Recent content by Ridge Runner

With you on that one Flyboy. That the shades must have varied according to what the guys were mixing in their paints. As I say that darker green seems to be low quality and has flaked badly.

Interesting observation Terry. It also appears the four attachment guides for the mounting tubes, were painted, zinc chromate yellow and fitted after the seat had received its first coat of the light cockpit green. Them at some point, it was painted the darker green (which has flaked off...

The info from Colin is interesting, but I'm hoping he's wrong, as you say not all of the info is 100% correct, and may be not the bible. From doing some research it seems to tie up with P51B design.

Thanks Terry, I've been intrested in WW2 Aircraft for a long as I can remember. I happened to chance stumble across the seat on Mil web. I emailed the French guy who had no real history about the seat other than his father acquired it from Normandy during the war and claimed it to be P47, when...

Hie, there is the other side of the Oil Filler hatch, its not very clear, it was laying this way up for 60 years, so is a bit pitted. Some of the numbers read, as follows: 89P63-295-2 (AS 29 circular stamp).

Thanks Airframes, on doing some research it does look like it is from a P51B/C, which makes it a rare piece of kit.

With all respect Collin, I've got this seat sitting right in front of me and the wear and age definitely pre date the 1970's, I've been involved with WW2 aircraft equipment for 20 years and it says WW2 to me, again thank you for your research. Regards Jim..

Flyboy, excellent work, I've been thumbing through my reference books and the seat design looks very much like a P51 B/C type with the high back etc, again thanks, the French guys father was obviously dismantling a P51, not a P47 as lead to believe, maybe the razor back made him think it was a...

Thanks for your efforts buddy, much appreciated, it would be great to identify this ship, as I say it came down near the Belgium village of Heyd, I'm guessing in late '44'.

Hie, here are a few pics of some wreckage I found in Belgium. I have relatives who live out there, so when I visit I go off detecting. There is a know spot where a P47 crashed (Heyd Ardennes) it has been well dug over the last thirty years. So then, I was happily surprised to find some...

Here is a few close up shots of the stamps, one is found on the small lever on the lower left, one on the top capping piece and some stamps on the brackets designed to accept the tubes when sliding on the seat to the mounting tubes.

Hie I've given the seat a good once over and found no major markings, maybe they are obscured by paint. The left hand lower lever has No's 0-3903-12ASS. The top capping piece has the round stamps with what appears to be A S and some numbers, 53011-7 also a stamp SEM. I'll take some pics to make...

I recently acquired this seat from a guy in France, he said his father recovered it from a P47 in Normandy. That's all the history I know. I have some knowledge P47 seats and they don't appear to have a high straight back as on the one I've got. But the it has the correct seat base with the...

A few shots of a RAF turret sight.

P51 Mustang... Every boy should have one! Great shots man, I see you've been lucky enough to visit the States.