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Original Price:
£85.00
An original and rare airflow control shutter (FL.204959) from a German Junkers Ju 88A-4 bomber. This engine cooling air regulator was used to control the airflow through one of the aircraft's Junkers Jumo engines. The original FL identification number remains clearly visible on the side of the unit.
Manufactured from steel, this is a largely complete example that still retains areas of its original blue paint. The regulator has sustained damage consistent with the aircraft crash, together with some light surface corrosion, but remains in excellent solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned and stabilised, preserving its original character and surviving finish. Measuring approximately 7 inches by 7 inches, it is an impressive and highly displayable relic, ideal for any Luftwaffe or Battle of Britain collection.
This component was recovered from Junkers Ju 88A-4, Werknummer 293, which was shot down during a bombing raid over London at approximately 3:30 pm on 27 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain.
The aircraft was first damaged by anti-aircraft fire over London, which affected the starboard engine. It was then attacked by RAF fighters and caught fire, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft over Kent. The Ju 88 is believed to have been the aircraft claimed by Sergeant H. J. Davidson of No. 249 Squadron. It crashed in flames and burned out at Vexour Farm, Penshurst, near Tonbridge, Kent.
The crew were:
Oberleutnant K. H. Lutze – Missing, believed killed.
Unteroffizier E. Brodbeck – Bailed out and captured wounded.
Feldwebel A. Zeller – Bailed out and captured wounded.
Feldwebel H. Adler – Killed.
The relic is supplied complete with two A5 laminated information cards, including historical information, photographs, and a detailed diagram showing the location of the component within the aircraft.
An original and rare airflow control shutter (FL.204959) from a German Junkers Ju 88A-4 bomber. This engine cooling air regulator was used to control the airflow through one of the aircraft's Junkers Jumo engines. The original FL identification number remains clearly visible on the side of the unit.
Manufactured from steel, this is a largely complete example that still retains areas of its original blue paint. The regulator has sustained damage consistent with the aircraft crash, together with some light surface corrosion, but remains in excellent solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned and stabilised, preserving its original character and surviving finish. Measuring approximately 7 inches by 7 inches, it is an impressive and highly displayable relic, ideal for any Luftwaffe or Battle of Britain collection.
This component was recovered from Junkers Ju 88A-4, Werknummer 293, which was shot down during a bombing raid over London at approximately 3:30 pm on 27 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain.
The aircraft was first damaged by anti-aircraft fire over London, which affected the starboard engine. It was then attacked by RAF fighters and caught fire, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft over Kent. The Ju 88 is believed to have been the aircraft claimed by Sergeant H. J. Davidson of No. 249 Squadron. It crashed in flames and burned out at Vexour Farm, Penshurst, near Tonbridge, Kent.
The crew were:
Oberleutnant K. H. Lutze – Missing, believed killed.
Unteroffizier E. Brodbeck – Bailed out and captured wounded.
Feldwebel A. Zeller – Bailed out and captured wounded.
Feldwebel H. Adler – Killed.
The relic is supplied complete with two A5 laminated information cards, including historical information, photographs, and a detailed diagram showing the location of the component within the aircraft.
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