This is an authentic, very rare glass-framed 303 bullet case dated 1939 which is fairly clear to see and in the frame is a computer enhanced picture of the base of the case showing the date 1939.
This brass bullet case is near complete but it has bent and distorted by the impact of the crash but remains in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime look and much harder to find then an airframe section
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information, making it an excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 9 inches by 9 inches.
The case comes from RAF Spitfire P9364 shot down by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Ace Werner Molders on the 27th September 1940 crashed at Hollingbourne in Kent. A lovely group of rare relics from a battle of Britain Spitfire shot down by famous ace. The parts come with 2x laminated A5 information cards.
RAF Spitfire P9364 shot down by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Ace Werner Molders on the 27th September 1940 over Kent the plane crashed at Hollingbourne..On 24th February 1940 Sargent Scott arrived at 12 Group Pool, Aston Down. After converting to Spitfires, he was posted to 222 Squadron at Duxford on 23rd March. He was still with the squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain. On 3rd September 1940 Scott claimed a Dornier D017 and a Messerschmitt bf 109 destroyed, on the 5th a probable Messerschmitt me110 and Messerschmitt bf109, on the 7th he destroyed a Messerschmitt bf109, on the 9th probably destroyed another Messerschmitt bf109 and on the 11th shot down a Heinkel he 111. After this engagement, Scott returned to Hornchurch with his hood shattered after an attack by a Messerschmitt bf109. At 4.00pm on the 27th September 1940 Sargent Scott claimed a Messerschmitt bf109 destroyed but he himself failed to return from an operational sortie in the afternoon and was reported 'Missing'. His Spitfire, P9364 was shot down and crashed at Greenway Court Road, Hollingbourne Kent it was shot down by Ace Major Werner Molders of JG5 it was his 55th Victory.
This is an authentic, very rare glass-framed 303 bullet case dated 1939 which is fairly clear to see and in the frame is a computer enhanced picture of the base of the case showing the date 1939.
This brass bullet case is near complete but it has bent and distorted by the impact of the crash but remains in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime look and much harder to find then an airframe section
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information, making it an excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 9 inches by 9 inches.
The case comes from RAF Spitfire P9364 shot down by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Ace Werner Molders on the 27th September 1940 crashed at Hollingbourne in Kent. A lovely group of rare relics from a battle of Britain Spitfire shot down by famous ace. The parts come with 2x laminated A5 information cards.
RAF Spitfire P9364 shot down by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Ace Werner Molders on the 27th September 1940 over Kent the plane crashed at Hollingbourne..On 24th February 1940 Sargent Scott arrived at 12 Group Pool, Aston Down. After converting to Spitfires, he was posted to 222 Squadron at Duxford on 23rd March. He was still with the squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain. On 3rd September 1940 Scott claimed a Dornier D017 and a Messerschmitt bf 109 destroyed, on the 5th a probable Messerschmitt me110 and Messerschmitt bf109, on the 7th he destroyed a Messerschmitt bf109, on the 9th probably destroyed another Messerschmitt bf109 and on the 11th shot down a Heinkel he 111. After this engagement, Scott returned to Hornchurch with his hood shattered after an attack by a Messerschmitt bf109. At 4.00pm on the 27th September 1940 Sargent Scott claimed a Messerschmitt bf109 destroyed but he himself failed to return from an operational sortie in the afternoon and was reported 'Missing'. His Spitfire, P9364 was shot down and crashed at Greenway Court Road, Hollingbourne Kent it was shot down by Ace Major Werner Molders of JG5 it was his 55th Victory.
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