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Old 24th November 2019, 18:05
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

Salut Jean: I posted a picture this plate on the "Allied Air Forces" side of this forum, we will see if something comes out.

Philippe : I checked : no NAA 54 or 67 crash in the area.
and no crash of US A/C but the two B17 far away from this FW190 crash site.

Thanks Chris for the precision concerning Continental

Wait and see if we get further elements to help clarifying...

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Old 24th November 2019, 19:02
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

I had an eyewitness (German farmer) show us the crash-site of "ein Spitfeuer" fighter. When we excavated the wreck, it was a Bf-109G.
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Old 25th November 2019, 13:42
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

It seems that the only equipment with a US origin fitted on a German A/C would be the WendeHorizont Fl.22426 Sperry licence, fitted on Ju 88

https://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de/fl-...-horizont-1940

So, this Autosyn plate found on a FW190 crash has nothing to do with the FW190

and it is there by pure chance !

All the more as (see "Allied air force" section) that this US equipment would be post 1953, so it really has no connection with a WWII crash.

So, we would really have a FW190 crash site.

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Old 26th November 2019, 15:50
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

GILLES,

Do you have more DATA about the two B-17 that crashed far away, but around the area?

On one of your plates there is the code ...17B-2...

Maybe the MACR (if there are one) for each of those B-17 losses can give you (us) a glimpse IF the crew jettisoned some of the equipments onboard to maintain height or, if there was a huge explosion (theoretically capable of sending a small part some km away from the actual main place where the wreckage fell). This is just a theory for further investigation.

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Old 26th November 2019, 16:02
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

GILLES, from the Pilot's Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

“Alternating current for the Autosyn instruments; drift meter, radio compass, and warning signals transformer is furnished by two inverters under the pilot’s and copilot’s seat.”

Photo enclosed of similar plaque (Autosyn Instrument - Bendix):

BOEING B-17 BOMBER FLAP POSITION INDICATOR GAGE INSTRUMENT GAUGE, ORIG. WWII VTG (…12B-1B…)

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Old 28th November 2019, 19:17
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

Salut mon ami Adriano,

sorry for the late answer and thanks for your ideas.

Indeed, 2 B17 crashed around Toulouse but the first one crashed at Boulaur, near Auch (50 km West of our field).
In this link :
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_f...9c88416c583369
you have the whole story and you can even access to the MACR.
The flight pass would match (they were coming from Algiers) but I understand that they were chased by FW190 , and bailed out without throwing any material while in flight.


The other B17 crashed 10 km North west at Cornebarrieu and was shot down by the FLAK

http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2049

I understand that it was similar than above (no throwing of the equipment before crash).

So, the idea is good but I don't think that this plate was thrown away by the crews of these B17.

Question: is there a website dedicated to B17 ? (where somebody could maybe tell me more about this plate)

merci et à bientôt

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Old 28th November 2019, 19:31
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

Adriano,

maybe you put me on the right track:

The B17 was shot on 24 Aug. 1943
The FW190 crashed on 5 Aug 1943

Could we imagine the following:

At the end of August, the truck with some B17 remains coming back from Boulaur to Toulouse, stops at the FW190 crash site to collect some parts remaining.

It makes sense because Plaisance (the FW190 crash place) is between Boulaur and Toulouse (there is a train station there)

and, while loading the FW190 parts on the truck, the guys drop this B17 plate in the FW190 crash site;

Just an idea...

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Old 28th November 2019, 20:59
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

Gilles,

The Kommandantur's archives may have something about the party that recovered those wrecks, if they survived....so, maybe a good start on that "road"? Maybe at Vincennes there is something digitalized? Or at Toulouse's Archives?

Your last possibility seems possible indeed...

Of course, if they were on combat and hit, they wouldn't have time to jettison anything else. I initially thought about an engine fire in flight, with 3 engines and a lot of miles to go back, maybe they would try to jettison something to keep height and speed. But the MACR closes this theory...

Do you remember the document you found me? On it there was the actions after crash...so maybe a similar one do exist for both those crashes nearby your home...am sure it does exist.

Kiss the children for me and my Family...we shall meet again "un jour".

Friendly yours, as ever,
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Old 28th November 2019, 21:34
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Re: US PATENT ON A FW190 EQUIPMENT ?

Good sense of imagination Gilles but, I am afraid, this piece will keep his secret unless you find other bits of this said FW 190.
Keep digging!

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