Artifacts from Lancaster JA708

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by David Layne, May 30, 2012.

  1. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

  2. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Dave,

    A great result.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  3. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    Another interesting piece I found was a plaque that I presume is off the starter motor. It was really hard to make out the words stamped on there but I did and they read "STARTER GEAR MUST BE PRIMED WITH ONE PINT OF OIL THROUGH BREATHER CONNECTION WHENEVER MOTOR IS REMOVED AND REPLACED"
     
  4. ssg keay

    ssg keay Member

    David, if you want those items mailed to you in the US and you are willing to pay the shipping, I can mail them from my US Postal Office here in Hohenfels, Germany. It is a military APO AE post office and I can mail via regular USPS. Danny
     
  5. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    David, if you want those items mailed to you in the US and you are willing to pay the shipping, I can mail them from my US Postal Office here in Hohenfels, Germany. It is a military APO AE post office and I can mail via regular USPS. Danny

    Thanks for the offer. I have a G.I. friend in Stuttgart who plans on mailing them but is a little unsure of whether they will be x rayed or not, what do you think?
     
  6. ssg keay

    ssg keay Member

    It should not matter, you are not shipping anything explosive, or illigal according to Homeland Security, or the Postal regulations. In effect, you are mailing...scrap metal!!!
    I mail items stateside quite frequently, recently a 30 pound box of aircraft parts required in assisting in positively identifying the pilot we found during the recovery ops. I had no problems at all shipping them. I would mail them registered, or delivery confirmation though, maybe even insured, just so they don't vanish in some eager postal employee's personal collection :)
    Danny
     
  7. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    It should not matter, you are not shipping anything explosive, or illigal according to Homeland Security, or the Postal regulations. In effect, you are mailing...scrap metal!!!
    I mail items stateside quite frequently, recently a 30 pound box of aircraft parts required in assisting in positively identifying the pilot we found during the recovery ops. I had no problems at all shipping them. I would mail them registered, or delivery confirmation though, maybe even insured, just so they don't vanish in some eager postal employee's personal collection :)
    Danny

    Thanks for your thoughts. I am loathe to have them mailed and declared as "aircraft parts" on the custom form. I am afraid that customs would query that and try to collect a customs tax. What did you declare your "scrap metal" as?
     
  8. ssg keay

    ssg keay Member

    Lol, actually as defective aircraft parts :)
     
  9. Son of POW-Escaper

    Son of POW-Escaper Senior Member

    Fascinating stuff, David. Very well done. I've visited Dad's crash site near Amsterdam, but a modern highway was built over top, and no parts available. :-(

    Still have hope, as parts are rumoured to be in the collection of a local...

    Marc
     
  10. Garry Weston

    Garry Weston Member

    Interesting to see what you find, it gives you a connection with your father and what he went through
     

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