This is a Access door for wiring compartment from the radio room or electrical bay along the fuselage interior wall behind the radio operator. And lightweight structural spacer or rack support section from radio or ammunition rack and used as a seat frame component on some seats.
This pair of parts one is rusty but both still retain some of their original colours they have been nicely cleaned both the sections have slightly ripped and bent by the impact of the crash and are perfect for display or any collection the parts are 8-9 inches long in size. The parts come 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 3 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the parts on the aircraft marked with red squares..
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 Access door for wiring compartment from the radio room or electrical bay along the fuselage interior wall behind the radio operator. And lightweight structural spacer or rack support section from radio or ammunition rack and used as a seat frame component on some seats.
This pair of parts one is rusty but both still retain some of their original colours they have been nicely cleaned both the sections have slightly ripped and bent by the impact of the crash and are perfect for display or any collection the parts are 8-9 inches long in size. The parts come 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 3 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the parts on the aircraft marked with red squares..
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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