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Title: What I found while taking a walk.....
Post by: Husker on April 15, 2015, 03:05:54 PM: (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8711/17160280765_7e49a3816d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/s9oVBK)IMG_20150415_090424_896 (https://flic.kr/p/s9oVBK) by ace_austin1701 (https://www.flickr.com/people/110881376@N07/), on Flickr

A quick bit of dashboard RECCE for those hardcore players out there.....
If you're that good.... or cheated.... I was surprised to find this in a case not too far from my office.

This particular Turn/Slip Indicator was removed from a G4M Betty, tailcode T1-323.... the one Yamamoto was riding in when they bagged him.
Never know what you'll find hiding around the corner.
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Post by: Curval on April 15, 2015, 03:46:09 PM: Someone is going to be missing that surely?
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Post by: Getback on April 15, 2015, 04:47:40 PM: Quite a find!
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Post by: Masherbrum on April 15, 2015, 07:00:24 PM: Quote from: Curval on April 15, 2015, 03:46:09 PM
Someone is going to be missing that surely?

:rofl
Title: Re: What I found while taking a walk.....
Post by: Nefarious on April 15, 2015, 08:12:06 PM: Did you buy it?
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Post by: MiloMorai on April 16, 2015, 07:51:39 AM: How do you know it came from Yamamoto's Betty?
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Post by: colmbo on April 16, 2015, 10:05:06 AM: Quote from: MiloMorai on April 16, 2015, 07:51:39 AM
How do you know it came from Yamamoto's Betty?

I'm guessing because of the sign under it.
Title: Re: What I found while taking a walk.....
Post by: MiloMorai on April 17, 2015, 03:41:41 PM: Quote from: colmbo on April 16, 2015, 10:05:06 AM
I'm guessing because of the sign under it.

Can I sell you that bridge to Siberia?
Title: Re: What I found while taking a walk.....
Post by: Draggon on April 17, 2015, 04:00:17 PM: Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I could see from the Certificate there, is that is #16 of 30- meaning this is a replica of the actual one and it is the 16th in that run of the replica!
I could be wrong, but I've bought replica's before and on every Certificate I received with the item, it show the number run.. 1/30 2/30 16/30 so on and so on.
Even if it is a replica, its still an awesome find..

Draggon Out: :bolt:
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Post by: DaveBB on April 17, 2015, 05:40:22 PM: No corrosion on it.
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Post by: Volron on April 18, 2015, 02:55:50 PM: When did the actually find the Betty? I mean, when did they go to the site after it was shot down? A few days, a week?
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Post by: MiloMorai on April 18, 2015, 05:33:56 PM: Quote from: Volron on April 18, 2015, 02:55:50 PM
When did the actually find the Betty? I mean, when did they go to the site after it was shot down? A few days, a week?

The crash site was north of Buin PNG. The Japanese found the crash site the next day. Buin was never captured by Allied forces during the war.
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Post by: Nefarious on April 18, 2015, 06:27:22 PM: It appears to have cracked glass. It's possible that it was recovered post war from Japanese Archives.

I would have to inspect it and read all the paperwork to pass judgement.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, If the US was never able to see the destroyed remains of Yamamoto's aircraft, they probably were interested in learning more about it post war. They may have demanded that info after the war to see how effective they were.