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Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 15, 2012 1:45 am

I'm looking informations about aircraft of lt Prchal crashed 11 jan 1943 after bombing Naples. Many informations about Prchal are in book LIBERANDOS pages 91 to 93. Someone have it and cand sent those informations? Thanks!

Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 15, 2012 6:16 am

Here are some fragment from B-24 crash site. Some idea about them? In the place there are also some old car fragments so someone of part is not from aircraft. I indicate those parts. Thanks.



Fragments of engine
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Fragments of fuselage
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Small parts
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28D1022 ALCOA 32D1150R 32D2005-50
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7736 32B1144 7314
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Plexiglass
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What it is?
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What it is?
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Car or aircraft?
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Car or aircraft?
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Car or aircraft?
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Car or aircraft?
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Battery pack. Where it is allocated?
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What it is?
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Small parts

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SUCTION RELIEF VALVE
Type B-8
MFRS. PART No. 216B
MFRS SER. No. A 5120
Specification No. 28368
Order No. W535A 15807
PUMP ENGRNG SER CORP.
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Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 15, 2012 12:26 pm

salerno1943 wrote:Here are some fragment from B-24 crash site. Some idea about them? In the place there are also some old car fragments so someone of part is not from aircraft. I indicate those parts. Thanks.

What it is?
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Sparkplugs.

Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 15, 2012 7:20 pm

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4116/dvc07766.jpg

This is a the steel attaching piece for the ground handling bomb loading slings.

Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 15, 2012 11:08 pm

Picture #9 (the one below the spark plugs) shows a device that looks very similar to ones used to connect the front engine cowlings (or speed rings) together on a B-17.

Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Sat May 19, 2012 11:08 am

This morning we find this:



PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT
A. C. OR BU. MODEL
R-1830-43
A.C. OR BU. NO.
41 - 15 101

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Re: Looking info about a B-24 and his crew

Tue May 22, 2012 5:04 am

Some idea about these fragments?

What it is?
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What it is?
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What it is?
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handwriting
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32E1685, 32W2014 171, 32E3067, 32D2005-23, G102AY60 470.., Image


parts
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What it is? 05 1050
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...014
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What it is?
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What it is?
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What it is?
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42A7308 42A7327
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LUNKENHEIMER. What it is?
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Fragments of equipment
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CAUTION HIGH VOLTAGE STOP DYNAMOTOR BEFORE REMOVING THIS COVER
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N.P. 62964 What it is?
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