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Old 7th December 2014, 16:53
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ID needed for WW2 plane hatch

Hello all, a friend of mine bought the hatch from a peasant who lives near a former B-24 crash site in Romania and claimed it was belonging to that aircraft, we are not able though to positively match it to a B-24 one, so maybe it is of german / soviet origin, any ideas ?
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Old 8th December 2014, 21:11
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Re: ID needed for WW2 plane hatch

Dependent on size, it may be one of the life raft hatches on the top of the aircraft.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ch&FORM=HDRSC2

There is also in inward opening hatch just forward of the upper turret.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untit...6c3a7ccf8e8ca3

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Conso...8422d43c46c3a7
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Conso...8422d43c46c3a7

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Old 9th December 2014, 13:58
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Re: ID needed for WW2 plane hatch

Thank you Revi, the size is around 63 x 63 cm , or 25 x 25 inches.
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