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    TBM-Avenger Buno Plates?

    Hello gentlemen, Would anyone be able to tell me; How many and where the plates are located on a ww2 USN Avenger which would detail the Aircrafts Buno Number? Thanks lads
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    U.S. Navy Pilot / Accidents Reports microfilm.

    Hello Guys. I was wondering if anyone has ever sent away for ww2 US Navy Pilot history cards of aircraft Accident reports? and how easy it was? I'm trying to obtain a copy of a 16mm microfilm reel and I've read that you can just send a cheque to the US Navy History dept. for $30, with a...
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    Bolt ID help

    Righto, After doing some research I have found documents referring to a F6F Hellcat which was shot down over Hong Kong, in roughly the right area, and is still listed as MIA. I have added a couple of extra photos and a short youtube clip of the piece I found. It is really heavy and the...
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    Bolt ID help

    Thanks for the help. I can post some more photos after the weekend. I found a fairly big chunk what looks like Aircraft up in the hills of Hong Kong. Looks like I could be onto the start of a hunt. Appreciate the help, Cheers
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    Bolt ID help

    Hello chaps. I was hoping that one of you might be able to help me ID a bolt. It is attached to a larger piece of what appears to be Airframe with lots of different rivets, but I noticed some lettering on the top: A S C O, although it could be in a different arrangement. Would...
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    ID Help

    Thanks for the clue. I'll look into it. Obviously the steel if to support something fairly weighty (or to take an impact) and that section looks to be on the exterior of the fuselage , so I was thinking something like a side Gun mounting for a B-25/26. However the rivets don't seem to match...
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    ID Help

    Hello boys, I was hoping one of you chaps might be able to help me identify this section of a plane. Firstly I found it in the hills in Hong Kong which will help narrow the possibilities to either Japanese or American. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOrPbXvTPTg After...
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