Mystery Aircraft Part?

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Hello All ,

Can some kind knowledgeable Soul please put me out of my misery if possible?

I have had this piece of Aircraft for a number of years now & would like to know what actual type it is from & exactly what is it?
I was told whose Aircraft it was from & what Type but I suspect I may have been led down the Garden Path so will not divulge it at this stage - But it is or should be of WWII origin?

Anyway I have attached a picture of the offending Item - It is made entirely of a Light Alloy approximately 5 Inches in Diameter/5 Inches in Length with a Thick raised Band of Alloy roughly in the centre of the piece & both ends being flared out looking rather like a nozzle from a Rocket Motor.

There are 2 Groups of Markings - On one side there is clearly stamped AM1530 & on the other which seems to have a hole (Bullet?) between the Numbers and is badly damaged so they could either at a guess be: S004100/8004100/SU004100/8U004100 or 5U004100 - This may or may not be the complete sequence of Numbers/Letters due to the said Damage & limitations of my Eyesight!

Any Ideas to this Mystery?

Many Thanks - Keith

[ClinA-78]

oil actuator (from a British landing gear)???

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British landing Gear? - Could very well be?

Alright I will come clean & say that I bought this Part some Years ago as it was stated as coming from the Crash Site of Hawker Hurricane P2805 which was an Aircraft of No 1 Squadron - shot down on 19th May 1940 - Chateau Thierry Area - one of Paul Richeys Hurricanes in the Battle of France.
This may be a complete Lemon of course as there was no proof as such only the sellers word but being very interested in No 1 Squadron I had to have!
It was stated in his book that he forced landed this Aircraft into a field but other Articles say that he baled out? - I think that I remember viewing a web-site about one of his Hurricanes being excavated at a site in France - Not sure if it was this one though?

Just thought that I could maybe get some more Information from the Numbers stamped on it?
Could very well be Undercarriage related -I thought that it may be some Part from the SU Carb?

Any more Ideas?

[Andy Saunders]

It is either the a 'collar' from the end of the induction manifold or else one of the twin venturi for a carburretor. I favour the latter, but would be good to have other views. Actually...on second thoughts, I am convinced as to the latter since some of the part numbers are prefixed SU, the company who were the carb manufacturers for the RR Merlin.

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SU Carburettor
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http://www.spitfirespares.com/spitfi...ges/power.html

[Andy Saunders]

My suggestion confirmed, then!

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Smashing! - Then this could well be from P2805 then after all!
If so Andy were you not one of the Team who excavated this crash site?
Do you remember anything such as Parts found etc?

Many Thanks All - Keith

[Andy Saunders]

Keith

Yes, I was part of that recovery team. A number of the team members ended up with parts from this aircraft, notably the late Al Brown I think. Certainly I would say that the item you have must have been found during the excavation and I cannot see any particular reason to doubt its provenance.

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That is great news! - Many thanks for the Info Andy - Very much Appriciated!