Unknown Jet Part Recovered from Freeman Field

[Vince Malfara]

Hi Richard

IMHO the cast part does not seem to be part of the same engine. I agree that the parts may have been a conglomeration of engine parts or possibly the entire engine, but that would raise the next question of where the sections of the four compressor and two turbine stages went / are. I read in an old Flight magazine that three experimental and six prototypes of the He S 011 were constructed. One photo from the Freeman dig does show a casting mark of 109-011. I saw one engine photo of if I recall was a BMW 003 that was labelled NAS San Diego however I can't find any documents on that stage of investigation by the Navy.
Further investigation is required to definitively ID this part and model.

As always thanks for the input and update.

Best

Vince...