USA airplane crashed during Salernos battle.

[Matteo La Boccia]

USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

These are pieces of a USA airplane crashed on a hill near Salerno during battle of Operation Avalanche 9-21 september 1943. Someone can help us to identify airplane? Thanks.

There are also some 12,7 bullets with printing: M 42, L 42, DM 42, KS 42.

20 cm

diameter 20 cm

15 cm.

diameter 4 cm

diameter 11 cm

Printing 3-12107

Printing S5?T BOEING 41-990?-1 ALCOA .

2 of my friends

 

[lairmo]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

That is one cool find!!!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Matteo La Boccia,
I have no idea.

Perhaps you should also post in the
"What Is It" section.


have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

what exactly do these parts say... exactly...

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Allied heavy bombers and support aircraft from all over the place supported the operation... have not found any list of supporting aircraft yet.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

My dad was at Salerno in 43. I remember hearing him speak of the place, ...and Anzio.

We maybe can trace the patent number if you give it too us. The pics are too dark to read or partials.

 

[chipveres]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Can you please spell out the part that says "General Electric" and "AMP 200". The model number is too difficult to read in the photos.

Chip V.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

These are interesting items but you really need to give us better pictures taken in daylight, that are not cropped off, so we can read the items in their entirety. Its like you are giving us a pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. If you cannot take a better pic, than you need to print out the writing on each item exactly as you see it. Thank you.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

the general electric switch/relay was used on many Boeing aircraft.

where are the plates off the engine(s). those id plates can settle the topic.

i agree the photos leave everything to the imagination, and not one step towards solving this topic.

i can only find one armed Boeing aircraft used in europe...B-17...should be a bunch of weapons/engine parts lying about?

 

[Matteo La Boccia]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Today we return to place of crash and find other material and this button. If it was on airplane perhaps the planes can be a A-20? Is possible to know if there are B-25 and\or A-20 crashed in Salerno in 9-21 september 1943? Thanks. I hiope to post better photos.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

here is a list of serial numbers, USAAF aircraft...1943+

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1943_2.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Today we return to place of crash and find other material and this button. If it was on airplane perhaps the planes can be a A-20? Is possible to know if there are B-25 and\or A-20 crashed in Salerno in 9-21 september 1943? Thanks. I hiope to post better photos.

You need to repost the first pictures please. We can help you but we need to able to read the writing in its entirety. I dont know why your pics are so dark. Try using better lighting, a darker background or outside in daylight.
I tried to lighten it but still cant read it all. Do you understand?

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

here is the part number on the switch plate.

3gtr72a1

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

here is the part number on the switch plate.

3gtr72a1

The number comes up but I have to study it. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q="3gtr72a1"+&btnG=Search

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

lol. i have spent too many hours on this one...

i wonder why they believe it is a two engined bomber?
yes B-25's were in the area, so were A-20's, B-24's, and a whole lot of B-17's...plus the P-47's p-51's... maybe a P-60
the ammo narrows it down to a us aircraft...but...

 

[pcolaboy]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

The only Boeing aircraft in the European theater would have been the B-17 Flying Fortress, C-73 Transport, C-75 Transport, or the B-314 Seaplane. I'm only focusing on Boeing since they did little or no part manufacturing for other aircraft manufacturers and you have an item with a Boeing tag.

Pcola

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

The only Boeing aircraft in the European theater would have been the B-17 Flying Fortress, C-73 Transport, C-75 Transport, or the B-314 Seaplane. I'm only focusing on Boeing since they did little or no part manufacturing for other aircraft manufacturers and you have an item with a Boeing tag.

Pcola

agreed...wonder why they believe it was a twin engined bomber?

 

[Matteo La Boccia]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Finally I had time to do photos of all material we find. Please, if someone can help will be very appreciated.

“S5?T BOEING 41-990?-1 ALCOA”

“BOEING 6-82 2”

“LIFT THE DOT”

“UNITED-CARR” e “BOSTON MASS.”

“WA&L” e “B’HAM”

“W”

“WITTEK MFG CO CHICAGO USA PAT 2278337 FB-6”

“33D5233”

“ALUM BOND PAT PEND. PAT NO 2.215 283 ADEL 26”

“1911”

“52580 E”

“42 G”

“3-12107”.

“GENERAL ELECTRIC RELAY SWITCH SPEC. NO X 32278 SYSTEM VOLTAGE 2 ORDER NO. W 035 AC 20267 NP 04585 SCHINECTADY. N.Y. MODEL 3GTR72A1 AMR 200 NO. A2036 M MADE IN U.S.A.”

12,7 mm

 

[Harry_Morant]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

Wow, that sure is some collection of Aircraft parts and shrapnel. Well done.

 

[chipveres]

Re: USA airplane crashed during Salerno's battle.

From www.nasm.si.edu . Part 33D5233 is a Link Assembly-Bomb Shackle specified by the USAAF on 04/26/33.
So we are likely looking at a bomber.

Chip V.