Thanks CD and Cees
I thought the hub was German, but the yellow tips put a bit of doubt in my mind! They may well have been painted afterwards – someone has painted the steel parts. I’ve no idea how long it’s been there – a long time by the look of it.
Sorry CD, I didn’t have the wit to count the teeth! Will next time! :p
Thanks guys – sorry i’m a slow typist :p
Thanks Andy, but i’m just wondering what is reused – if anything. I heard a story of a Spitfire tailwheel assembly that was dredged up from the seabed and found its way onto a flying aircraft. I’m not intending to push and embarass any owners or rebuilders, but would like to know what parts are actually used…
P9374?
Yes, it’s stunning – but that’s not an answer!
But would anything meaningful be usable from a seawreck in a flying aircraft? Even the data plates are likely to be corroded…
Just curious
DB
…and the seaweed.
I am sure if the fuselage was found and recovered it would be a candidate for a project restoration with provenance.
I would also be equally sure it would meet with your continued displeasure on these matters. 🙂
Mark
Alloy – the depth of water is probably the most important factor, followed by the bottom – silt and sand may cover aircraft completely. Another important factor is other debris – a magnetometer is a good tool, but if your object of interest is surrounded by modern junk it will probably be useless. If you have a good sonar set up and a hard rocky bottom you may have a chance of finding something, but sea searches are long, nauseatingly boring and expensive.
If you know a rough location, you may be better off just dragging for it :p
Either way, the very best of luck.
It’s part of a turret ring complete with motor
Really impressive Cees – you seem unstoppable at the moment. Looks like it has outgrown your loft now! Well done – bet you can’t wait to paint it 😀
Have you been fishing again cees?
I still have an unfinished Spit cockpit section up for grabs – looking at Tonys breakdown it must be worth a fortune!
Anyone interested? It would be nice if it could go to a good home.
Proceeds will go towards getting a the plexiglass blown for our front turret.
Thanks for all your posts! I’m particularly interested in the coupled general service sheds. There seem to be a few left – sorry to hear that some have been demolished fairly recently. Are any in danger at the moment?
Bit of an addendum – I spoke to somneone who ‘knows’ yesterday and apparently there has been no further significant deterioration in the 109 airframe since recovery. The partially restored centre section is in storage somewhere, which is a pity.
Certainly looks like an Armstrong Whitworth inspectors stamp, however I don’t recognise the number. Not Whitley and probably not Albemarle either. AW did make Lancasters – it’s possible it originated from one of them. I’ve never been clear on Lanc part no’s.
At a guess – voltage regulator?
Cheers
Maybe a good scrub will reveal some numbers – as Tony says look out for 285.