This is a very large internal Bosch starter drive unit from starting system of the BMW 801 radial engine on the very famous German fighter which still has some maker markings clear to see.
The part which comes apart in to 2 seperate parts like it should the heavy part still retains most of its original steel and aluminium colours with only a very light amount of surface rust in places and its internal shaft still its lovely original colours and comes in and out very easily like it should .The part does not have much damage from the impact of the crash but was well protected by the engine and is a lovely condition part which is very solid not braking up at all and has been very nicely cleaned which is perfect for display or any collection which is 8 inches long by 8 inches wide. This is a nice part and a rare one for the collection the engine part comes with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagrams.
The part comes from German Focke wulf 190 work number 170735 Piloted by Unteroffizier Horst Gabel who was killed when he was shot down by Allied fighters on the 15th June 1944 and crashed at Rabodanges south of Falaise during the air war over Normandy in 1944.
The Foce wulf 190 saw heavy action in the 1944 Normandy campaign. German fighters flew 760 sorties on 6 June 1944 against an Allied total of 14,000. By 10 June, the dearth of specialised ground attack aircraft forces meant the planes were ordered to install bomb racks for these types of operations. Just 24 hours later, the Focke wulf 190 units were asked to revert to air superiority roles again. With conflicting orders and harried by Allied air forces, losses were heavy. In the space of three weeks, 200 Focke wulf 190s and 100 pilots were lost to enemy action. Total losses by the end of June 1944 totalled 230 pilots killed and 88 wounded. 551 German fighters were shot down, with another 65 destroyed on the ground. A further 290 were damaged. In return, German pilots claimed 526 Allied aircraft destroyed.
This is a very large internal Bosch starter drive unit from starting system of the BMW 801 radial engine on the very famous German fighter which still has some maker markings clear to see.
The part which comes apart in to 2 seperate parts like it should the heavy part still retains most of its original steel and aluminium colours with only a very light amount of surface rust in places and its internal shaft still its lovely original colours and comes in and out very easily like it should .The part does not have much damage from the impact of the crash but was well protected by the engine and is a lovely condition part which is very solid not braking up at all and has been very nicely cleaned which is perfect for display or any collection which is 8 inches long by 8 inches wide. This is a nice part and a rare one for the collection the engine part comes with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagrams.
The part comes from German Focke wulf 190 work number 170735 Piloted by Unteroffizier Horst Gabel who was killed when he was shot down by Allied fighters on the 15th June 1944 and crashed at Rabodanges south of Falaise during the air war over Normandy in 1944.
The Foce wulf 190 saw heavy action in the 1944 Normandy campaign. German fighters flew 760 sorties on 6 June 1944 against an Allied total of 14,000. By 10 June, the dearth of specialised ground attack aircraft forces meant the planes were ordered to install bomb racks for these types of operations. Just 24 hours later, the Focke wulf 190 units were asked to revert to air superiority roles again. With conflicting orders and harried by Allied air forces, losses were heavy. In the space of three weeks, 200 Focke wulf 190s and 100 pilots were lost to enemy action. Total losses by the end of June 1944 totalled 230 pilots killed and 88 wounded. 551 German fighters were shot down, with another 65 destroyed on the ground. A further 290 were damaged. In return, German pilots claimed 526 Allied aircraft destroyed.
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