This is a Shock/vibration isolator from the cockpit area used on Radio, Bomb sight also Gyroscopic and auto pilot equipment from the cockpit area of the bomber.
This is a thin lightweight brass made part which still retains some of its original brass colour with some black paintwork remains it has been nicely cleaned it has damaged and ripped and bent by the impact of the crash which is perfect for display or any collection the part is 3 inches long in size. The part comes from American B-17 bomber number G 42-30280 ‘Crazy Horse’ which was assigned to 482nd Bomber Group. This B17 bomber was a Pathfinder bomber and a radar equipped aircraft which was shot down on 21st February 1944 during a strike on a German airfield at Diepholz south of Bremen in Germany.The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the part on the aircraft marked with red square.
This B-17 "Crazy Horse" fitted with H2X "Mickey" radar, during the raid, developed a series of mechanical issues and was subsequently attacked by enemy fighters near the German-Dutch border. Unable to return to England, the crew opted to bail out of the stricken aircraft. Pilot Ralph Holcombe was the only casualty of the 11-man crew.
The remains of ‘Crazy Horse’ were discovered during the summer of 1970 in Lake IJsselmeer, Netherlands. This was during a public works reclamation project in the area. Members of the Dutch Royal Air Force recovered several pieces of this aircraft including a propellor blade and hub, some of the radar equipment, and varied pieces of airframe. Several hundred pounds of "Crazy Horse" were sent by the Dutch military back to the United States.
This is a Shock/vibration isolator from the cockpit area used on Radio, Bomb sight also Gyroscopic and auto pilot equipment from the cockpit area of the bomber.
This is a thin lightweight brass made part which still retains some of its original brass colour with some black paintwork remains it has been nicely cleaned it has damaged and ripped and bent by the impact of the crash which is perfect for display or any collection the part is 3 inches long in size. The part comes from American B-17 bomber number G 42-30280 ‘Crazy Horse’ which was assigned to 482nd Bomber Group. This B17 bomber was a Pathfinder bomber and a radar equipped aircraft which was shot down on 21st February 1944 during a strike on a German airfield at Diepholz south of Bremen in Germany.The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the part on the aircraft marked with red square.
This B-17 "Crazy Horse" fitted with H2X "Mickey" radar, during the raid, developed a series of mechanical issues and was subsequently attacked by enemy fighters near the German-Dutch border. Unable to return to England, the crew opted to bail out of the stricken aircraft. Pilot Ralph Holcombe was the only casualty of the 11-man crew.
The remains of ‘Crazy Horse’ were discovered during the summer of 1970 in Lake IJsselmeer, Netherlands. This was during a public works reclamation project in the area. Members of the Dutch Royal Air Force recovered several pieces of this aircraft including a propellor blade and hub, some of the radar equipment, and varied pieces of airframe. Several hundred pounds of "Crazy Horse" were sent by the Dutch military back to the United States.
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