This is a very rare large recognizable part from a battle of Britain Messerschmitt 109 .This is the large gear from the front of the main crank shaft on DB601 Daimler-Benz engine as shown on the 3rd card diagram marked with red square.This very large heavy part which is pretty much undamaged by the impact of the crash it still has some original colour in places but is dirty,a bit pitted and discolored from being buried but nothing to bad and has been very well cleaned and is a lovely part of internal engine and a large size at is 12 inches wide by 10 inches tall and a nice one for display and a very rare one for any collection.The engine part comes from German Messerschmitt bf109 work number 3784 flown by Hauptmann Wilhelm Ensslen who was Gruppenkommandeur of stab 2/JG52 he was shot down on the 2nd November 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The plane was shot down in a dog fight with RAF Spitfire flown by Squadron Leader J.A Kent of Number 92 squadron the plane crashed at Burmarsh Halt near Dymchurch in Kent. Wilhelm Ensslen bailed out but was killed on Landing.The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information sheets with pilots photograph and diagram.
This is a very rare large recognizable part from a battle of Britain Messerschmitt 109 .This is the large gear from the front of the main crank shaft on DB601 Daimler-Benz engine as shown on the 3rd card diagram marked with red square.This very large heavy part which is pretty much undamaged by the impact of the crash it still has some original colour in places but is dirty,a bit pitted and discolored from being buried but nothing to bad and has been very well cleaned and is a lovely part of internal engine and a large size at is 12 inches wide by 10 inches tall and a nice one for display and a very rare one for any collection.The engine part comes from German Messerschmitt bf109 work number 3784 flown by Hauptmann Wilhelm Ensslen who was Gruppenkommandeur of stab 2/JG52 he was shot down on the 2nd November 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The plane was shot down in a dog fight with RAF Spitfire flown by Squadron Leader J.A Kent of Number 92 squadron the plane crashed at Burmarsh Halt near Dymchurch in Kent. Wilhelm Ensslen bailed out but was killed on Landing.The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information sheets with pilots photograph and diagram.
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