Record ID: NLM-A60805
Object type: VEHICLE FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal, of light weight, probably aluminium. Fragment from a hollow strut or component of external diameter c.100mm, very slightly flared at the top. The metal is coated overall - including all fracture surfaces - in a thick buff corrosion deposit. This is probably from an aircraft, and the extent of corrosion may arise from the intense heat of a catastrophic explosion and fire. The finder has previously reported similarly distressed debris from the documented site of a downed British bomber. The material was kindly identified by members of the North Lincolnshire Pottery Research…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Legbourne', grid reference and parish protected.