Again from the Spitfire crash site

[SALERNO1943]

Here are a selection of part more important from the Spitfire crash site. Some idea about unknow part? Thanks. I have identified aircraft and his pilot. As soon is possible I'll post a report about him.
Parte of fuselage with number of aircraft. Where is allocate?

Detail

Part of wing with a fragment of flag

Other part of flag

Small part to identify

Part of gum to identify

Part to identify

Part of plastic glass cupule

Part of wood air-screw

Part of .303 machine gun with other part to identify

Small doors and some part to identify

Tools used from people that cut the aircraft after crash

Small parts to identify

Part in gum and plastic

Fuzes

Part with writings

Plates

Button and cover button

Unknow part

Oil pump?

Detail with n. 01995

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
I take it that this crash site is in the Italian Region ?

From what I see from the photo's it looks like it could be one of the following aircraft.

Spitfire Mk.VIII
JF809 - 607 Sqn SoC 31.5.45
JF819 - ADU - Ran out of fuel and crash landed Pantellaria 17.12.43
JF829 - 81 - Abandoned on T/O Ratmalana.
JF839 - 67 - Amarda Road stalled on landing 9.3.44
JF849 - 155 - SoC 13.9.45
JF869 - RAAF
JF879 - 601 - Flew into mountain on air test near Monte Virgine 30.3.44
JF889 - 81 - SoC 13.12.44
JF899 - 253 - SoC 11.4.46

According to "85 Years of the SAAF" Lt. C. C. Geldard is linked as pilot of JF879.
CWGC has Lt. C. C. Geldard as date of death 30/3/1944 with 601 Sqn, he was from Carolina, Transvaal, SA.

Good luck
Alex

[SALERNO1943]

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

Hello,
I take it that this crash site is in the Italian Region ?

From what I see from the photo's it looks like it could be one of the following aircraft.

Spitfire Mk.VIII
JF809 - 607 Sqn SoC 31.5.45
JF819 - ADU - Ran out of fuel and crash landed Pantellaria 17.12.43
JF829 - 81 - Abandoned on T/O Ratmalana.
JF839 - 67 - Amarda Road stalled on landing 9.3.44
JF849 - 155 - SoC 13.9.45
JF869 - RAAF
JF879 - 601 - Flew into mountain on air test near Monte Virgine 30.3.44
JF889 - 81 - SoC 13.12.44
JF899 - 253 - SoC 11.4.46

According to "85 Years of the SAAF" Lt. C. C. Geldard is linked as pilot of JF879.
CWGC has Lt. C. C. Geldard as date of death 30/3/1944 with 601 Sqn, he was from Carolina, Transvaal, SA.

Good luck
Alex

Thanks for your help. As I stated I identified aircraft and pilot. As soon possibile I'll post a report with informations I find. In this discussion I need to identify the unknow (for me) aircraft fragments I posted. Thanks.

[Andy Saunders]

The "unknown part" is one of the cockpit canopy rails.

It would be interesting to know the details of the pilot. You say you have identified which pilot but have not told us what you found out!