Part of a JU 88?

• Oct 24, 2023

• #1

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MartinWW2

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Oct 24, 2023

Hi All,

During a Hike in a forest in Belgium i've stumbled upon a aluminum part that looks like an aircraft part.

With some fast research i've found out that during ww2 a JU 88 had crashed in the area. Could this be part of this plane? Or is this to far fetched?

Thanks for the help!

 

• Oct 27, 2023

• #2

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Engineman

Staff Sergeant

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Dec 26, 2021

It certainly is a piece of a crashed aircraft. The ID is tricky, but if you go and find the rest you might have something more recognisable.
Cheers

Eng

 

• Oct 30, 2023

• #3

Larrythepilot

Airman

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Jun 7, 2020

Seymour, Indiana, USA

freemanarmyairfieldmuseum.org

MartinWW2 said:

Hi All,

During a Hike in a forest in Belgium i've stumbled upon a aluminum part that looks like an aircraft part.

With some fast research i've found out that during ww2 a JU 88 had crashed in the area. Could this be part of this plane? Or is this to far fetched?

Thanks for the help!

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We have some Ju-88 parts in our museum, but your (crumpled) part doesn't look familiar to me. I know, that wasn't any help, but I wanted to reply anyway. Larry

 

• Nov 25, 2023

• #4

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gillescollaveri

Airman

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Dec 25, 2020

Hi Martin
the captive nut on the second picture does ring a bell to me,
I found very similar ones indeed in Ju88 parts.
It is not a formal proof (if you can find a part number, this will help) but it looks very much like a Ju88 ..
best
Gilles