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11-28-2006, 03:01 PM
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| WWII aircraft wing I found tonight! I was walking the reef tonight and came across this wing that was exposed due to erosion! It wasn't there a few months ago! Can anyone identify it? American, Japanese? It's located on the island of Roi-Namur, Republic of the Marshall Islands. |
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11-28-2006, 03:11 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chambersburg
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| That's pretty cool ! Give us an idea of the size here - rivet patterns remind me of Douglas designs like the Dauntless. Were you able to lift it or turn it over? |
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11-28-2006, 03:16 PM
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| On the opposite side was it painted green or do you see any letters or numbers? Example "24T."
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11-28-2006, 03:17 PM
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| Heavy! I tried to lift it but, it wouldn't budge. Its rather large too! Much larger than me, if that means anything. I'll try to go back and get a picture where the size can be calculated. I'll also go and look for any numbers or letters. Last edited by Wrath1; 11-28-2006 at 03:19 PM. |
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11-28-2006, 03:34 PM
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  | Try clearing some more of the sand of the wing to give a better idea of it and any markings it might have on it.
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11-28-2006, 03:37 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| heres an aerial shot of Roi-Namur. Wrath, any chance you can go to the island where the Prinz Eugen is scuttled just off the shore?
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11-28-2006, 03:38 PM
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| Will do! I work the night shift, so I've got 12 hours to "mess around"! I've attached two other pics. The first should be a Bomb Release plate from a WWII plane I found a few months ago. The second is a WWII M1 clip. This place is littered with all kinds of things!  |
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11-28-2006, 03:45 PM
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| No problem! Quote:
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11-28-2006, 04:32 PM
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| Think you could go out there and at low tide, take some pics of it? There are some members here that are also enthusiests for the german warships. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
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11-28-2006, 06:00 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I deffinatly would love to see pics of the Eugen. What do you do on the Island Wrath?
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11-28-2006, 06:49 PM
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| great find Wrath1! make sure you post when you find out what it came from!
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11-28-2006, 06:59 PM
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| Excellent stuff wrath....
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11-28-2006, 07:48 PM
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| WOW! nice find wish i found stuff like that 
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11-28-2006, 11:32 PM
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| I wonder, could it be a Consolidated B-24 Liberator? Would they have been based at that island I wonder... It would have to be late War perhaps, 1944 or later because the photo looks like the wing is clean aluminium... |
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11-29-2006, 01:48 AM
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| Hey cool! Avenger perhaps?
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