This is an authentic, glass-framed group of parts which there is not much about actually one of the harder Hurricanes to get parts from in the battle of Britain.
The parts still retain traces of there original wartime finish, making them attractive and increasingly scarce pieces from one of the RAF most recognisable aircraft.
There is 5 parts which are wood and aluminium airframe sections also a section of airframe fabric and engine case sections one has melted in the fire after the aircraft crashed the parts have torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash all of the parts remain in good, solid condition. They have been carefully cleaned but still have some dirt on them ingrained from the recovery, but they still have there original character and wartime patinas.
The relics are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information and many pictures also a map and diagram listing what all the parts are, making them a excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 13 inches by 13 inches in size.
The part is from RAF Hurricane V6617 flown by South African ace pilot officer A.G Lewis he was shot down in combat over Faversham at 2.20pm on 28th September 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The stricken Hurricane crashed at Blacketts Farm in Tonge. Pilot Officer Lewis bailed out but was Badley burned and admitted to Faversham Cottage Hospital. On 19th May 1940 over France he shot down five enemy aircraft before he was himself shot down over Lille On the 27th of September during the Battle of Britain, he claimed 6 kills in one day. He survived the war finishing with the rank Squadron Leader His final tally for the war was 18 victory’s. He died in 1982 aged 64.
This is an authentic, glass-framed group of parts which there is not much about actually one of the harder Hurricanes to get parts from in the battle of Britain.
The parts still retain traces of there original wartime finish, making them attractive and increasingly scarce pieces from one of the RAF most recognisable aircraft.
There is 5 parts which are wood and aluminium airframe sections also a section of airframe fabric and engine case sections one has melted in the fire after the aircraft crashed the parts have torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash all of the parts remain in good, solid condition. They have been carefully cleaned but still have some dirt on them ingrained from the recovery, but they still have there original character and wartime patinas.
The relics are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information and many pictures also a map and diagram listing what all the parts are, making them a excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 13 inches by 13 inches in size.
The part is from RAF Hurricane V6617 flown by South African ace pilot officer A.G Lewis he was shot down in combat over Faversham at 2.20pm on 28th September 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The stricken Hurricane crashed at Blacketts Farm in Tonge. Pilot Officer Lewis bailed out but was Badley burned and admitted to Faversham Cottage Hospital. On 19th May 1940 over France he shot down five enemy aircraft before he was himself shot down over Lille On the 27th of September during the Battle of Britain, he claimed 6 kills in one day. He survived the war finishing with the rank Squadron Leader His final tally for the war was 18 victory’s. He died in 1982 aged 64.
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