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£65.00
Original Price:
£95.00
Original Luftwaffe rotary hydraulic/pneumatic selector valve from the bomb bay operating system of a German Heinkel He 111 bomber. The unit retains its original manufacturer's identification plate, with some of the markings still clearly legible.
Manufactured from steel and aluminium, the valve remains in solid condition and retains areas of its original black paint along with other original finishes. It has sustained impact damage consistent with the aircraft crash, together with some minor corrosion from decades of burial, but remains an excellent and highly displayable recovered relic. Measuring approximately 5 inches long by 3 inches wide, it is an impressive and unusual component for any Luftwaffe or Battle of Britain collection.
This valve was recovered from Heinkel He 111 H-2 of Stab/KG 53, Werknummer 2630. During a bombing raid on London, the aircraft collided with the crippled RAF Hurricane L2059 flown by Pilot Officer G. M. Forrester of No. 605 Squadron. Pilot Officer Forrester was tragically killed in the collision. The Heinkel lost a wing before crashing and exploding at Southfield Farm, Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire, at approximately 5:50 pm on 9 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The relic is supplied complete with three A5 laminated information cards, including period photographs, historical information, and detailed diagrams showing the location of the component within the aircraft.
Original Luftwaffe rotary hydraulic/pneumatic selector valve from the bomb bay operating system of a German Heinkel He 111 bomber. The unit retains its original manufacturer's identification plate, with some of the markings still clearly legible.
Manufactured from steel and aluminium, the valve remains in solid condition and retains areas of its original black paint along with other original finishes. It has sustained impact damage consistent with the aircraft crash, together with some minor corrosion from decades of burial, but remains an excellent and highly displayable recovered relic. Measuring approximately 5 inches long by 3 inches wide, it is an impressive and unusual component for any Luftwaffe or Battle of Britain collection.
This valve was recovered from Heinkel He 111 H-2 of Stab/KG 53, Werknummer 2630. During a bombing raid on London, the aircraft collided with the crippled RAF Hurricane L2059 flown by Pilot Officer G. M. Forrester of No. 605 Squadron. Pilot Officer Forrester was tragically killed in the collision. The Heinkel lost a wing before crashing and exploding at Southfield Farm, Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire, at approximately 5:50 pm on 9 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The relic is supplied complete with three A5 laminated information cards, including period photographs, historical information, and detailed diagrams showing the location of the component within the aircraft.
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