Hello all Yesterday I received what is believed to be a part of a B-17 that crashed near my little village in Belgium. It is believed to be a part of this airplane: Monument voor bemanning B-17G 42-97848 M-JW | Hangar Flying (Sorry, it is in Dutch). Can anyone confirm this is a part of a B-17, and tell me which part of the plane this is? The number is: R8-109552-0330 cbl 31154 Thank you for your efforts.
I would suggest that this is part of a tailplane flap. But not a B17 as number do not correspond here. Aviation Archaeology - Part Number Prefix By Manufacturer R8 is possible a German number as suggested here. Unknown aircraft part numbers
Thanks, very interesting. To me it looked a bit 'small' to be part of a B-17, then again I'm far from familiar with parts of airplanes.