WWII aircraft wing I found tonight!

net_sailor · Mar 21, 2007

DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
I know...

As FBJ said it like P38 Pilot on crack!

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 21, 2007

Bullockracing · Mar 22, 2007

Bullockracing said:
Vertical stabilizer off a B-24? Trying to think of other aircraft with a near-vertical tailfin... Hmmm...

Duh - missed a page... North American... Hmmm...

lesofprimus · Mar 22, 2007

Sure sounds like the Canadians were a bunch of pill poppin speed freaks...

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 22, 2007

Adamshive · Dec 30, 2012

Just stumbled upon this 6 year old thread While searching Google for images of World War II aerial reconnaissance cameras. I don't really know how that directed me here but I'm really curious about this "wing". Does anyone have any updates?

Ended up joining this forum simply because of this post. It's pretty cool.

Gastounet · Jan 1, 2013

I'm a little like Adamshive : I have discovered this thread because of his post, and I wish I could know the end of the story.

Marcel · Jan 1, 2013

The topic starter hasn't been here for 5 years. You can only try to pm or e-mail him and hope he still reads the e-mail account attached.
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/members/wrath1/

daveT · Jan 15, 2013

Matching Consolidated inspection stamp

The End of this story!
The wing section was from a Consolidated model 29, also called a PB2Y Coronado. Model 29 matches the prefix of the part number, also Consolidated stamp hiding under a rivet matches. NAA doesn't use a letter after the prefix so it can't be NAA. According to AAIR Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research data base shows 2 strike level losses of PB2Y at Kwajalein, maybe this is a piece of one? One listed at the seaplane base, one at Eyebe Island. The one at Eyebe is mentioned as a dive destination.
ALOHA
DaveT

Njaco · Jan 15, 2013

Thanks Dave!

Capt. Vick · Jan 15, 2013

A Coronado huh? That's a rare bird, only one left at NMNA.

daveT · Jan 15, 2013

I hope the piece is recovered and put on display.
DaveT

woljags · Jan 15, 2013

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...=wM0t-D7RoEaYSzhRV5Fcyw&bvm=bv.41018144,d.d2k

Capt. Vick · Jan 15, 2013

Same here Dave. It looks so new.

daveT · Jan 16, 2013

Here is the two possible PB2Y candidates:
date: 440914 | PB2Y-3 | 7068 |assigned RES SQ-1 FAW-2 from NAS Kaneohe Bay
pilot Harkness, Leonard L. | location Marshall Islands, Kwajalein Atoll, Ebeye Island

date: 450212 | PB2Y-5R | 7075 | assigned to VR-2 from NAS Alameda
pilot: Parker, William R. Jr. |location Marshall Islands, Kwajalein
Atoll, seaplane area

Both strike level accidents with fatalities. A diving website mentions the
nose of a Coronado near Eyebe Island being a dive destination.

FLYBOYJ · Jan 16, 2013

Great info! It took a few years but it looks like a done deal!

SPEKTRE76 · Jan 17, 2013

I wonder if that wing and the rest of the bird can be excavated and put on display?

Gastounet · Jan 24, 2013

I was away from home for a few days, and I hope I'm not too late to thank DaveT

prem895 · May 15, 2013

This thread was great

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