Soviet Manufacturer plates from a tank or a plane?

[Naxos]

I just acquired these manufacturer plates, apparently brought back by a German soldier - but what are they off?

I appreciate any help

Regards, Hardy

Edited February 25, 2008 by Naxos

[Guest Rick Research]

1st scan says

Factory No 5

ChiefFlyMach (Sovabbrevs drvMcrzy)

Body No 7(10?)

Motor No 88134

Thorough Overhaul 1939

2nd scan has M-88 in the center on the winged engine, with abbreviation for People's Commissariat of Aviation Production of the USSR (NKAP SSSR) around top and Factory No 29 "in the name of P. I Baranov" underneath.

I cannot read the partials off scan there, nor anything from the too small and distant 3rd scan. Try each side of the monogrammed plate one at a time close up.

Off some sort of aircraft.

[Naxos]

Thank you Rick - I will post better scans later.

Hardy

[Naxos]

What I could find out with Rick's information:

Factory No. 29 was located in Zaporozhye - The Tumansky M-88 engine was developed just before the war and was used in the aircraft types Polikarpov I-180, Sukhoi Su-2 and Ilyushin DB-3F / Il-4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumansky_M-88

Hardy

[Guest Rick Research]

Wow.

When I last googled (gave up years ago) no matter what I typed in came up for Indian gambling casinos.

Wow.

[new world]

were these taken from damaged tank and plane?

[Naxos]

were these taken from damaged tank and plane?

I'm not sure - I have to wait until I can make better scans.

The only information I have is that both plates were brought back from the Eastern Front by a member of the Wehrmacht.

Hardy

[Ed_Haynes]

And should this not be moved to a more generic "miltaria" sub-forum??? This is NOT in any sense a researched award or group?!?!?

[Naxos]

And should this not be moved to a more generic "miltaria" sub-forum??? This is NOT in any sense a researched award or group?!?!?

My mistake Ed - I read the words researched and group in the forum title and thought it would be the best place for the plates to be researched (since quite a few members here understand Russian).

Besides, I find these plates not at all generic - rather highly specific.

If there is a better sub-forum for this, please have it moved - sorry for the Faux pas

Regards, Hardy

[Guest Rick Research]

Fine where it is now.

[Belaruski]

A very odd souvenir to take home!

Most Germans took cap stars, awards etc. I have in my collection a Budionovka cloth star with 2 piece badge that was a German souvenir. Apparently He collected the different colours.

[Naxos]

Here are some close-ups

Type: Tumansky M-88

Motor No. 713

Date of Manufacture: 27.12.39

again any additional information is much appreciated.

Hardy

Edited March 14, 2008 by Naxos

[Naxos]

This plate is from a different vehicle - with Motor No. 68134

The plate is very heavy and made of zinc

Edited March 14, 2008 by Naxos

[Guest Rick Research]

These are all PURELY technical specifications, no clues whatsoever what these were ON.

The M-88 obviously came off a motor, but the other one seems to have been off an air frame/plane hull. But of WHAT KIND of plane... nothing shows.

Both aircraft, from what I can make out-- wouldn't be able to make sense of the ENGLISH technical stuff.