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By: 1st April 2021 at 22:51 Permalink
-One of the small cover plates that fits over the picketing tunnel (tie down). Located underside of the Spitfire wing, along the edge of the main spar, fwd end of rib 19.
Cheers, Chumpy.
By: 4th April 2021 at 09:24 Permalink
-Many thanks for the reply about the plate . Where can I find this Spitfire parts list?.
Happy Easter
Best regards Danny.
By: 4th April 2021 at 10:45 Permalink
-Did you find anything else or was that all?
By: 5th April 2021 at 11:35 Permalink
-A piece of aluminium angle about 6 inches long with small rivot's and a number stamped.
By: 6th April 2021 at 09:18 Permalink
-Thanks Danny, did your angled piece have 300 numbers on it too?. Incidentally Chumpy is that a Spitfire parts manual book?
By: 6th April 2021 at 11:37 Permalink - Edited 6th April 2021 at 11:40
-I have attached a picture of the angle for you to see. It does have number but not 300.
Regards Danny.
By: 6th April 2021 at 13:27 Permalink
-Thank you Danny, can’t help with that , the CBDS has thrown me. Hopefully someone else on here will know. Thanks for posting the picture.
By: 6th April 2021 at 15:41 Permalink
-CB = Castle Bromwich ?? (Shadow Factory/Airfield)
By: 6th April 2021 at 17:03 Permalink
-I went today for another metal detect and found a small stamped aluminium bracket. I found an article online today about a Spitfire that crashed in 1942 not to far away . I suspect these parts must be from that spitfire ? .
Regards Danny.
By: 6th April 2021 at 19:53 Permalink
-Yes that is a Spitfire part, it has the 300 numbers. What was the gen on the Spitfire that crashed? Nice finds by the way.
By: 6th April 2021 at 20:25 Permalink
-Here is the Information I found on line today about the spitfire.http://aircrewremembered.com/godlewski-sylwester.html
By: 7th April 2021 at 16:33 Permalink
-Thanks Danny
By: 8th April 2021 at 10:48 Permalink - Edited 8th April 2021 at 10:50
-As I alluded to in Post Number 11...
CBDS will be Castle Bromwich Shadow Factory related (perhaps something like Castle Bromwich Design Standard ?)
To support that view - here is a pic from Spitfire Spares.com
By: 8th April 2021 at 10:59 Permalink - Edited 8th April 2021 at 10:59
-Or perhaps 'Castle Bromwich Detail Shop' ?
Small components/parts were often manufactured/assembled in a Detail Shop.
Sometimes by personnel classified as 'Detail Fitters' because it was was a less skilled/narrower job 'description'.
We had 'Detail Fitters' at Wastospace,because of my qualifications/experience I was employed as a 'Skilled Fitter' - and because I had a much wider job description/scope on various aircraft.
By: 8th April 2021 at 11:25 Permalink
-Thanks bazv, I thought initially CB = Castle Bromwich, it was the DS that threw me but what you say makes sense.
By: 9th April 2021 at 09:09 Permalink
-Just out of general interest - there are some wonderful good quality shots taken in and around the Castle Bromwich Factory by an employee,inc a couple of Desford and Cosford.
I almost get agoraphobia whenever I look at the picture of the Spitfire Final Assy Shop,my knees ache at the thought of walking the whole length of it LOL.
http://spitfiresite.com/2012/07/castle-bromwich-spitfire-and-lancaster-…
By: 10th April 2021 at 14:03 Permalink - Edited 11th April 2021 at 00:01
-Thanks to everybody that has replied to my recent posts. I can see you are definitely experts on Historical Military aircrafts and aviation. This is only the second time I have found aircraft parts during my 6 years metal detecting. I went again yesterday to my friends land and unintentionally found more of what I think are Spitfire parts. I have tried to
identify the parts online but have had no success so far. Am I right in saying the A M and crown image on some of the parts refer to The Air Ministry . I will post more pictures online if I find any other similar items in the future.
Best regards Danny
By: 10th April 2021 at 14:09 Permalink - Edited 10th April 2021 at 23:45
-Sorry two of my pictures didn't load.
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By: Milkcup1986 - 31st March 2021 at 21:47 - Edited 31st March 2021 at 21:47
Hi I found this plate yesterday whilst metal detecting in a wood and think it could be off a plane. Am I correct in thinking this and if so can anyone please explain what the numbers on the plate mean. If it is off a plane are this numbers enough to identify what type of plane it's comes from.
Best regards Danny.