This is a very rare find which is a Luftwaffe mounting brackets for BSK 16 series gun camera. These brackets secured the camera body to the aircraft in nose section of the jet.
These parts are aluminium and steel made parts which is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash the aluminium part has original black painrwork remains clear to see.The parts which have some dirt and discolour the metal part is rusty but nothing to bad. The parts are still very solid and not braking up or falling apart and have been very well cleaned the parts are 4-5 inches long in size and a nice one for display or any collection and a lovely find from this famous fighter bomber and a real one off find which i have never had before.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt me 262 jet of 9./JV44 which was shot down on 17th March 1945. The jet was attacked by American P-51 fighter while trying to land at Parchim south of Rostock on the Baltic coast in Germany The pilot of the jet was Lt Wegmann, who managed to bale out before the aircraft crashed into woodland near the airfield. The part comes with 3 X A5 laminated information sheets with pictures and diagrams.showing where it is on the aircraft
Jagdverband 44 (JV 44) was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit was formed in March 1945. It was formed during the last months of the war to operate the Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland, the former General de Jagdflieger (General of Fighter pilots). JV 44 comprised a core of experienced pilots chosen from Galland's former staff or recruited from units which had been disbanded or were being re-equipped. JV 44 performed well during its brief history, achieving a 4-to-1 kill ratio.
This is a very rare find which is a Luftwaffe mounting brackets for BSK 16 series gun camera. These brackets secured the camera body to the aircraft in nose section of the jet.
These parts are aluminium and steel made parts which is not to badly damaged by the impact of the crash the aluminium part has original black painrwork remains clear to see.The parts which have some dirt and discolour the metal part is rusty but nothing to bad. The parts are still very solid and not braking up or falling apart and have been very well cleaned the parts are 4-5 inches long in size and a nice one for display or any collection and a lovely find from this famous fighter bomber and a real one off find which i have never had before.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt me 262 jet of 9./JV44 which was shot down on 17th March 1945. The jet was attacked by American P-51 fighter while trying to land at Parchim south of Rostock on the Baltic coast in Germany The pilot of the jet was Lt Wegmann, who managed to bale out before the aircraft crashed into woodland near the airfield. The part comes with 3 X A5 laminated information sheets with pictures and diagrams.showing where it is on the aircraft
Jagdverband 44 (JV 44) was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit was formed in March 1945. It was formed during the last months of the war to operate the Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland, the former General de Jagdflieger (General of Fighter pilots). JV 44 comprised a core of experienced pilots chosen from Galland's former staff or recruited from units which had been disbanded or were being re-equipped. JV 44 performed well during its brief history, achieving a 4-to-1 kill ratio.
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