Very rare fuel tank selector fitting and switch from cockpit area on RAF Lancaster LM271 shot down 29 October 1944 attack on Uboat base Bruno in Norway

This is a unusual part to get hold of from the famous Lancaster bomber. It is a fuel tank selector fitting and switch from inside the cockpit area of thee bomber The brass fitting has some damage from the crash but it still has all of its brass original colour it has not discoloured very much at all with some clear to see maker markings it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection the size of the fitting is 3 inches long. The part comes from RAF Lancaster bomber Mark 1 LM271 of 207 squadron that was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire while it was attacking the U-boat bunker "Bruno" in Bergen on the 29th October 1944 in Norway. The Lancaster bomber crashed at Kvarven, Bergen Hordaland in Norway all the crew were killed. The part comes with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the crash site. The part has come from a private collection which the items were collected many years ago directly from the crash sites he visited and found including surface finds or some aircraft that were dug out and recovered all these parts now available for the first time.

F/O David Campbell Church (RAAF). Sgt. Arthur Shatwell- Fl.Sgt. John McLean- Fl.Sgt. Colin Whitehead. Sgt. Henry George Smith. Sgt. Arthur Walmsley. Sgt. James Hammond Russel Tuddenham. They are all buried at Møllendal Cemetery in Bergen.

Construction of a U-Boat bunker Bruno in Bergen started in 1941. The bunker had 3 dry boat pens, 3 wet ones, and one that was used for storage.It was the Kriegsmarines’ 11th U-Boat Flotilla, transferred from Germany, who made its new headquarters in Bergen.

After the Allied landings in France in June 1944, there was a massive expansion of the U-boat base in Bergen. This led to a massive English air raid in October 1944, involving over 150 aircraft. The attack ended in a disaster when 193 Norwegians, among them 61 children at a nearby school, were killed. The bunker took several hits but remained intact. Only two U-Boats were damaged. Later the same month ended another attack without success when the 244 aircraft could not find the target due to heavy clouds. A few planes dropped their bombs but did not hit the bunker. The third and last air raid took place in January 1945, when 33 bombers loaded with "Tallboy" bombs attacked the base. The bunker took 3 direct hits and was but out of action