THAMESIDE AVIATION MUSEUM

THE EXCAVATION OF A B.26 MARAUDER 42-95981 OF THE USAAF 9th AIRFORCE

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A view looking north west on the dig 1975

 

 

Left; A view looking north-west at the dig 1975

 

 

 

A view looking south east at the dig 1975

 

 

RIGHT;

A View looking south east at the dig 1975.

 

 

 

 

Aview looking out of the bottom of the excavation 1975

ABOVE; A view looking out of the excavation 1975.

BELOW; Ron Wingrave Cleaning the R-2800 at the museum, 1995

Ron Wingrave with the R-2800 in the museum 1997

 

 

The makers plate from the R-2800 double wasp engine

ABOVE; THE MAKERS PLATE FROM THE R-2800 PRATT AND WHITNEY DOUBLE WASP ENGINE

BELOW; THE .5 CAL BROWNING MACHINE GUN FOUND ON THE EXCAVATION, THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT BRENTWOOD POLICE STATION IN 1975, THE GUN WAS HANDED IN TO POLICE AS THE GUIDE LINES STATED. THE GUN WAS DESTROYED NOT LONG AFTER THIS PHOTO CALL.

Picture taken at Brentwood Police Station In 1975

Left To Right; Fred Dunn, Police Sgt, (standing)

Colin Wingrave, David Campbell (kneeling)

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