IBC
Airman
Hello, Can i get some help from your guys again on those parts.
Identification of aircraft parts
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daveT
Senior Airman
The controls are from a WW2 bomber. Can you please post all that is written on the controls next to the levers.
______ pilot off ____ Wheel Lock __ Bombs doors open
maybe a lodestar, Hudson, Havoc or similar medium bomber
The Sperry Gyro Horizon Indicator was used on many different WW2 aircraft. Looks like an early war model. It could be from the same WW2 bomber that the controls came from.
______ pilot off ____ Wheel Lock __ Bombs doors open
maybe a lodestar, Hudson, Havoc or similar medium bomber
The Sperry Gyro Horizon Indicator was used on many different WW2 aircraft. Looks like an early war model. It could be from the same WW2 bomber that the controls came from.
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IBC
Airman
Thank you for the reply, this is the best picture I have now. I will get better photos today.
daveT
Senior Airman
I can now see that it says "tail wheel lock"
That narrows it down quite a bit.
The bomber is a tail dragger
That narrows it down quite a bit.
The bomber is a tail dragger
daveT
Senior Airman
Confirmed! The control is from a Lockheed Hudson
you can see it in this photo
File:Hudson cockpit, old compass position.png - Wikimedia Commons
you can see it in this photo
File:Hudson cockpit, old compass position.png - Wikimedia Commons
fubar57
General
Good stuff Dave
special ed
1st Lieutenant
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excellent detective work.
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IBC
Airman
Thank you very much for the help! You were quick to find this out
is there something that tells me how old it is(1940-45) so I can narrow down what plane it is.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Unless it was recorded as removed from a particular airframe or recovered from a known crash site it's not likely that it will be attributable to a specific aircraft.
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IBC
Airman
Thanks for the details, I have no information about the crash site.
