This is a pair of 2 x near complete 303 caliber machine gun bullets .The rounds are brass made and are in nice relic but solid condition the cases have stuck together. The shells have none of there original markings on the bottom that can be seen. The shell cases still have much of there original brass colours that can be seen they have not turned green as they were buried deep were there was no oxygen. They are near complete but damaged and have broken up in crash but still very nice overall condition and are 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 rounds come from RAF Spitfire number P7303 flown by Sergeant C.A.H Ayling of 421 Flight out of Gravesend. The spitfire was in a dogfight with German fighters at 4.00pm on the 11th October 1940 during the Battle of Britain.The spitfire was shot down by German ace Adolf Galland it was his 45th Victory.The bullets come with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the 2 pilots involved..
The pilot Sergeant Ayling was killed when he was shot down by German Messerschmitt BF 109’s flown by Major Galland in a dogfight over Hawkinge the plane crashed at Newchurch. A recovery was made in 1978 by the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum with many fragments found.
This is a pair of 2 x near complete 303 caliber machine gun bullets .The rounds are brass made and are in nice relic but solid condition the cases have stuck together. The shells have none of there original markings on the bottom that can be seen. The shell cases still have much of there original brass colours that can be seen they have not turned green as they were buried deep were there was no oxygen. They are near complete but damaged and have broken up in crash but still very nice overall condition and are 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 rounds come from RAF Spitfire number P7303 flown by Sergeant C.A.H Ayling of 421 Flight out of Gravesend. The spitfire was in a dogfight with German fighters at 4.00pm on the 11th October 1940 during the Battle of Britain.The spitfire was shot down by German ace Adolf Galland it was his 45th Victory.The bullets come with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the 2 pilots involved..
The pilot Sergeant Ayling was killed when he was shot down by German Messerschmitt BF 109’s flown by Major Galland in a dogfight over Hawkinge the plane crashed at Newchurch. A recovery was made in 1978 by the Brenzett Aeronautical Museum with many fragments found.
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