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Old 15th August 2009, 16:14
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Re: Motor plate

You do not give any other details, but this is certainly German as evidenced by the BAL stamp in octagonal outline. (BAL= Bauaufsicht des Luftministerium which, roughly, is the Factory Supervisor for the Air Ministry. In other words, an inspectors stamp) It looks to me very much like the blank area on the top of the crankcase by the sump cover of, for example, the DB601 and is (usually) the space where the manufacturers data plate is fixed although I can see no evidence of the corner rivets. Some of the numbers could be an engine number. The letter "R" could represent "Rustort". What size is this item?
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