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April 19, 2017 at 11:26 am in reply to: Wreckage Of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z) #837719

BobKat
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Pictures of the forest

Last week, Laurent went into the forest again, armed with his camera. Having seen his pictures, I can understand how difficult it must be to resume his searches at this time. Larger pieces of timber from the tree-felling are stacked alongside the paths in some places: elsewhere smaller cut pieces lie in heaps awaiting further attention. The work was carried out when the ground was wet, and the tracks created by the forestry vehicles have now dried out into ruts, both within the forest and along the eastern pathway.

I attach a few ‘panoramic’ views created by overlapping two or more photographs taken from the same position. These are marked with the locations of where pieces have been found. The first shows a view along the northern perimeter; the second shows the churned eastern pathway; the third looks down the eastern slopes; and the fourth shows the western slopes.

Higher resolution versions of these and other pictures are included in the photo-gallery.

Photo-gallery:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=BCF75E8AD40ADF0D!164&authkey=!AJrxfdmdr6MXSdw&ithint=folder%2cjpg

Index to parts found and annotated illustrations:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=bcf75e8ad40adf0d!1426&authkey=!AAJOZyTYrN-x0CQ&ithint=folder%2cjpg

April 10, 2017 at 7:53 am in reply to: 10B/10591 #840269

BobKat
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Scramble Bill,

10B = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators. I cannot trace the suffix number you quote in the Lancaster Parts List. Your part may therefore be specific to a Stirling rather than a generic type. Can you provide a picture?

March 5, 2017 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Wreckage Of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z) #790754

BobKat
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Laurent has sent me a few photographs of the forest (taken yesterday) and I attach two with pictures of the same area pictured three years ago. As can be seen, although the tree felling appears to have finished, much debris remains to be cleared. It may well be some time before Laurent can continue his search!

The first picture shows the path on the eastern edge of the crash site where engine pieces (M5 and 48) were found (on the left), with a comparison of the same area covered in debris waiting to be cleared (on the right).

The second picture shows the location (1) where the main fuselage came to rest (on the left), with a comparison (on the right) of the area close by along the northern edge of the forest where logs are being stacked.

Photo-gallery:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=BCF75E8AD40ADF0D!164&authkey=!AJrxfdmdr6MXSdw&ithint=folder%2cjpg

Index to parts found and annotated illustrations:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=bcf75e8ad40adf0d!1426&authkey=!AAJOZyTYrN-x0CQ&ithint=folder%2cjpg

February 25, 2017 at 11:05 am in reply to: Wreckage Of Lancaster ED908 (60-Z) #794625

BobKat
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I have just heard from Laurent that the tree felling work in the forest appears to have finished. The area where work was carried out was along the northern edge of the forest and next to the path on the eastern edge of the crash site – very much in the areas where Laurent has made most of his discoveries. It was therefore, perhaps, fortunate that these areas had already been well explored, before the earth was churned and flattened in the course of the work. Laurent has not yet been able to look to see whether anything new might have been brought to the surface.

In the meantime, I have been working on producing a higher resolution version of the crash site plan. Laurent has found so many pieces that the original version has become very cluttered! I will include this in the photo-gallery in due course, probably when we have another piece to add to the map.

Photo-gallery:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=BCF75E8AD40ADF0D!164&authkey=!AJrxfdmdr6MXSdw&ithint=folder%2cjpg

Index to parts found and annotated illustrations:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=bcf75e8ad40adf0d!1426&authkey=!AAJOZyTYrN-x0CQ&ithint=folder%2cjpg

February 18, 2017 at 8:59 am in reply to: Part identity help #798322

BobKat
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Darren,

I can confirm that the Lancaster Parts List shows item 10H/774 as the Rudder Mass balance weight assembly.

February 8, 2017 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #804033

BobKat
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Dennis, I think you could say that this was from an oxygen bottle of the type used in bombers such as the Lancaster. It will no doubt also have been used on other aircraft.

February 8, 2017 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #804189

BobKat
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Dennis,

Your item 6D/483 is the distorted metal neck of an oxygen bottle.

The following link can be found by Googling: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL34241/

January 26, 2017 at 4:21 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #810767

BobKat
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Dennis, I have no specific knowledge of the P-51: my research has been limited to the Lancaster. The were many variants of the Merlin engine and I have no means of telling which variants might have incorporated the lock washer, or whether this was related to the shape of the exhaust stubs. I can only confirm that ED908 had Merlin 28 engines and the lock washer with the flat ends was found amongst the wreckage. Maybe someone with greater knowledge of the engine variants may be able to help?

January 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #810826

BobKat
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Dennis, your item 124 is a Merlin engine exhaust stub gasket lock washer. There is an illustration of it in situ in post #1024 (page 35) on the ED908 thread. Some examples had flat flanges and others were spiked (as yours is). Have a good look through the photo-gallery on the thread – there is a link on the post I have referred to. You may see some of your other items there.

January 25, 2017 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #811292

BobKat
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Oxygen Economiser

Dennis,

There is a picture of the economiser unit in post #31 on the ED908 thread, kindly provided by Air Ministry. Here is another.

January 25, 2017 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #811399

BobKat
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Dennis,

Item 102 looks very much like the oxygen tube attachment on the economiser unit. Is the attached piece made of the same material as the fragment of the economiser casing (your item 44)?

January 25, 2017 at 8:41 am in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #811564

BobKat
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Dennis,

Your item 44 is marked “ECONOMIZER OXYGEN” (Mk II ??). These economisers (spelt with an “s” rather than a “z” – British/American manufacture?) were located at each crew position for the control of their oxygen supply. We have a small fragment (image 37 in the ED908 photo-gallery) inscribed “ECON..”, so they were certainly used on Lancasters, but probably also on other heavy bombers. The Lancaster Parts List shows this with a part number 6D/479. Do you have any additional numbers on your piece? There is a further description starting at post #31 on page 2 of the ED908 thread.

January 21, 2017 at 9:14 am in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #813261

BobKat
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Dennis,

I don’t recognise either of items 68 and 69, but I don’t think they are related to parachutes. Maybe someone else can help?

January 20, 2017 at 7:12 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #813421

BobKat
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Dennis,

Item 77 is a flare strap buckle, and item 84 is a bomb carrier crutch. You will see a picture including both on the ED908 photo-gallery (image 35) at location 1C.

January 20, 2017 at 10:11 am in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #813683

BobKat
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Thanks for your comments Dennis. I should perhaps make it clear that ED908 has not been subject to excavation. Most of the fuselage was removed from the crash site shortly after the war. All we have is some remaining fragments scattered over 40 acres!!

Good luck with your own research. I’ll look forward to seeing any further photos you post in due course.
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