Dave Welch
Airman
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- Jan 13, 2019
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Much appreciated chaps!!
Ime going to make a list of possible aircraft but determining how far to look up and down the coast is difficult as we have no idea how far debris can move over seventy odd years.
Thanks again
Dave
Is that an image of an anchor on the side? If so, check for it being a mooring or anchor cable pulley, from a seaplane.
Come to think of it, it may not even be from an aircraft at all, but from a small boat.
-Irish
Is that an image of an anchor on the side? If so, check for it being a mooring or anchor cable pulley, from a seaplane.
Come to think of it, it may not even be from an aircraft at all, but from a small boat.
-Irish
What image are you talking about?
Due to the fact that there is a cotter pin installed on the nut, I am pretty sure that it is from an aircraft. Cotter pins are common safety devices on aircraft equipment, and especially on flight controls.
Looking through a magnifying glass, the letters in the oval appear to be either W OO or OO M depending on how you look at it. There may have been another letter within the space but corrosion has wiped it out.Some knowledgable fellas on this thread. Love the detective work.
This site is great for inspection marks but no British stuff:
Aviation Archaeology - Aircraft Inspection Stamps
However, the Douglas mark looks like a very close match.
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Looking through a magnifying glass, the letters in the oval appear to be either W OO or OO M depending on how you look at it. There may have been another letter within the space but corrosion has wiped it out.Some knowledgable fellas on this thread. Love the detective work.
This site is great for inspection marks but no British stuff:
Aviation Archaeology - Aircraft Inspection Stamps
However, the Douglas mark looks like a very close match.
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All far too corroded Ime afraid. DaveI agree with FlyboyJ, that is definitely for an aircraft. You can even see where the rivet tails were imprinted around the holes where they pulled through.
The oval stamp also looks like a British QC stamp. The ink might have been corrosive, but looks stamped. Metal stamping on aluminum sheetmetal primary structure was a no-no in the US because of fatigue but you see it a lot in the British warbirds. Bristol & Hawker QC stamps were oval. DeHavilland, Supermarine seem to have round. Hawker had both. Often the first two letters designated the make or system.
If US made, another clue could be found on the bolt heads. Are there any symbols/bumps legible on them?
Both the US and Britain used black primer in places as well, particularly in areas where glare might be an issue. There's a few pics of the Hudson with black primer, but hard to say if it was original in those cases.
I enjoy donning my tin hat!
And the way the cotter pin is installed suggests a RAF operated aircraft as the Americans required the cotter pin inserted so the whole head enters one castellation and then you fold one leg back over the bolt and the other down towards, but not touching, the washer.
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The Brits required both the legs to wrap around but they also required the ends to be inserted in the next castellation which yours are not - probably not unusual if done in a hurry or no inspector around. Sorry I cannot quickly find a Brit basics manual for a drawing
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