What is this part of the plane?
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Where was this picture taken?
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Barry Bromley
Airman
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- Oct 22, 2016
Off a Liberator, it could be either an engine mount frame or possibly the bottom framing of the front turret.
MiTasol
2nd Lieutenant
That is absolutely definitely positively not an engine mount off a Liberator or any other aircraft - radials all use variations of diagonal bracing like shown below as do many in line engine mounts. Item 45 is the B-24 engine mount.
Detail photos and dimensions of what you have would assist greatly.
Look carefully at what you have and find the part numbers punched into the various sheet parts or moulded into cast/forged parts and post them here. The stamped numbers are typically about 3-6mm high. From the numbers many aircraft parts can be identified. Inspection stamps are typically about the same size and identify the maker and factory. Process stamps like heat treating which is a circle with both H and T in it (usually one on top the other) are universal as are AC and AN military stamps on US aircraft and AID stamps on UK aircraft,
The part number layout could be 12345xxx, 12-345xxx or 12Axxx or 12AAxxx (where x is a variable number or letter). There are many other combinations but if it is a B-24 part designed by Consolidated it will have a very specific first 4 or 5 numbers/letters which will not only identify the part as B-24 but which specific design area it comes from. If it is a vendor part then the part number will not be as useful as many vendor manuals no longer exist.
Detail photos and dimensions of what you have would assist greatly.
Look carefully at what you have and find the part numbers punched into the various sheet parts or moulded into cast/forged parts and post them here. The stamped numbers are typically about 3-6mm high. From the numbers many aircraft parts can be identified. Inspection stamps are typically about the same size and identify the maker and factory. Process stamps like heat treating which is a circle with both H and T in it (usually one on top the other) are universal as are AC and AN military stamps on US aircraft and AID stamps on UK aircraft,
The part number layout could be 12345xxx, 12-345xxx or 12Axxx or 12AAxxx (where x is a variable number or letter). There are many other combinations but if it is a B-24 part designed by Consolidated it will have a very specific first 4 or 5 numbers/letters which will not only identify the part as B-24 but which specific design area it comes from. If it is a vendor part then the part number will not be as useful as many vendor manuals no longer exist.
