Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Hello,

these days my brother got a rotary transformer from a friend.
This guy removed it from a jet, crashed near Limburg Hessen/Germany, believed to be U.S.
Date maybe summer 1955.
Can there be any kind of information being given?
(I know it's a kind of mission impossible, but...)

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Thanks a lot,
and kind regards

Daniel

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

It's British made, the A (Crown) M is the Air Ministry mark. I see that Limburg was very close to the boundaries between the US / French sectors and not far from the British sector.

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Hello Alan,

thank You for the information and quick reply.
Indeed I was looking for British and Canadian post war losses too, but didn't find a crash matching place or the uncertain date.

Kind regards

Daniel

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Any RCAF crashes in Europe from around 1955 would most likely not have a British procured component. Everything would be Canadian procured, and probably made in Canada or the US. The only post war RCAF crashes in Europe with British made aircraft were Bristol Freighters, both in France: one near Marville, France on 3 December 1955, and one at Marville on 31 December 1963.

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Hello Bill,

thanks for this helpful information.
So it's to concentrate on RAF again.
I'm sad, my basic infos are so poor. But the young boy in the 50ies is an old man now and nearly 60 years is a long time away.

Kind regards

Daniel

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Looking though 'Broken Wings: Post War Royal Air Force Accidents' the obvious candidate for the aircraft is Gloster Meteor F.R. Mk.9 WL265 of No.79 Squadron. It is recorded as having crased on the 24th June 1955 2 miles SSE of Limburg. The aircraft "Hit obstruction during tactical reconnaissance exercise and caught fire; abandoned (1)". The (1) means 1 killed, so while the aircraft was abandoned by its pilot it was unsuccessful.

The pilot was Flying Officer Anthony William Wicking.

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

Hello Alan,

thank You very much. My brother's friend was told "the plane made contact to the ground and crashed." But no word about the pilots fate. I wasn't sure if I should believe the Info, because there is nothing in town chronicles around.

Kind regards

Daniel

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

The one at Limburg may be one of the numerous accidents with military aircraft participating in the exercise "Carte Blanche" at the end of June 1955.

Other crashes included a Dutch F-84G S. of Paderborn, a US F-86 near Siegen, an RAF Lincoln collision with a US F-86 at Bitburg, an RAF Sabre at Leeuwarden AB and another one near Eindhoven....

Regards,

Leendert

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

The American aircraft, and the American funded aircraft (Dutch F-84 and RAF Sabres) would not likely have parts marked "Air Ministry". I guess the RAF Sabres could have had replacement parts fitted after delivery.

Re: Question about part from crash site near Limburg/Germany
 

The RAF Sabres carried American parts, right down to radios, or certainly the wreckage at the crash sites I've been to has all been of US origin. As far as I know there was no replacement with UK parts.