A posting on the armor board from Larry Dunn made me think about this…he just scored a real Panzer III tank tread.
I’ve always wanted to own something like that… for example, a prop blade from a Spitfire.
I see some items for sale on eBay, (such as gauges) occasionally. Not sure about authenticity, although some of the stuff looks legit…
Short of you guys that restore entire aircraft, does anyone have “collectibles” of their favorite plane? Pieces of a P-40? Leftovers from a Lightning? Samples from a Spitfire? [:D]
My UH-1H tail rotor clock looked nice on the wall until we converted the room into my daughter’s play room. And somewhere I scored a control stick from ??? I forget now.
I bet a spit prop would take a good size piece of wall
I have what I call a horn button from the steering column of my B29. I got it before the bird went to the boneyard. It says B29 and a Boeing insignia. I recently saw the same thing on Discovery channel when they did a show about the Russians copying one of our B29 that landed in Russia. One of the Russian guys involved held it up and said it was one of his prize possessions
I know of a Sunderland wing tip float which was lying around in Shetland a few years ago and may still be there. Also, my father used to own a boat which was built for, or at least owned by, Neville Duke, and had mounted in its wheelhouse a couple of instruments from his record breaking Hawker Hunter
I’ve seen a few places now that sell repro “nose art” on aluminum, and ceiling fans that look like P-51 noses or a P-40 nose. Having a section of skin from a plane, or a prop piece, etc. would be a cool addtition to anyone’s modeling space.
i have an undercart door from a jet provost trainer, a small access cover from a EE lightning and a fuse box cover from a B25. also i have a small model boat made from parts of a crashed spitfire, the hull is perspex and the sail and mast are brass. it was given to my mother when she was a small girl during WW2. a little off topic but i also have a pocket watch that belonged to my grandfather (on my fathers side) it saw plenty of action during WW2. in the desert wih the LRDG, the bruneval (sp?)radar station raid and during the battle for Pegasus bridge, amongst other actions. i personally think my grandfathers moto was "voulenteer for EVERYTHING!!!. " LoL
Greg
Damn, should I list them all…A winscreen from a CH-53E, side windscreen from a Cessna 421. Collective Stick Grip from CH-53, controllable spotlight from CH-53, Emergency Control panel from CH-53, Winch from CH-53, Antenna’s from CH-53, and a Propeller from a Bonanza. Oh, and I have a P-40 Warhawk Ceiling fan…can you tell what my favorite Aircraft is??
I don’t know if I should list all I have from the UH-1 Huey, but I can make the left front cockpit! I did pop off the Radio Call No. placard off the instrument panel of my bird in Nam as a souvenir and have a Tail Rotor control chain bracelet. Also still have my quick release pins that locks the M-60’s on their mounts with my “Church Key”. A set of Tail Rotor blades and hub for a Bell 206 B and a Huey. WW II aircraft I have some melted chunks of aluminum and small fittings, pieces of the engine nose case from the P-38 “Scatterbrain Kid” that crashed Oct 1974. It wasn’t part of an aircraft, but my Maint. Officer had some mugs made from the brass casings of 105 canon with a handle made from a 20 mm and 2 M-60 rounds. It’s engraved and has my Crewmember wings with map of Vietnam on the back.
Hey all,
First off hey kik36,I take it that you like the P-40!! LMAO[:p][:p]. Its amazing to see what we have interms of a/c memorabilia.
This may be a lil off topic but I have an ash tray that is made out of a Japanese shell casing and some bullet casings. As the center piece, there is a P-38/P-61(not accurate) that is made out of the bullet casings. My uncle(an a/c mechanic) made it while he was stationed in New Guinea cica 1944. Pretty darn sweet if ya ask me.
I have an emergency release handle that is off a T-33. A warning label that acompanies the release handle. Mmmm, I also have the portion of the hand grip off a F-94.
An “Asmith”(sp/pronouncing)(shows the movement of the boom. Not to sure though) off a KC-135R. Some fasteners and screws off a P-39. I have a few other items but at the moment I’m drawing a blank[:(].
At any rate these are my lil treasures that I have and proud of them[:p].
Flaps up, Mike
I grew up (partly) on an RCAF base in Germany that was right on the Seigfried Line; we had an exploded bunker in our back yard. This was in the late 50’s, early 60’s and they were still rebuilding so hadn’t gotten everything cleaned up from the war yet. We used to go playing in the woods and come across old rifles, ammo, helmets, all kinds of things. We used to get lectures in school about what not to touch, but of course we did. I had to leave all my souvenirs behind when we came back to Canada.
Latterly I did some aircraft and parts retrievals for a museum and picked up a few things, but of course they went into the museum collection.
Let’s see…here’s what I personally own…museum stuff doesn’t count.
I have a Luftwaffe PFK/M master compass from a Fw-190, working, a Luftwaffe Oil filled standby magnetic compass, and I recently sold a set of Bf-109G-6 rudder pedals with linkages.
I’ve got all sorts of US instruments, an 8-day clock from a F4U that saw action in the Pacific (given to me by the former pilot), a Japanese multifunction gauge, a big spar section of a Zero, a piece of aluminum from the HIndenburgh, one from Akron and one from Shenandoah. I have a piece of fabric from NC-4 (first airplane to cross the Atlantic), and a compass housing from a Japanese Emily flying boat, recovered from a wreck in the Phillipines by a buddy of mine.
That’s about it…still not enough to build a complete airplane though…
I’ve got the top of an F-102’s control stick. I also assembled an M-61 Vulcan 20mm
cannon out of spare parts but, the museum wouldn’t let me take it home with me.
I was an aircraft restoration crew chief at the Travis AFB museum in the late 80’s.
For B LeCren: I was on Okinawa during the early 60’s and my Brothers, friends, and I spent our time exploring lots of WWII Japanese fortifications and caves.
Like you, we played with a lot of weapons and unexploded ordnance much to the horror
of our parents and EOD.
Ray
I got the following from an F-14D Tomcat - Hook point from the tailhook, a dorsel antenna, a refueling probe tip, a “next launch” cockpit button and a “launch” button from the backseat for the AIM-54’s :o) I also have a speed control indicator from either an older F-14 or a A-6E. Anyone got a smaller, full size naval tailhook for sale? Im looking for one about the size of an A-4, A-7, A-6. Let me know! flynavydan@yahoo.com
Do scars count? I have plenty from working on aircraft.
In my whole 26 years working on fighter aircraft in the USAF, I don’t have one item that came from an aircraft. At one time I had a box of 20 MM dummy rounds. Now my son has them displayed at his house.
Hey, keyworth! I too have a clock that my grandfather gave me before he passed away (i think i posted this somewhere here before) that looks like it came from an instrument panel. does your clock have a brand name? Mine says “8 Days”… [:)]
My Dad spent 38 months in the Pacific as a mechanic with the 5th AAF starting in Australia and ending in New Guinea. I think the last Unit he was attached to was 45th Service Group, Modification Center. He worked on A–20’s, B-25’s, and everything esle they used. I was named after his best friend that was killed in the crash of a C-47 on Mothers Day, May 13, 1945. Melvin Mollberg of Baudette, Mn. He had taken my Dad’s place on the flight. Last August I went to the Mollberg Family Reunion and met Melvin’s two surviving sisters and all the nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. I aslo was abe to visit Melvin’s gravesite in Jefferson Barracks, the National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. on the way up. I also have a picture of a P-47D Razorback that was named “Molly” in his honor. The Mollberg family was unaware of the P-47 named after Melvin and the fact he took Dad’s place on the flight until one of the nephews found me 6 years ago by chance. They have welcomed me as part of their family. A lot more to the story but too long to relate.