identification

I recently purchased a propeller blade and I was hoping for any information that people can provide. I am still working on deciding how to finish it so any information on paint or finish would also be appreciated. There are quite a few similar props, so I want to try and be as accurate as...

I can't find an aircraft identification forum that is large enough so sorry that this is off topic, but could anyone lend a hand? Thanks a bunch.

Good Evening fellow enthusiasts, fresh member here. I joined because curiosity got the better of me today and wanted to try and see if i could identify which engine the con-rod that i have is originally from. Backstory: im based in northern Kent, UK so during the war, this area saw a lot of...

Hello everyone, I'm an archaeologist in Belgium and on the site of a former ww2 airfield in Maldegem, Belgium we have discovered several airplane-parts. The part on the pictures has text on it, so I think it should be identifiable. Some extra info about the airfield: it was constructed by the...

Hello everyone, I would appreciate any insight on this blade and another that is identical, I was told it was B17 or B24 but shortly thereafter realized it was not. I bought these two identical blades and one P38 Curtiss blade in Walla Walla, WA. The original owner is deceased but supposedly...

Hey everyone, Recently I purchased a box full of unidentified aircraft parts in which the previous owner had obtained the parts from a RAAF garbage dump to use in scientific equipment and such after the war, so some of the parts are a bit chopped and hacked up. I was just wondering if anybody...

Hello I'm looking for an image of the IFF lights on an F4F-4. I've scoured the web and various reference books (Detail in Scale, Squadron/Signal Walk Around) and can't find anything. Did that aircraft even have them, and if so, where would they be located? Thanks! -J

To all you Sherlock Holmes types out there A friend has been spending a lot of time over the past three years researching a military plane wreck in Victoria, Australia, and has uncovered a large number of massive anomalies that make it 99.9% positive that the identification of both the aircraft...

Hello, I recently started browsing through old family archives, and came across this photo.. (taken probably around 19..20, most likely in UK or Poland) I have no idea what that aircraft is. I browsed through every single webpage, looking at different manufacturers etc and NOTHING looks...

Trying to get an ID on this stabilizer and wanted to see if anyone can help ID. I can't seem to find an exact match. Anyone have an idea? The tag dates to pre-war (30's)

Hi everybody. can anybody help me with identification of that aircraft part in the following pictures? I would like to know what exactly it is and from which aircraft it comes from. It probably was found in the czech republic some years ago. Many thanks in advance! Regards, Kurtl

I am looking to identify airplanes that are in pictures with my grandfather when he served in WWII. I have attached the pictures. My grandfather, Bernard J Hurley, served as a Corporal in the 895th Chemical Company of the U.S. Army. He traveled to Texas, Missouri, Australia, New Guinea, the...

Hi, I am looking to identify two planes in pictures I have from when my grandfather served in WWII. I have inserted them as they were originally and after slight editing. #1 #2 My grandfather, Bernard J Hurley, was a Corporal in the 895th Chemical Company of the U.S. Army. He...

Hey Guys! I'm new to posting on here, but have been on the site a few times before to look around. Today I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on some propellers that I have an opportunity to purchase. Sadly, I don't have any better photos. And I've not yet see the blades in person...

Does anyone know of an information source that lists which instruments were used in the F4U-1 series? For example, the manufacturers of the main tank fuel gauage, altimeter, compass, etc. I would guess that several different makes may have been used. But there must be a list somewhere that...