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Old 22nd March 2011, 09:28
Andy Saunders Andy Saunders is offline
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Re: Archeology / identification

No, in respect of the piece you thought was a propellor part - although VDM made propellors and related equipment they made other parts as well.

The piece in your hand looks to me like quite thin magnesium alloy? Not a piece of propellor. Possibly a portion of wheel?

The dates on the ammunition make me think this is an early 1940 loss.

I realise that you may not want to give away the location, understandably, but a town or village it is near may give further clues to help make an identification - especially to someone like Peter Cornwell or Larry Hickey. However....if it is near Toulouse then this is a very long way away from where one might have expected such a loss during the Western Campaign of 1940! I am assuming what you have found is a long way from there?

Yes, I thought the tyre size sounded about right for a 109.

Thank you for confirming I was right!!! ;-)

Gilles - I think you tried to PM me? I have now cleared space for you to message me.
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