Parts from a USA WWII aircraft. Some idea?

From the shape of the vertical stabilizer, in photos #5 & #6, I would guess that the parts are from a B-24.
The parts are not the same shape as those of a B-25.
 
I will move this to the Heavy Bombers forum.
 
Jim :-)

A second look at some of the parts could also be from a B-17...but, there will have to be better identification of the parrs...such as a part number. to positively identify which aircraft.
What is the date of the crash ? ....if you know that.
 
The list I referred to,... is listed by aircraft serial number...and not by date of missing in action...if I had the date of the crash, it would still take some searching to determine the aircraft number.
 
A Missing A ir Crew R eport...or MACR is made out by accompanying aircrews, and does not always show the actual crash site...only that the last observation of the aircraft,... was that it was in trouble, and, going down, with the actual crash unobserved by the reporting aircrews..sometimes many miles from the first observed troubles.
 
Jim :-)

Have seen a reaction on Warbird Information Exchange forum within your topic
 

B-17G outer wing section aileron control access door assembly:
Part number 6-8946 for B-17G-1-BO to B-17G-90-BO (and equivalent)
Part number 6-8946-5 for B-17G-90-BO (and equivalent) onwards

All the best,
PB

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I asume these B-17 parts are directly related to Lt Thomas Sherman topic? If it is indeed was a B-17G, there could be a problem with your timeframe as when this one crashed. Believe B-17G's became operatonial in Aug/Sept 1943 (correct me if wrong)
Another clue might be if the panel was painted or not, if it is and it was a B-17G, then It must have been one of the early ones.
Perhaps national insignia can give a lead, appears to me there is no Yellow or Red band surrounding the insignia, could be worn off off course, but might give a small clue as to date this panel


Regards
Joost

ramc181

To clarify my post quoted above, those part numbers I mentioned are from the B-17G parts book and were given simply to identify the access door as a B-17 part rather than from another type of aircraft.
I don't have a B-17F parts book on hand to refer to, but I'd suggest that while part number 6-8946-5 appears to be a B-17G only item, the earlier 6-8946 may well have been a carry-over from the B-17F list.

Hope that helps,
PB

 
Ok , I have misunderstood that. apologize for any confusion.