Pieter Hoekstra Urk
Airman
- 11
- Sep 15, 2025
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Hij vertaalt onmiddellijk naar het NederlandsWelkom op onze site. Ik wil u eraan herinneren dat dit het internationale forum is en dat de voertaal Engels is. Daarom wil ik u vragen de tekst van het bericht te redigeren en naar het Engels te vertalen.
I'll tray to wrote in EnglishHij vertaalt onmiddellijk naar het Nederlands
Misschien heeft U een tip of een idee waar het aan ligt?Ik zal het in het Engels schrijven
Hoi Pieter, ik denk dat je de vertaling hebt aanstaan in de browser. Kun je me een pm sturen (envelopje binnen in het menu) misschien dat we samen dat kunnen fixen? Ondertussen zal ik je berichten even vertalen.Misschien heeft U een tip of een idee waar het aan ligt?
Wie kan mij helpen om het juiste DB type te vinden? Van mijn gevonden motor.
Translation:
I found an engine. Who can help me to find the right DB type?
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Hello Marcel Thank you for your help and advice with Google Chrome. It's good now. Best regards Pieter HoekstraHoi Pieter, ik denk dat je de vertaling hebt aanstaan in de browser. Kun je me een pm sturen (envelopje binnen in het menu) misschien dat we samen dat kunnen fixen? Ondertussen zal ik je berichten even vertalen.
Here the new photo's.During the restoration I photographed the motor a few times, i"ll send them and after that new photo's.
Best regards Pieter
Impressive.Hi,
As you can see in the extra photo's, this crankshaft and piston relic is from a large V12 engine that has crashed and appears to have been in sea water. The great majority of the engines' original aluminium casings have been corroded away, but much of the steel and anodised components have survived. The relic looks to have suffered a combination of crash damage and some subsequent/recovery damages, although the breakage of the crankshaft and loss of the components including the front-end main bearing Number 1 and the pinion bearing would appear to be due to the original impact. The crankshaft and rotating components from a point at the rear of the front No 1 main bearing survive, including most pistons, rods, main bearings and the starter drive dog at the very rear.
Details of the components conclusively show that this was an early DB 601 engine. Importantly, the crankcase cross-bracing tie-bars pass through the upper arches of the main bearing caps, which is distinctive of the DB 601A-B, N-P.
The internal double locknuts on the tie-bars Nr3 and 4 are specific to the DB 601 A-B, N-P.
The piston crowns appear to be the slightly concave DB 601 A-B type. The piston diameter has not been fully shown but should measure 149.5mm at the top edge on undamaged standard pistons.
The part numbers have not all been fully exposed or clearly photographed, however main bearing caps 2, 3 and 6 show enough detail for the engine serial number 1162? to be seen.
This would likely be engine 11620 to 11629, which would have been a DB Berlin Marienfelde built engine, from 1939.
The engine would likely have been fitted to an early Bf 109, Bf 110 or a He 111P. Other relics from the same crash might confirm the type of aircraft.
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Impressive.