TCSchultz Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 10, 2012 I had the opportunity to purchase this Aircraft Cockpit Frame this past week from a local collector who advised me that he got it out of a garage that held aircraft parts near a now closed Military Airfield in MA. I have turned this over and checked everywhere but can't find an ID plate or any numbers but it appears to be US and possibly WW2 vintage from the paint and the aluminum material. I'm sure someone here on the Forum not only can ID it but probably has the plane that goes with it so let me know and thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted June 10, 2012 Additional photos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TCSchultz Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted June 10, 2012 And finally .... If you have an interest in it and want to make a reasonable offer let me know as well... but it is New Hampshire and would have to be a pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted June 10, 2012 By the way the dimensions are @ 37 " in width at the bottom of the frame, by 22 1/2" front to back by 27 1/4" in height top to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted June 11, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2012 Not sure, but looks like the fixed aft window section that'd be behind the sliding canopy. No idea what airframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 11, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 11, 2012 Just a WAG, could it be the rear area of a P-38 Lightning, just behind the pilots cocpit opening ? Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted June 11, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2012 Not from a 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 11, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 11, 2012 Yeah , I didn't think it was , I did some net searches and looked at the drawings of P-38's and it just isn't the right shape etc for one...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 11, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2012 another WAG, how about a T-6 or SBD canopy frame ................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted June 11, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2012 If it's US and WWI era I would expect to see stamps somewhere on a piece that size,they maybe tiny and obscured by paint/crud. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks for all of the comments and I'm still hopeful someone will recognize this frame and ID'd as to what plane it came off of. To be honest I'm not even sure if it's US or foreign but it came from a US base and the paint appears to be US WWII OD. Hopefully someone can tell us all what it came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted June 14, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks for all of the comments and I'm still hopeful someone will recognize this frame and ID'd as to what plane it came off of. To be honest I'm not even sure if it's US or foreign but it came from a US base and the paint appears to be US WWII OD. Hopefully someone can tell us all what it came from. I've been watching this thread, hoping something definitive would be identified. So, now for my own WAG... Judging from the shape being larger on one end than the other, and a good guess that the smaller end fastened to a bulkhead, I'm going to offer the P-40 Warhawk... pretty close anyhow. Source link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...arhawk_USAF.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted June 15, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 15, 2012 The bulkheads look too heavy for a fuselage section. I have a feeling we are looking at an engine cowl frame or something like that. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted June 15, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 15, 2012 if it's a cowling piece , could it possibly be a P-40 section ........................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted June 15, 2012 Thanks for the additional replies and a cowling piece might make sense as well. The piece was original green and then overpainted brown camo. I went over all of it again and did manage to find one marking which is a SE over OK in a circle as shown. Not sure if that helps or not. The flat surfaces have a cloth lining riveted to them and are all channelled like they held something thick. Maybe there photos will answer some questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted June 15, 2012 And a couple of more pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCSchultz Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share #19 Posted July 5, 2012 Just checking in to see if anyone has been able to figure out what aircraft this cockpit frame came from as I'm at a loss to ID it. The only marking I could find was the SE OK stamp which I take to be an inspection stamp from a US maker. Any more guesses would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbtcoveralls Posted July 6, 2012 Share #20 Posted July 6, 2012 Have you tried posting it over at WIX (warbird information exchange)? There are a lot of serious warbird guys over there who might help http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpB....php?mode=login Tom Bowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 6, 2012 Share #21 Posted July 6, 2012 I just checked the database of stamps here http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/astamps.htm but could not find a match. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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