Hello all. I haven't posted in awhile. Its getting REALLY cold in the garage, and thats where I clean everything. Bammer and I went back to the crashed b17 G and found a few more things. Where we have been hunting is where the cockpit area landed. The plane blew up over the woods, so there are areas all over the place where stuff can be found. One of the engines and the tail section landed in a field on the other side of the hill, and was taken away a long time ago.
We found a lot of 50 cal rounds with no casings. They melted with the intense heat, and 98% of the bullet tips we found there are bursted. I did find more of seat cushion or flight gear leather, some cotton stuffing, many THICK pieces of glass from the windshield (there is even some black weather stripping residue on the lower edge), thinner glass from some of the other windows, a piece of plexiglass (I am not sure where it would of been, turret maybe?), many bolts, wire bits, a couple toggle switches, pieces of instruments, and even the top part of a seatbelt. I think one of the coolest things is a navigators compass tool (thats what it looks like anyway). I am pretty sure that the 50 cals are still out there, according to the reports one local boy found one after the crash, but it burned his hands since it was hot from the fire. He went out and buried it somewhere.. so if one made it down in one piece there is a good chance of finding at least 1.
I am trying to go detect as much as I can since I just found out that I am going to Iraq soon.. Don't know any dates yet, but I am sure I will find out here soon. I will post picts from the new area bammer and I hunted yesterday after I clean up the stuff. Thanks for looking and happy hunting!!
Here is a pict of some bullet linkage and some bullet tips. The complete bullet was found away from the area we were digging, so it must of been thrown after impact.
Here are some bits of cable and other various parts
Some cockpit stuff. I am not sure what they are, I think a few are adjustment dials or parts of the instraments. The piece to the top right is HEAVY brass.. even the little brass washers are still in place.
Navigators compass?? I dunno but its possible.
Various pieces of glass. Some pieces are 3/4s an inch thick! The piece to the top right is plexiglass.
Some hose clamps
Melted pieces of plane.. the one piece at the bottom is the only piece I found unmelted.. even has blue/gray paint on it still
The top of a seat belt buckle
Seat or flight gear parts. The plastic piece at the tops looks like it was part of a map document case? Its that really thin see though plastic
Here are some toggle switches, or parts of some. The one has a white dot on it.
Thanks for looking!
We found a lot of 50 cal rounds with no casings. They melted with the intense heat, and 98% of the bullet tips we found there are bursted. I did find more of seat cushion or flight gear leather, some cotton stuffing, many THICK pieces of glass from the windshield (there is even some black weather stripping residue on the lower edge), thinner glass from some of the other windows, a piece of plexiglass (I am not sure where it would of been, turret maybe?), many bolts, wire bits, a couple toggle switches, pieces of instruments, and even the top part of a seatbelt. I think one of the coolest things is a navigators compass tool (thats what it looks like anyway). I am pretty sure that the 50 cals are still out there, according to the reports one local boy found one after the crash, but it burned his hands since it was hot from the fire. He went out and buried it somewhere.. so if one made it down in one piece there is a good chance of finding at least 1.
I am trying to go detect as much as I can since I just found out that I am going to Iraq soon.. Don't know any dates yet, but I am sure I will find out here soon. I will post picts from the new area bammer and I hunted yesterday after I clean up the stuff. Thanks for looking and happy hunting!!
Here is a pict of some bullet linkage and some bullet tips. The complete bullet was found away from the area we were digging, so it must of been thrown after impact.
Here are some bits of cable and other various parts
Some cockpit stuff. I am not sure what they are, I think a few are adjustment dials or parts of the instraments. The piece to the top right is HEAVY brass.. even the little brass washers are still in place.
Navigators compass?? I dunno but its possible.
Various pieces of glass. Some pieces are 3/4s an inch thick! The piece to the top right is plexiglass.
Some hose clamps
Melted pieces of plane.. the one piece at the bottom is the only piece I found unmelted.. even has blue/gray paint on it still
The top of a seat belt buckle
Seat or flight gear parts. The plastic piece at the tops looks like it was part of a map document case? Its that really thin see though plastic
Here are some toggle switches, or parts of some. The one has a white dot on it.
Thanks for looking!
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