This is a very rare distinctive and recognisable part with fantastic paintwork remains from the shot down in the Battle of Britain and crashed in Kent and there is very little about from this aircraft which currentley under restoration.
The aluminium airframe structure part retains lots of its original finish and lovely clear to see green and brown camouflage paintwork remains it has some dirt and discolouration from being buried but nothing to bad..The piece is made up of a couple of parts riveted togther and shows damage consistent with crash impact, including light bending but still fairly straight. Despite this, it remains solid, has been carefully cleaned, and is well suited for display or inclusion in a collection. It measures approximately 8 inches long by 1 inches wide and so very rare to get with this paintwork and from this aircraft.
The part is from RAF spitfire X4009, Pilot Australian ace Paterson Clarence Hughes,crashed on September 7, 1940-battle of Britain.Hughes scored 10 of his 17 aerial victories in this aircraft before both he and the plane were lost in action in September 1940
On September 7, 1940, while engaging a Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17 bomber during a massive raid on London, X4009 was severely damaged. Hughes bailed out of the stricken aircraft over Sundridge (south-east of London), but tragically his parachute failed to open. He was killed in action and posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying
The item comes with two A5 laminated information cards, including images of the pilot and detailed background on both the aircraft and the part its self with diagram.
This is a very rare distinctive and recognisable part with fantastic paintwork remains from the shot down in the Battle of Britain and crashed in Kent and there is very little about from this aircraft which currentley under restoration.
The aluminium airframe structure part retains lots of its original finish and lovely clear to see green and brown camouflage paintwork remains it has some dirt and discolouration from being buried but nothing to bad..The piece is made up of a couple of parts riveted togther and shows damage consistent with crash impact, including light bending but still fairly straight. Despite this, it remains solid, has been carefully cleaned, and is well suited for display or inclusion in a collection. It measures approximately 8 inches long by 1 inches wide and so very rare to get with this paintwork and from this aircraft.
The part is from RAF spitfire X4009, Pilot Australian ace Paterson Clarence Hughes,crashed on September 7, 1940-battle of Britain.Hughes scored 10 of his 17 aerial victories in this aircraft before both he and the plane were lost in action in September 1940
On September 7, 1940, while engaging a Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17 bomber during a massive raid on London, X4009 was severely damaged. Hughes bailed out of the stricken aircraft over Sundridge (south-east of London), but tragically his parachute failed to open. He was killed in action and posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying
The item comes with two A5 laminated information cards, including images of the pilot and detailed background on both the aircraft and the part its self with diagram.
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