Help ID possible BF109 wing slat?

hawker.1966 · Dec 29, 2024

Hi
Would anyone be able to help with this BF109G -5 relic the aircraft itself sadly crashed Siene Bay France on the 24th of June 1944 the pilot was Herbert Blochberger.
I was thinking along the lines of a wing slat as it is very similar with the front curved edge but something is not quite right from what I can make out.
Any help would be very much appreciated.

MIflyer · Dec 29, 2024

Engineman · Dec 30, 2024

Hmmm, Having some difficulty with these shots, image 9520 looks to be a fairly simple part of bent structure, but other shots seem to have some steel and rubber fittings.
Overall, if it is from a 109/110 slat assembly, I think it might possibly be from the wing stricture in the slat area. The slat itself is very much a simple slim aerofoil form with integral ribs and double skin.
The illustration posted by MIflyer shows the early Bf 109 E style of slat mechanism with swinging links that deploys the slat in a partial arc and incorporates the interconnect between the inner and outer movement. The Bf 109 F deleted the interconnect and redesigned the swinging links. The later Bf 109 G/K use a completely redesigned roller carriage that moves in steel U-section guides, that allow the slat to slide forward or rearward in the guides.
So, difficult to be sure about this relic.

Eng

hawker.1966 · Friday at 12:25 PM

Hi
I have since discovered to be a part of the radiator thank you for everyone's input.

MIflyer · Friday at 12:54 PM

Engineman · Friday at 1:12 PM

hawker.1966 said:
Hi
I have since discovered to be a part of the radiator thank you for everyone's input.

Yes, it could well be part of one of the Kuhlerverkleidung, or cooler-housing/duct. Obviously, we do not see the radiator here, this does look like the built-up structure that the radiator sat in, with some of the rubberised sealing that sealed the air duct.

Eng

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