New treasure hunt 2008
Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:29 am
Well, what can I say 
Another call from work to go up north allowed me the time and place to go visit my "killing" field.
This time it was not as hot as last year, however I had been told that little rain haid fallen in the area since I had been there last..this fact would prove itself later
Anyway, pretty much the same stuff as last year http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=17814
HOWEVER, the useage of a metal detector showed some nice new bits and pieces coming to light.
These items are the brackets that hold the exhaust pipe in place on the Boomerang as well as some control rods
Boomerang windscreen assemblies, Boomerang Ammo box and canopy rails(left side)
Funny enough I had three pairs of Right side assembly, now I have three complete sets
Another Radio selector unit mount
That mount again, some exhaust panelling and link chutes
More control rods
Oooh, an access panel WITH original stencilling on other side which my girlfriend found
More exhaust panels
A deafening note from the metal detector provided this as a reward (author hard at work, good mate supervising)
[IMG]
Hello!!
The ground might as well been concrete but end result was worth it
Finally, your mine
Another call from work to go up north allowed me the time and place to go visit my "killing" field.
This time it was not as hot as last year, however I had been told that little rain haid fallen in the area since I had been there last..this fact would prove itself later
Anyway, pretty much the same stuff as last year http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=17814
HOWEVER, the useage of a metal detector showed some nice new bits and pieces coming to light.
These items are the brackets that hold the exhaust pipe in place on the Boomerang as well as some control rods
Boomerang windscreen assemblies, Boomerang Ammo box and canopy rails(left side)
Funny enough I had three pairs of Right side assembly, now I have three complete sets
Another Radio selector unit mount
That mount again, some exhaust panelling and link chutes
More control rods
Oooh, an access panel WITH original stencilling on other side which my girlfriend found
More exhaust panels
A deafening note from the metal detector provided this as a reward (author hard at work, good mate supervising)
[IMG]
Hello!!
The ground might as well been concrete but end result was worth it
Finally, your mine
THE CLEANUP begins
Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:39 am
An interesting find, after high pressure water blast (Expired case chute)
Yep definately Boomer
Size of bullet/cannon projectile enter/exit holes approx 20mm and 50cal..not a good look
Yep definately Boomer
Size of bullet/cannon projectile enter/exit holes approx 20mm and 50cal..not a good look
Great stuff..
Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:50 am
Wow looks like you had a tonne of fun..You still got pics of our dig earlier in the year??Will try get over the other side of the fence soon..
Cheers Ross
Cheers Ross
Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:44 am
I wish I could go out and look for stuff like that. Great find.
id
Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:49 am
What are the three small parts in the middle of the first pic? I have something like that!
Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:30 pm
Hi Peter, they are used to hold the exhaust pipe and exhaust ring on to the fuselage panels. As seen below on a mates Boomer restoration. They show up in this pick as the black mounts. Larger ones hold the ring, the small ones mount onto the exhaust pipe
Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:32 pm
Hi Ross, oops I knew there was something missing on wix
Will put up a heads up later today to show the fun we had in August
Will put up a heads up later today to show the fun we had in August
Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:46 pm
That must be a ton of fun.
What is the largest piece you've ever found?
What is the largest piece you've ever found?
Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:25 pm
That looks like fun. How far down can the detector pic things up?
Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:37 am
Hi TAdan and Django, ok by that do mean at this place? or in my years of digging up bits and pieces? And yes, it definately is a thrill when you find something you don't have
The metal detector I have is a cheapy one....bought off ebay for $80 last year..and is more reliable than some of the more expensive ones I have bought in the past (no names mentioned). This particular one is water proof to 1m (yet to test that out) and depending on the size of the target and its metallic composition so far the deepest object found was at a staggering 1m approximately (upper undercarriage leg) for Boomerang. The average depth I have found for small items (5-10mm diameter) is a maximum of 30cms, brass fuzes etc have been found a little deeper than that. It lasts for ages on its batteries too.... 3x 9v will keep me detecting non-stop for up to 7 hours.
The metal detector I have is a cheapy one....bought off ebay for $80 last year..and is more reliable than some of the more expensive ones I have bought in the past (no names mentioned). This particular one is water proof to 1m (yet to test that out) and depending on the size of the target and its metallic composition so far the deepest object found was at a staggering 1m approximately (upper undercarriage leg) for Boomerang. The average depth I have found for small items (5-10mm diameter) is a maximum of 30cms, brass fuzes etc have been found a little deeper than that. It lasts for ages on its batteries too.... 3x 9v will keep me detecting non-stop for up to 7 hours.
Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:19 am
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing they say 
Makes me wonder if that chute is actually a relic of the encounter below
from adf-serials.com site
it was flying back to base when a USAAF P-38 Lightning piloted by Lt Gerald R Johnson of 9 FS (who became the 5th Air Force's 4th highest scoring ace with 22 victories) fired a burst into the port side hitting mainplane and port tailplane with the aircraft lurching to starboard and lost height finally recovering at 500ft but with the port mainplane on fire and cannon ammunition exploding it was travelling too fast to land so F/O Robert McColl Stewart (408505) lifted the a/c over the river at the strip end belly landed into scrub whereupon it burst into flames and was totally destroyed and all this happened even though it was accompanied by A46-132 and two P-40s; it was converted to components and Lt Johnson had an Australian flag painted on the nose of his P-38 along with his Japanese victories.
Makes me wonder if that chute is actually a relic of the encounter below
from adf-serials.com site
it was flying back to base when a USAAF P-38 Lightning piloted by Lt Gerald R Johnson of 9 FS (who became the 5th Air Force's 4th highest scoring ace with 22 victories) fired a burst into the port side hitting mainplane and port tailplane with the aircraft lurching to starboard and lost height finally recovering at 500ft but with the port mainplane on fire and cannon ammunition exploding it was travelling too fast to land so F/O Robert McColl Stewart (408505) lifted the a/c over the river at the strip end belly landed into scrub whereupon it burst into flames and was totally destroyed and all this happened even though it was accompanied by A46-132 and two P-40s; it was converted to components and Lt Johnson had an Australian flag painted on the nose of his P-38 along with his Japanese victories.