This is a very rare to find from a battle of Britain RAF Spitfire which is Electrical unit (AP7/BZ2) gun firing circuit used to transmit the trigger signal to the aircraft’s 303 Browning machine guns.
The part still has some of its electrical wiring still attached it still has most of its original colours with all of its maker markings including air ministry stamp all very clear to see. It is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash it has only slightly bent and split it is still in lovely condition and is a very rare to find part in this good a condition which is perfect for display or any collection and is 4 inches long and 2 half inches wide.The trigger was recovered from RAF Spitfire number P9469 of 222 squadron which was shot down at 4.50pm on 7th October 1940. The pilot was Pilot Officer J.W Broadhurst who was killed in the battle of Britain.The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with picture of the pilot.
The spitfire was in combat during an attack on enemy bombers. When he was shot down. John William Broadhurst bailed out but fell dead at Longhurst. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Baileys Reed Farm, Hurst Green, Salehurst. He was posted to 222 Squadron at its reformation at Duxford on October 5th, 1939. Initially equipped with Blenheim’s, the squadron received Spitfires in March 1940. On May 29th, after a patrol over Dunkirk, Broadhurst failed to find Hornchurch in bad visibility, ran out of fuel and crash-landed. On August 31st Broadhurst claimed a Messerschmitt 109 destroyed, on September 4th a Messerschmitt 109 and two more on the 7th and 27th of September. John William Broadhurst was 23 years old he is buried in Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
This is a very rare to find from a battle of Britain RAF Spitfire which is Electrical unit (AP7/BZ2) gun firing circuit used to transmit the trigger signal to the aircraft’s 303 Browning machine guns.
The part still has some of its electrical wiring still attached it still has most of its original colours with all of its maker markings including air ministry stamp all very clear to see. It is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash it has only slightly bent and split it is still in lovely condition and is a very rare to find part in this good a condition which is perfect for display or any collection and is 4 inches long and 2 half inches wide.The trigger was recovered from RAF Spitfire number P9469 of 222 squadron which was shot down at 4.50pm on 7th October 1940. The pilot was Pilot Officer J.W Broadhurst who was killed in the battle of Britain.The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with picture of the pilot.
The spitfire was in combat during an attack on enemy bombers. When he was shot down. John William Broadhurst bailed out but fell dead at Longhurst. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Baileys Reed Farm, Hurst Green, Salehurst. He was posted to 222 Squadron at its reformation at Duxford on October 5th, 1939. Initially equipped with Blenheim’s, the squadron received Spitfires in March 1940. On May 29th, after a patrol over Dunkirk, Broadhurst failed to find Hornchurch in bad visibility, ran out of fuel and crash-landed. On August 31st Broadhurst claimed a Messerschmitt 109 destroyed, on September 4th a Messerschmitt 109 and two more on the 7th and 27th of September. John William Broadhurst was 23 years old he is buried in Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
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