This is a very rare lovely condition carburettor from one of the Bristol Hercules engines which has many maker markings and numbers with brass maker plates as well this is a Claudel Hobson carburettor which is pretty much complete.
This part which is mag allow and steel made it has some damage from the crash it smashed and broke it is a bit pitted but still nice condition it still has all of its steel and mag allow original colours it has not discoloured very much and still has lots of original black paintwork it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection the size of the part is 13 inches long and 11 inches wide and overall fantastic condition part. The part is from RAF Lancaster bomber LL622 which was shot down on the 30-31 March 1944 during a raid on Nuremberg on the return journey it was shot down by German night fighter and crashed right on the edge of the 1815 Waterloo battlefield.
The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures also with diagram picture showing the part and where abouts on the aircraft it is from and a map.
On the night of 30–31 March 1944, Lancaster LL622 took off from RAF Witchford at 22:33 on its first operational sortie, as part of the RAF raid on Nuremberg, Germany. On the return journey, at approximately 03:30, the aircraft was intercepted by a German night fighter over Belgium. It was shot down by Feldwebel Hans Zeidler of 7./NJG 1, recording his first aerial victory. The Lancaster crashed at Braine-l’Alleud, south of Brussels, close to the historic Waterloo battlefield.
All seven members of the crew were killed: F/Sgt Ronald Thomas (pilot), Sgt Robert Finlay Taylor (flight engineer), F/Sgt Dennis Atkinson (navigator), Sgt Frank Hawksworth (wireless operator), Sgt James Henry Kensett (bomb aimer), Sgt Peter Jack (rear gunner) and Sgt Harry Kendrick (mid-upper gunner). They were laid to rest at Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium. Today, their story is commemorated at a memorial in Braine-l’Alleud.
This is a very rare lovely condition carburettor from one of the Bristol Hercules engines which has many maker markings and numbers with brass maker plates as well this is a Claudel Hobson carburettor which is pretty much complete.
This part which is mag allow and steel made it has some damage from the crash it smashed and broke it is a bit pitted but still nice condition it still has all of its steel and mag allow original colours it has not discoloured very much and still has lots of original black paintwork it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection the size of the part is 13 inches long and 11 inches wide and overall fantastic condition part. The part is from RAF Lancaster bomber LL622 which was shot down on the 30-31 March 1944 during a raid on Nuremberg on the return journey it was shot down by German night fighter and crashed right on the edge of the 1815 Waterloo battlefield.
The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures also with diagram picture showing the part and where abouts on the aircraft it is from and a map.
On the night of 30–31 March 1944, Lancaster LL622 took off from RAF Witchford at 22:33 on its first operational sortie, as part of the RAF raid on Nuremberg, Germany. On the return journey, at approximately 03:30, the aircraft was intercepted by a German night fighter over Belgium. It was shot down by Feldwebel Hans Zeidler of 7./NJG 1, recording his first aerial victory. The Lancaster crashed at Braine-l’Alleud, south of Brussels, close to the historic Waterloo battlefield.
All seven members of the crew were killed: F/Sgt Ronald Thomas (pilot), Sgt Robert Finlay Taylor (flight engineer), F/Sgt Dennis Atkinson (navigator), Sgt Frank Hawksworth (wireless operator), Sgt James Henry Kensett (bomb aimer), Sgt Peter Jack (rear gunner) and Sgt Harry Kendrick (mid-upper gunner). They were laid to rest at Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium. Today, their story is commemorated at a memorial in Braine-l’Alleud.
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