This is a very rare find which is a Luftwaffe gunsight support arm formed part of the mounting structure for the revi 16B reflector gunsight in the cockpit.
This is a steel made part which is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash but has some rust damage and which has corroded in places. The part still very solid and not braking up or falling apart and has been very well cleaned the part is 15 inches long by 3 inches wide in size and a nice one for display or any collection and a lovely find from this famous fighter bomber and a real one off find which i have never had before.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt me 262 jet of 9./JV44 which was shot down on 17th March 1945. The jet was attacked by American P-51 fighter while trying to land at Parchim south of Rostock on the Baltic coast in Germany The pilot of the jet was Lt Wegmann, who managed to bale out before the aircraft crashed into woodland near the airfield. The part comes with 2 X A5 laminated information sheets with pictures and a diagrams
Jagdverband 44 (JV 44) was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit was formed in March 1945. It was formed during the last months of the war to operate the Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland, the former General de Jagdflieger (General of Fighter pilots). JV 44 comprised a core of experienced pilots chosen from Galland's former staff or recruited from units which had been disbanded or were being re-equipped. JV 44 performed well during its brief history, achieving a 4-to-1 kill ratio.
This is a very rare find which is a Luftwaffe gunsight support arm formed part of the mounting structure for the revi 16B reflector gunsight in the cockpit.
This is a steel made part which is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash but has some rust damage and which has corroded in places. The part still very solid and not braking up or falling apart and has been very well cleaned the part is 15 inches long by 3 inches wide in size and a nice one for display or any collection and a lovely find from this famous fighter bomber and a real one off find which i have never had before.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt me 262 jet of 9./JV44 which was shot down on 17th March 1945. The jet was attacked by American P-51 fighter while trying to land at Parchim south of Rostock on the Baltic coast in Germany The pilot of the jet was Lt Wegmann, who managed to bale out before the aircraft crashed into woodland near the airfield. The part comes with 2 X A5 laminated information sheets with pictures and a diagrams
Jagdverband 44 (JV 44) was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit was formed in March 1945. It was formed during the last months of the war to operate the Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland, the former General de Jagdflieger (General of Fighter pilots). JV 44 comprised a core of experienced pilots chosen from Galland's former staff or recruited from units which had been disbanded or were being re-equipped. JV 44 performed well during its brief history, achieving a 4-to-1 kill ratio.
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