Re: Flare 1942
 

Hi all,

Thank you for your help.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/images/icons/icon10.gif
If the date "corresponds" to the end user, the Fw 190 would fall between October 1941 and July 1942.
Normally only the pilots of the sea had such cartridges.
The aircraft crashed near Breteuil sur Iton.

The bottom of the rocket is slightly convex and smooth (toothless)

How can we demilitarize the rocket?

Re: Flare 1942
 

Am not sure what you mean by "only pilots of the sea" used such cartridges?

Flare pistols were standard issue on all operational L/W aircraft. Pistols were fitted into the aircraft, sometimes carried by pilots on their person and also part of the survival strores in a metal canister in rubber dinghys for multiple crews.

Re: Flare 1942
 

Hello,

Here is the pic with the "strange" cartridge compared to a 103mm flare cartridge. I try to 'reform' the crushed case and it appears it could set inside a flare cartridge but I would like a confirmation.
The shell has a nearly the same fuse cap (here fired) than usual flare cartridge.

Best regards

ClinA-78

Re: Flare 1942
 

Thank you,

Yes, it is possible that the rockets were in the plane .

The rocket is very much like the photo.
On the base, there is a red primer.
The key is knowing what is the date! I have (for now) that to date the rocket crashwhat is the date!http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/images/icons/icon9.gif

Re: Flare 1942
 

Standard ESN 7 cartidge,used to identify you self if the radiosystems in the aircraft didnt work. (Erkendungssignal 7).This code changed every day and you had ESN 1-7 avilable.The difference on this cartidges was the colours on the 4 stars in the cartidge.