Hello, I made an account here specifically to ask about a part I found back in 2016. I will throw some photos in here to assist in hopefully identifying this part.
It is solid brass, has lockwire holes, and looks like it may have a insert for a long-gone o-ring. It has a part number on it (I highly doubt it is a serial number) of E38774.
It is from a WW2 bomber; Halifax W1020, assigned to 35th Squadron of the RAF. Shot down April 4th 1942 while on a bombing mission to attack the Tirpitz german battleship. I have no idea what part of the plane this would have come from but I want to guess it is from a hydraulic system because of the (suspected) o-ring insert and because the threading doesn't go all the way through the nut, so it seems like it may have held a hose to some other component.
The story of why I have it is that my grandfather lived in Trondheim, Norway, just a few miles from where the Tirpitz was stationed for part of the war. He was in his early teens during the war and when the british came to bomb the Tirpitz, his family had to hide in the cellar of their farmhouse because german anti-aircraft fire was hitting all around their house. Anyways it was during one of these bombing raids that this plane was shot down. I went to Norway in 2016 and saw where it all happened, and came across the crash site. My cousin had picked up a big hunk of dirt she kicked up that was round-looking. I brushed it off a bit and when I saw the brass I knew it was from the plane. I took it home to the US and cleaned it up as best I could. Anyways I've had it ever since and was just curious if someone could shed light on what I have.
Thank you in advance.
It is solid brass, has lockwire holes, and looks like it may have a insert for a long-gone o-ring. It has a part number on it (I highly doubt it is a serial number) of E38774.
It is from a WW2 bomber; Halifax W1020, assigned to 35th Squadron of the RAF. Shot down April 4th 1942 while on a bombing mission to attack the Tirpitz german battleship. I have no idea what part of the plane this would have come from but I want to guess it is from a hydraulic system because of the (suspected) o-ring insert and because the threading doesn't go all the way through the nut, so it seems like it may have held a hose to some other component.
The story of why I have it is that my grandfather lived in Trondheim, Norway, just a few miles from where the Tirpitz was stationed for part of the war. He was in his early teens during the war and when the british came to bomb the Tirpitz, his family had to hide in the cellar of their farmhouse because german anti-aircraft fire was hitting all around their house. Anyways it was during one of these bombing raids that this plane was shot down. I went to Norway in 2016 and saw where it all happened, and came across the crash site. My cousin had picked up a big hunk of dirt she kicked up that was round-looking. I brushed it off a bit and when I saw the brass I knew it was from the plane. I took it home to the US and cleaned it up as best I could. Anyways I've had it ever since and was just curious if someone could shed light on what I have.
Thank you in advance.
