This is a very rare find from the battle of Britain which is a engine piston maker marked on the side of the conrod 0.025 a size 50, this is a oversize service piston which was fitted as a replacement piston for a damaged one by an RAF ground crew.
The piston is complete with the conrod and is still stuck in its complete sleeve. Both are in lovely condition with some faint part numbers and maker markings but nothing perfect other then the rare one on the conrod which is the replacement number which i have never seen before on a Merlin piston.The piston is stuck inside the sleeve and has a bit of damage from the impact of the crash with a few dents and knocks but nothing to bad. The piston which has partley rotted with some damage but still with as does the sleeve most of its original colours it has been very well cleaned it is in fantastic condition and is a very nice example of a piston and sleeve from this famous aircraft which is perfect for display or any collection and a rare one for the collection
This piston comes from RAF Spitfire number P9398 Shot down on the 31st July 1940 by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Hauptman Tietzen of 4/JG51.The spitfire crashed in flames into the sea in Folkestone Harbour in Kent and comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards.
RAF Spitfire number P9398 flown by Sergeant F.W.Eley who was killed the plane of No 74 Squadron which was Shot down at 4.00pm on the 31st July 1940 by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Hauptman Tietzen of 4/JG51. The spitfire crashed in flames into the sea at the end of the pier in Folkestone Harbour in Kent. The engine and other parts were pulled out of the sea during works in the harbour in the late 1960’s.
This is a very rare find from the battle of Britain which is a engine piston maker marked on the side of the conrod 0.025 a size 50, this is a oversize service piston which was fitted as a replacement piston for a damaged one by an RAF ground crew.
The piston is complete with the conrod and is still stuck in its complete sleeve. Both are in lovely condition with some faint part numbers and maker markings but nothing perfect other then the rare one on the conrod which is the replacement number which i have never seen before on a Merlin piston.The piston is stuck inside the sleeve and has a bit of damage from the impact of the crash with a few dents and knocks but nothing to bad. The piston which has partley rotted with some damage but still with as does the sleeve most of its original colours it has been very well cleaned it is in fantastic condition and is a very nice example of a piston and sleeve from this famous aircraft which is perfect for display or any collection and a rare one for the collection
This piston comes from RAF Spitfire number P9398 Shot down on the 31st July 1940 by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Hauptman Tietzen of 4/JG51.The spitfire crashed in flames into the sea in Folkestone Harbour in Kent and comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards.
RAF Spitfire number P9398 flown by Sergeant F.W.Eley who was killed the plane of No 74 Squadron which was Shot down at 4.00pm on the 31st July 1940 by Messerschmitt 109 flown by Hauptman Tietzen of 4/JG51. The spitfire crashed in flames into the sea at the end of the pier in Folkestone Harbour in Kent. The engine and other parts were pulled out of the sea during works in the harbour in the late 1960’s.
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