This is a wooden detachable operating handle used by a internal part held with inside the thunderbolt and proberly used the escape equipment.
This is a wooden handle is in lovely condition still its original brown colour and is a very solid part is 7 inches long by 1 inches wide in size and is perfect for display or any collection and a very rare to find as only a very few parts of this aircraft have ever been recovered as there was only a hand dig has ever been done on the site no dig with a machine or offical dig has ever been done on the site.The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagram and pictures of the original board done by Alan Brown who recovered the part..
The part comes from USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt struck by German anti-aircraft fire (DCA) crashed in the vicinity of Aubusson, in the Orne department of Normandy, France. The site, located near a location known as La Villière, is recognized locally for its role in the final battles before the liberation of the region
Throughout August 1944, the group flew intensive low-level strike missions, hitting German railroads, armor, fuel depots, and transport columns to prevent reinforcements from reaching the front line. They were also heavily involved in attacking fleeing German forces trapped in the famous Falaise
This is a wooden detachable operating handle used by a internal part held with inside the thunderbolt and proberly used the escape equipment.
This is a wooden handle is in lovely condition still its original brown colour and is a very solid part is 7 inches long by 1 inches wide in size and is perfect for display or any collection and a very rare to find as only a very few parts of this aircraft have ever been recovered as there was only a hand dig has ever been done on the site no dig with a machine or offical dig has ever been done on the site.The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagram and pictures of the original board done by Alan Brown who recovered the part..
The part comes from USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt struck by German anti-aircraft fire (DCA) crashed in the vicinity of Aubusson, in the Orne department of Normandy, France. The site, located near a location known as La Villière, is recognized locally for its role in the final battles before the liberation of the region
Throughout August 1944, the group flew intensive low-level strike missions, hitting German railroads, armor, fuel depots, and transport columns to prevent reinforcements from reaching the front line. They were also heavily involved in attacking fleeing German forces trapped in the famous Falaise
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