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by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:27 pm

I think this is one of the small ammo boxes:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:28 pm

Dataplate of one of the engine generators:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:31 pm

Part of the bomb hoist system?

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:32 pm

Engine component....pressure carb? Pump?

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:33 pm

One of the radial engines:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:35 pm

Ring gear from the ball turret:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:36 pm

More turret parts:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:38 pm

Just look at the condition of that! Still has the red paint on the letters. Too bad its broken, as you would just need to clean the surface rust off and you have a nice "servicable" part

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:39 pm

Closter Easy´s receiver radio:

by **Viking27** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:41 pm

Overview of the lowest point of the crash site. Wheel visible and debri. Not much fusalage parts intact, most shredded by the ice:

by **Viking27** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:26 am

Tire close up:

by **Viking27** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:29 am

Pile of rubble...but...there are lots of "treasure" hiden all over....

by **Viking27** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:32 am

Jack pot!! I think this is one of the side waist guns. Only surface rust. I have a permit to own these.

by **Viking27** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:35 am

We found a total of 3 M2 machine guns. Note the one at bottom, from the RH side of the Chin turret, still with canvas protective cover installed, after 62 years under ice!

by **Viking27** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:43 am

This must be the best item we found, the B17´s Master Navigations watch made by Elgin. It was in a rusty metal box, and I could just make out that this was infact a watch that I was holding. A good friend of mine is a watchmaker (www.jswatch.com) They took it apart for me and left the mechanism in an oil solution for 4 months.

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