BAC38 - NON-FERROUS

Broome Aircraft Wrecks

1. Harness buckle: Rectangular base plate with four screw holes (three screws, one empty). One end of the plate has a slit, presumably for harness latch to lock into. Back of base plate numbered with ‘1840-I’. On top of the base plate sits a large square section with hollowed slits on both sides, 18 mm from the base, supported by small circular pieces inside the slit. On top of the square section sits a circular plate with a flat edge. It has a single centre screw and rotates slightly. The plate is engraved with a curved arrow pointing to the right, and the words ‘TURN TO UNLOCK’ and ‘PRESS TO RELEASE’. Top left hand section of the plate has some damage/erosion.
2. Fitting: ‘L’ shaped plate with two screw holes at each end. Length of both ends is equal, they sit at slightly more than a 90 degree angle. In the corner is a tall fitting with a threaded interior. Remnants of another fitting inside, and small holes spaced evenly around the top edge of the fitting.
3. Screw: Section of a screw, no head, just a smooth section (11 mm) and a threaded section (5 mm).
4. Spring remnants: Small, broken spring, consisting of 25 individual pieces of coil. Most very small with only one or a section of one full rotation. Largest piece is three full rotations.