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By: 17th September 2019 at 14:08 Permalink
-You might have more luck on the American "Warbird Information Exchange".
There are some real Grumman experts there as well as some owners/pilots/restorers.
By: 17th September 2019 at 16:30 Permalink
-You might have more luck on the American "Warbird Information Exchange".There are some real Grumman experts there as well as some owners/pilots/restorers.
Thanks for that, I'll give it a try :-)
By: 17th September 2019 at 16:44 Permalink
-Might shoot an email to AirCorps Library too- https://aircorpslibrary.com/
By: 17th September 2019 at 17:10 Permalink
-Might shoot an email to AirCorps Library too- https://aircorpslibrary.com/
Another great suggestion, thanks for that !
By: 17th September 2019 at 18:50 Permalink
-I saw the picture you posted on WIX, somehow it reminds me of an engine baffle plate. I don't know enough about R-2800s to know for sure though.
By: 17th September 2019 at 20:04 Permalink
-I saw the picture you posted on WIX, somehow it reminds me of an engine baffle plate. I don't know enough about R-2800s to know for sure though.
Thanks Archer, I've just been told that the number doesn't match with Grumman numbers so that might explain it. Let's have a look at Pratt & Whitney ...
By: 17th September 2019 at 20:39 Permalink
-I saw the picture you posted on WIX, somehow it reminds me of an engine baffle plate. I don't know enough about R-2800s to know for sure though.
Archer, you're the man ! Bingo ! Here it is. Not an inspection cover at all in the end, just quick access to the plugs.
Just to let you know why that's important, we now have several engine parts, cockpit instruments and pilot's effects all within a very small radius, indicating a near vertical dive into the ground with no forward vector. It helps in verifying witness reports from the time and trying to understand what happened.
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By: 23rd September 2019 at 14:28 Permalink
-Hi again, well, we're doing pretty well with the identification of the relics but we're not having a lot of luck with the specialist lists for this one so I'll throw it out to you.
We're reliably told that this is a static grounding point, used to earth the aircraft when parked or during refuelling. The problem is that there may have been several, or at least two, and nobody can tell us exactly where they were on the aircraft. Any ideas ? Pictures would be great, especially any that have the lettering 'GROUND' on them :-)
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By: Hennie - 17th September 2019 at 12:31
Hi there, we've been researching the death of U.S. Navy Pacific ace Harry Brinkley Bass in the south of France in 1944. The cause of his crash will probably now remain a mystery unless we can find a reliable witness account or other information. However, we did find the crash site and some very few remains of the aircraft. Does anyone out there have a parts catalogue for the F6F-5 who would be kind enough to look up a part number for us ? We'd appreciate it very much.