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Electronics & Miscellaneous

Electronics unit showing capacitors, resistors and associated wiring

Above: The underside of an instrument panel or communications unit, showing capacitors, resistors and other electronic components.

Remarkably, the resistors still bear their distinctive colour bands (the first three indicating their resistance value in ohms), and also their tolerance (the fourth band, coloured silver or gold).

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Acknowledgment

All photos and GPS data on this page
were kindly provided by
James Towill
and are used here by permission.

Electronics & Electro-Mechanics

electro-mechanical unit

Photo: 2008 © J. Towill

Below: This unit is equipped with several electrical transformers and induction coils. At least two electronic valve (tube) bases can be seen clearly, and holes for others appear in the chassis. However, it has not been possible to determine precisely which piece of equipment this is.

Electrical unit with transformers and electronic valves (tubes)

Right: Possibly, part of an instrument panel, with associated braided cable sheath.

Photos: 2008 © J. Towill

possibly, an instrument panel with instruments removed

Below: Electrical wiring and protective braiding.

Looking closely at the photo, it will be evident that the wire bundles were not severed in the accident, but were cut cleanly at some subsequent stage with wire cutters or similar.

This seems to indicate that some components have been removed deliberately, either by the recovery teams or by souvenir hunters.

electrical wiring and braiding

Photo: 2008 © J. Towill

electrical wiring bundle and part chassis

Above: Again, the wire bundle in this photo has been cut with wire cutters—not severed as a result of the crash. This would suggest that the main part of this component has been removed from the site.

Photo: 2008 © J. Towill

tangled mass of wiring

Above: A tangled mass of wiring, with spade clips attached, lies among the wreckage parts. Some of this wiring is attached to a capacitor and inductors, but it is not possible to identify the original component.

Photo: 2008 © J. Towill

Below: An unidentified electro-mechanical unit with wire bundle attached to inductors and capacitors.

electro-mechanical unit with wire bundle

Photo: 2008 © J. Towill

Miscellaneous Parts

Below: An angle bracket with nuts and bolts, secured to the remainder of a wooden post or beam.

angle bracket, nuts and bolts

wire cable with coiled wire sheath

Above: Non-electrical wire cable with coiled wire sheath. The wire terminates in a small triangular- shaped object (near the top centre of the photo) and probably formed part of a pulley operated device.

another small wreckage section from B-29

Above: Another small wreckage section from the B-29.

Below: A heavily-corroded buckle-shaped object.

rusting buckle-shaped object

Below: This section shows double rows of rivets along each side.

reinforced rivetted section

Possibly, fuel tank section - made of rubber

Above: This object is made of rubber, and may form part of a fuel tank section. Many aircraft, including later B-29's, had rubber-coated (self-sealing) fuel tanks.

Below: An unidentified section, which appears to be made from a heavyweight metal, such as iron.

Another unidentified section

Part of debris field

Above: Part of the debris field scattered across this hillside. The monument and main landing gear can be seen toward the top right of the photo.

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