RAF crash site ID part number ?

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Can anyone tell anything from the stamps on this at all,it's approx 4" inches long,with a leather strap through it, and I shall reveal more . @Steve T ?

Edited March 6, 2016 by Fred Karno's Army

[Waffenamt]

Pilots belt shackle?

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

A friend gave it to me he found it in the vicinity of where glider chalk no 94 came down on d day,In Normandy,am almost sure it's not Horsa related but buggered if I know .

[Steve T]

Can't read the markings in the manufacturers inspection stamp @Ham & Jam. What's it say?

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

8P then underneath 963?0  I just can't for the life of me think it's a Horsa part,although knowing where it was found .

[Steve T]

No silly!  To the right and up a bit from the 'P' I can see an inspection stamp! What does it say inside the circle?

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

Blood hell Steve I will have to get my gogglifying thingy mijig out .

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

I honestly can't make it out,I will try in daylight tomorrow mate.

[Steve T]

Okey dokey......could be the 'key' though. Looks like there's a B in there, but could be an 8

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

B.447 Steve ?. @Steve T

[Steve T]

Quite a few manufacturers listed with that nomenclature H&J....

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/astamps.htm

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

what a fantastic link,hmm still none the wiser,much appreciated 

[Steve T]

Search for that number as an aircraft serial brought up some interesting hits, all Marauder III, one of which is logged a 'Lost, 6th July 1944), but doesn't say where.

http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=96380&content=