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Not a B-24 of any flavour - good guesses though.

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One of the vertical fins off of an Aussie Martin Mariner?

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One of the vertical fins off of an Aussie Martin Mariner?

Kerching! The sucker punch with the left on the 'words' thing and an uppercut with the right. ;)

The fin is at the Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin (Where Mark P has an association and Matt's very familiar - thanks for letting it run, chaps).

http://www.aarg.com.au/

AFAIK, there are no complete surviving Mariners anywhere, although there's a fwd fuselage in Western Australia, and this fin in Victoria.

Martin, considering they built several major and many minor W.W.II heavy types, is very poorly served with aircraft in preservation. Of course the two Mars give them a size 'advantage', but they aren't in preservation; they're working machines.

Airnutz, your prize, a dictionary, is on its way. :lol:

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Looks like a Martin Mariner to me Jimmy-boy! :lol:

Alas, it is the one and only. :(

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a night fighter corsair wing?
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"AFAIK, there are no complete surviving Mariners anywhere, although there's a fwd fuselage in Western Australia, and this fin in Victoria.

Martin, considering they built several major and many minor W.W.II heavy types, is very poorly served with aircraft in preservation. Of course the two Mars give them a size 'advantage', but they aren't in preservation; they're working machines."

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It has not been restored to flying condition but, doesn't this one at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson AZ count as a surviving Mariner?

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James...Far from pointless. Although I had no idea what the piece is from, it was fun reading all the guesses.
Keep 'em coming.

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