Can anyone help with this ?

[Kwai]

Hi
Am Kwai new to the group, I have a few things I was hoping someone out there could help with, the first one is this.
Long shot would anyone be able to identify this, I have no leads as this was found and given to myself, I have tried and tried but just cannot work this out, any help would be awesome.
thanks

 

[SaparotRob]

Welcome to the Forum, Kwai. I have no idea what it is but many here will probably help. Where did you find the artifact?

 

[Snautzer01]

Hi and welcome.
Where was it found? Or in what country do you life?

 

[herman1rg]

Any numbers or marks on it?

 

[Kwai]

Any numbers or marks on it?

Hi, no which is a pain I was hoping the inspection cover would make this stand out but my searches have not picked anything up, mmm

 

[Wurger]

Looking like a panel with a position/nav light.

 

[Kwai]

Hi and welcome.
Where was it found? Or in what country do you life?

Hi
In Kent uk

Welcome to the Forum, Kwai. I have no idea what it is but many here will probably help. Where did you find the artifact?

Hi
In Kent uk, old RAF base. American and Uk crews had been on this site. Thats about as much info I've been told

 

[Sabrejet]

Camloc fasteners point to it being American. DC-3/C-47 maybe?

Or C-119?

Incidentally I'd give it a wet media blast: a panel that complex will have numbers all over it!

 

[herman1rg]

Is that lettering inside the Red circle?

 

[Sabrejet]

There will be numbers but I'd expect them to be on the inner surfaces.

 

[cvairwerks]

Camloc's didn;t come into being until 1959, so post Korea era aircraft. The use of an egg shaped access panel and pulled rivets screams UK built.....

 

[Sabrejet]

Camloc's didn;t come into being until 1959, so post Korea era aircraft.

Not so: they've been all over the C-130 since Day 1. I doubt you'll find Camlocs on a UK aircraft. EDIT: according to Howmet's website, the brand has been in existence "more than 80 years", so WW2 is a possibility.

 

[cvairwerks]

Originally manufactured in the USA, in 1959, Camloc started selling quick release fasteners through a new location in Kelkheim, Germany. Later the same year the Kelkheim location also began manufacturing the Camloc range for the European market. Camloc now has more than 60 years of innovative engineering in Germany alone.

Per Howmet's website.

 

[Sabrejet]

So now we've ascertained that Camlocs might go back as far as WW2, are there any lightly-stamped numbers on the inside of the panel? I'm assuming a transport type, so C-119, C-82 or possibly C-47? (the patent goes back to May 1942, so later C-47 types might fit (C-117, C-53 etc))

 

[Antarctica]

99% sure it is British, construction looks very like aircraft I've worked on - late WW2 or 1950's. This panel is most likely from the underside of the aircraft's nose. External colour is probably matt Black = bomber.

 

[Sabrejet]

Not sure, given the presence of camloc fasteners and receptacles. British types of the 40s and 50s would use Dzus or Oddie fasteners.

 

[Airframes]

Identity of the airbase in Kent may help in determining the types of aircraft known to have operated from there, and when, although this would not account for "visiting" aircraft types of course.

 

[Sabrejet]

Identity of the airbase in Kent may help in determining the types of aircraft known to have operated from there, and when, although this would not account for "visiting" aircraft types of course.

Well Manston would be the obvious one.

 

[Airframes]

Apart from the other dozen or more ............

 

[Sabrejet]

Apart from the other dozen or more ............

A dozen or more dual use, British-American airfields in Kent?