Unused aircraft part used as a Clock Mount

[FarlamAirframes]

I bought this Junghans 1938 Stationuhr in Austria last year.

It was mounted in a piece of airframe that I suspect is from a postwar US aircraft.

Any ideas as to what the metal section is from?


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[Forgotten Field]

I have no idea of what it is, but GK 32 indicates it came from a Ford-produced B-24 Liberator.

[davidwomacks]

Obfw I believe is German as are both of the names maybe this belonged to a German me109 pilot and its part of a b-24 he shot down

[FarlamAirframes]

Thank you so much.

The German rank is Oberfeldwebel - But I cannot find any mention of a division Schoenberger. Also Alamein is spelt incorrectly. No known losses of Axis aircraft on that day. I wonder if there was a B24 loss ?

Thank you for confirming the part was B24!

Best Wishes

Brian

[Pathfinder]

It doesn't say SchOEnberger....it says SchOnberger with two little slashes over the O which indicates an umlaut which changes the sound of the letter.

If you look up SCHONBERGER will find that is the name of a rather well known clock manufacturer...coincidence?

[FarlamAirframes]

Pathfinder - sorry - this is what comes of trying to write a response quickly when on a train without opening the original image.

I studied German language for two years and find it difficult to go to sleep sometimes without remembering the umlaut.

The Div Schonberger does not appear to be known division. Also the Oberfeldwebel is a rank equivalent to platoon leader in the Wermacht and Luftwaffe.

I tried to find an Oberfeldwebel Wintermann in the list of Luftwaffe officers without success. It may be a Wermacht rank - that brings it back to whether a B24 was shot down on the date.

These clocks were made by Kienzle and Junghans - and although they have Eigentum der Luftwaffe ( Property of the Luftwaffe) written on them - were used by all services mainly as Radio Operators clocks on the ground.