From a USA aicraft crash site 45 km south\east of Salerno. Some idea?

[Matteo La Boccia]

Recently we find a crash site of a USA aircraft crashed near Laviano, 45 km south\east of Salerno. Do you are able to help us to identify type of aircraft and his pilot? Thanks!

Crash point

The search

Fragments of fusalege

Fragments of engine block

What is?

What is?

What is?

Bullets 12,7 marked DM 42, SL 42, RA 42

Battery

Fragment marked

Appear to be: ASSY N 9 I-3-1E9A

Fragment marked

75 03 97

Your help will be very appreciated from SALERNO AIR FINDERS www.1943salerno.it

 

[Matteo La Boccia]

With help of DcMatt we suppose that this aircraft can be a P-39. We find that a P-39 was last seen 5 miles south of Avellino (Laviano is south of Avellino) in 1944. Someone have information about lt. Harry J. Daniels MIA 23 february 1944 of 332 Fighter Group? Thanks!

 

[Matteo La Boccia]

We returned on this crash site and we find some other fragments. Some idea? The code is 87 82 537 C. Thanks.

 

[JohnnyRebCSA]

Here you go....go to this site. It is loaded with WWII aviation experts. I have seen them identify many planes from only a few clues. They can help you.
Link: Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums

Just select the correct forum. Good luck! By the way, my uncle was a flight engineer on a B26 bomber in the European Theater during WWII.

 

[hamiddetecting]

Very nice

 

[Britman]

Hi,
Here is a website covering wrecked WWII planes. Someone on there may know what you plane is? Here is the address: https://www.facebook.com/Ww2AircraftCrashSites. I was wondering if the rotor like object is part of either a supercharger, or a centrifugal pump?

 

[Britman]

Yes, here is a Gyro Horizon from a crashed, (1945-7?), Gloster Meteor jet. Looks almost identical?