This is a fantastic condition and lovely rare fuel selector valve used by the crew to control fuel flow between fuel tanks and engines which was mounted behind a cockpit side panel or flight engineers control station.
The part which is in nice condition which is aluminium and steel made but has some corrosion from being in the sea for so many years but not to badley at all protected inside the wreck and behind panels.The part still has most of its original colours and with a little bit of damage and corrosion in places. But with only a bit of discolour and still with original red paintwork and maker marked one of which is amazingly a red ink stamp also with maker plate still attached with mostly clear markings.The part has been very well cleaned it is in nice solid condition and mostly undamaged by the impact of the crash and is perfect for display or any collection and is 5 inches long by 5 inches wide in size and is a lovely bit of Battle of Britain German bomber. The part is from German Junkers ju88A-1 bomber work number 3162 the plane was shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in to the sea off the Nore, Sheerness on the 18th September 1940 at 5.30pm during the battle of Britain. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with diagram.
The JU88 had one engine damaged by AA fire during a sortie to bomb Tilbury docks and then attacked by fighters. It was attacked by pilot officer H.P.Hill of NO 92 squadron also engaged by squadron leader D.R.S Bader of No 242 squadron and flying officer J.Kowalski and sergeant S .Paterek of NO 302 squadron.
The crew were Oberleutnant G.Fuchs believed bailed out but parachute fouled the tail plane and he was killed,Feldwebel.H.Stier bailed out in to the sea and was picked up by Motor torpedo boat and captured badly wounded,Obergefreiter P.Baumann also bailed out in to the sea and was picked up by the same boat and captured suffering shock,Gefreiter J.Fohlinger missing believed killed.
This is a fantastic condition and lovely rare fuel selector valve used by the crew to control fuel flow between fuel tanks and engines which was mounted behind a cockpit side panel or flight engineers control station.
The part which is in nice condition which is aluminium and steel made but has some corrosion from being in the sea for so many years but not to badley at all protected inside the wreck and behind panels.The part still has most of its original colours and with a little bit of damage and corrosion in places. But with only a bit of discolour and still with original red paintwork and maker marked one of which is amazingly a red ink stamp also with maker plate still attached with mostly clear markings.The part has been very well cleaned it is in nice solid condition and mostly undamaged by the impact of the crash and is perfect for display or any collection and is 5 inches long by 5 inches wide in size and is a lovely bit of Battle of Britain German bomber. The part is from German Junkers ju88A-1 bomber work number 3162 the plane was shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in to the sea off the Nore, Sheerness on the 18th September 1940 at 5.30pm during the battle of Britain. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with diagram.
The JU88 had one engine damaged by AA fire during a sortie to bomb Tilbury docks and then attacked by fighters. It was attacked by pilot officer H.P.Hill of NO 92 squadron also engaged by squadron leader D.R.S Bader of No 242 squadron and flying officer J.Kowalski and sergeant S .Paterek of NO 302 squadron.
The crew were Oberleutnant G.Fuchs believed bailed out but parachute fouled the tail plane and he was killed,Feldwebel.H.Stier bailed out in to the sea and was picked up by Motor torpedo boat and captured badly wounded,Obergefreiter P.Baumann also bailed out in to the sea and was picked up by the same boat and captured suffering shock,Gefreiter J.Fohlinger missing believed killed.
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