Junkminer
Elite Member
I'm speechless, that is one of the most beautiful rings I've ever seen!
Great ring, people trying to find owner are crazy.. there plane probably did not even crash...just keep it
You are allowed your opinion and others are allowed theirs.
I bet I have received more money and found a lot more valuables because I have returned things than you will ever dream of.
I am very happy with my choice and you can be happy with yours.
Great ring, trying to find the owner are crazy odds.. there plane probably did not even crash...just keep it
I wouldn't bet against you! You've got a whole business around it!
Speaking of which, are you headed back to Utah for the holidays/winter, again?
I'm curious what'll come out of that hill/park you did last year just target shooting quarters. I figure there's got to be gold on it!
Skippy
Greetings, folks...
Sorry to do a "thread necro" on this, but I thought I'd stop in and say hi. I'm not a metal detector hobbyist, but I am a WWII buff and was doing some research on pilot rings when an image search on similar rings brought me to this thread.
After looking at it, and checking records, that ring almost certainly belonged to:
Captain Robert R. Nelson. <---(Link)
His information is on the page linked to his name. He was an F-5 pilot. The F-5 was the unarmed, photo recon version of the P-38 lightning. Note the record shows he was shot down at Eindhoven-Gestel, at 11am, 8 June 1944.
That type of ring was quite common among the pilots. They could have a stone set in it, most likely a birthstone. If they chose not to, the face would be engraved, as in this example.
In reading the posts in the thread, I can't see any reasonable alternative to this being Captain Nelson's ring. Everything fits just too well. Hope this helps, if the search for information is still going on.
-Irish