This is a group of fired 50 calibre machine gun bullet cases which are lovely condition all there original colours and undamaged. They are steel made and are in nice relic but solid condition with only light rust in places the cases have all of there maker markings that can be seen. All the cases still have much of there original colours there still very nice and lovely overall condition and are solid not breaking up or falling apart. They have been very well cleaned and are perfect to display or a nice one for any collection they are empty and inert. The bullet cases come from American B-17 Flying Fortress, serial number 43-38898, which was known as "Hitler's Hoe Doe" also referred to as "Blind Date. The bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire (flak) and crashed near Tutow while on a raid over Berlin on 3 February 1945. The parts come with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures.
The B17 bomber was part of the 381st Bomb Group, 534th Bomb Squadron (Station 167 at Ridgewell, Essex, England).The raids in February and March 1945, aimed at the Friedrichstrasse Railway Station, Tempelhof marshalling yards, and various industrial sites, command-and-control, and government centres to destroy the city's infrastructure and support the Soviet advance. The raid on the 3rd of February was on Tempelhof marshalling yards.
The bomber crashed in flames and exploded near the village of Tutow near Berlin.
one crew member was killed (Navigator John Kelleher), while the other eight crew members became Prisoners of War (POW). Pilot: Paul Pucylowski (POW)
Co-pilot: Harry Yarnes (POW ) - Navigator: John Kelleher (KIA)
This is a group of fired 50 calibre machine gun bullet cases which are lovely condition all there original colours and undamaged. They are steel made and are in nice relic but solid condition with only light rust in places the cases have all of there maker markings that can be seen. All the cases still have much of there original colours there still very nice and lovely overall condition and are solid not breaking up or falling apart. They have been very well cleaned and are perfect to display or a nice one for any collection they are empty and inert. The bullet cases come from American B-17 Flying Fortress, serial number 43-38898, which was known as "Hitler's Hoe Doe" also referred to as "Blind Date. The bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire (flak) and crashed near Tutow while on a raid over Berlin on 3 February 1945. The parts come with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures.
The B17 bomber was part of the 381st Bomb Group, 534th Bomb Squadron (Station 167 at Ridgewell, Essex, England).The raids in February and March 1945, aimed at the Friedrichstrasse Railway Station, Tempelhof marshalling yards, and various industrial sites, command-and-control, and government centres to destroy the city's infrastructure and support the Soviet advance. The raid on the 3rd of February was on Tempelhof marshalling yards.
The bomber crashed in flames and exploded near the village of Tutow near Berlin.
one crew member was killed (Navigator John Kelleher), while the other eight crew members became Prisoners of War (POW). Pilot: Paul Pucylowski (POW)
Co-pilot: Harry Yarnes (POW ) - Navigator: John Kelleher (KIA)
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