This is a very rare find from the battle of Britain it is a engine piston from a RAF Hurricane. The piston is complete but has no conrod and is undamaged with only a tiny bit of damage from the impact of the crash with a few dents and knocks but again nothing to bad. The piston has all of its original colours and very clear to see maker markings which include Rolls Royce batch number also subcontractor number and size stamp numbers it has been very well cleaned it is in fantastic condition for a recovered piston and is a very nice example of a piston from this famous aircraft which is perfect for display or any collection and a rare one for the collection. and comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and comes from a Battle of Britain Hurricane there is not much about from these days.
The engine piston comes from inside the Merlin engine on RAF Hurricane P3865 the pilot was Pilot Officer Roy Achille Marchand he was shot down by German Messerschmitt 109 on the 15th September 1940 during the battle of Britain.
During a massive daytime air battle, Pilot Officer Marchand's Hurricane P3865 of No. 73 Squadron, operating out of RAF Debden was engaged by Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters he was shot down, and Marchand was killed when the Hurricane crashed into Nouds Farm in Teynham (near Sittingbourne and Maidstone), Kent.
At around 11:30 hours on the 15th September a large force of German free-hunting Messerschmitt Me109’s crossed the English coastline high above Dover ahead of a formation of Dornier Do17 bombers – their target being London. The Messerschmitt’s were looking for any RAF fighters and to sweep them out of the way to clear a path for the Dorniers following on behind.
With this large enemy raid building up over Kent, 73 Squadron was vectored south of the Thames Estuary to intercept the raiders. The Hurricane pilots soon joined in combat near Maidstone just after midday, and it was against a strong number of the deadly Me109’s that a swirling dogfight ensued. The precise details are unknown of what happened in one fateful moment, but a stricken Hurricane fell away from the fight unnoticed by squadron colleagues busy fighting for their own lives.
This is a very rare find from the battle of Britain it is a engine piston from a RAF Hurricane. The piston is complete but has no conrod and is undamaged with only a tiny bit of damage from the impact of the crash with a few dents and knocks but again nothing to bad. The piston has all of its original colours and very clear to see maker markings which include Rolls Royce batch number also subcontractor number and size stamp numbers it has been very well cleaned it is in fantastic condition for a recovered piston and is a very nice example of a piston from this famous aircraft which is perfect for display or any collection and a rare one for the collection. and comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and comes from a Battle of Britain Hurricane there is not much about from these days.
The engine piston comes from inside the Merlin engine on RAF Hurricane P3865 the pilot was Pilot Officer Roy Achille Marchand he was shot down by German Messerschmitt 109 on the 15th September 1940 during the battle of Britain.
During a massive daytime air battle, Pilot Officer Marchand's Hurricane P3865 of No. 73 Squadron, operating out of RAF Debden was engaged by Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters he was shot down, and Marchand was killed when the Hurricane crashed into Nouds Farm in Teynham (near Sittingbourne and Maidstone), Kent.
At around 11:30 hours on the 15th September a large force of German free-hunting Messerschmitt Me109’s crossed the English coastline high above Dover ahead of a formation of Dornier Do17 bombers – their target being London. The Messerschmitt’s were looking for any RAF fighters and to sweep them out of the way to clear a path for the Dorniers following on behind.
With this large enemy raid building up over Kent, 73 Squadron was vectored south of the Thames Estuary to intercept the raiders. The Hurricane pilots soon joined in combat near Maidstone just after midday, and it was against a strong number of the deadly Me109’s that a swirling dogfight ensued. The precise details are unknown of what happened in one fateful moment, but a stricken Hurricane fell away from the fight unnoticed by squadron colleagues busy fighting for their own lives.
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