives wouldn’t hurt?
Thank you Matt. Yes I have seen the photo and information on AJ Chabarra. There are no other pictures I am aware of online of the two other airmen. Some of the info in that is incorrect saying it crashed in Curraghmore(Waterford?). It crashed in Kinnagh, Wexford. The serial number of the Hudson was AM885 and P.8825 as the planes number in Irish army report. ..so if P8825 is an Airspeed Oxford this must also be incorrect?