B-17 fragment- what is it?

**seesul** · 03-01-2009 05:02 PM

Hello,

this fragment was found at the B-17 crash site. Does anyone know what is it?
Part of any gun turret equipment (?) would I say?

**Airframes** · 03-01-2009 06:58 PM

Difficult to say being such a small fragment Roman, but it could be part of the end of one of the ammunition feed guides, or the 'flexi-feed' chutes!

**FLYBOYJ** · 03-01-2009 07:10 PM

Any part numbers Roman? Possibly a switch guard?

**seesul** · 03-01-2009 07:27 PM

I guess there´s no number on it

but gotta ask. I got this pic by e-mail. But don´t think so, otherwise a freind of mine would tell it to me...

**seesul** · 03-01-2009 07:28 PM

I´ve posted it at armyairforces and sent the pic to one former B-17 engineer as well...so let´see...

**seesul** · 03-01-2009 08:22 PM

Joe, here´s a copy of the e-mail I just got from the former B-17 engineer:

Roman...It appears to be the label that was attached to the selector gun switches on the Sperry Upper Gun turret....also could be the same for the lower ball turret as both were by Sperry.

Each gun...Left and Right had a selector switch which allowed the gunner to select either one or both guns to fire.

Jim

**FLYBOYJ** · 03-01-2009 08:27 PM

Very cool! Where did you find it?

**seesul** · 03-01-2009 08:36 PM

Not me...a friend of mine in the woods 6 miles away from my born town.
Most of the parts like that ended up here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...blic-9882.html (August 29,1944- museum in Sanov, Czech Republic)
Attached the pics of the particular a/c where this particular label hanged once...
It belonged to 99thBG and the it was trasferred to 2ndBG...
There was only one survivor...and I´m in touch with a nephew of a tailgunner. He should visit me in next years...

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