This is a very rare near complete cockpit engine tachometer gauge which was made by French factory Jaeger of Paris under German control factory for Luftwaffe instruments. These gauges were only used by a few different types of Luftwaffe aircraft. And a German transport aircraft the largest they had which there is very little about.
The gauge which is pretty much complete other than missing its glass cover which has partly broken it still has a lot of the markings on the face are clear to see but not all. On the back it is maker marked with part numbers the steel outer case has a large rust hole in the side and bit of other damage from rust nothing to bad it still has lots of original black paintwork. The gauge was damaged by the impact of the crash it is in nice solid condition it has been very nicely cleaned with lots of original colours and is perfect for display or any collection the part is 5 inches long by 4 inches wide in size. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with many pictures and map. The gauge was bought at a militaria fair in Bologna a few years ago and who informed me that it was recovered back in the 1970’s.
The Messerschmitt Me 323D-1 Gigant, coded RD+QH, was a six-engined German military transport aircraft operating along Italy’s Adriatic coast during the Second World War. Christmas time on 15/16 December 1942 the aircraft was on a flight south carrying supplies, it passed the Rimini area on a cold, misty morning before striking the summit of Monte La Montagnola, near Casteldimezzo and Vallugola, north-west of Pesaro. The aircraft hit the hillside, crossed the road and fell down the slope into the valley below, where it broke up and caught fire. All nine crew members were killed. They were later buried at the German military cemetery at Passo della Futa. The crash site was identified through local eyewitness accounts and research; in 2012, investigators recovered heat-damaged aluminium fragments and other debris from the area, confirming the presence of the aircraft wreckage.
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft to see operational service during the Second World War. Developed from the Me 321 military glider, it was fitted with six radial engines to provide its own power and made its first flight in 1942. Designed to carry exceptionally heavy loads, the Gigant could transport vehicles, artillery, equipment and large numbers of troops using its distinctive hinged nose section and forward-loading arrangement. It was employed particularly in the Mediterranean and North African theatres, where it supplied German forces across demanding air routes. Its enormous size and slow speed made it vulnerable to enemy fighters, and many were lost in combat. The Me 323 remains one of the most unusual and impressive transport aircraft developed during the war.
This is a very rare near complete cockpit engine tachometer gauge which was made by French factory Jaeger of Paris under German control factory for Luftwaffe instruments. These gauges were only used by a few different types of Luftwaffe aircraft. And a German transport aircraft the largest they had which there is very little about.
The gauge which is pretty much complete other than missing its glass cover which has partly broken it still has a lot of the markings on the face are clear to see but not all. On the back it is maker marked with part numbers the steel outer case has a large rust hole in the side and bit of other damage from rust nothing to bad it still has lots of original black paintwork. The gauge was damaged by the impact of the crash it is in nice solid condition it has been very nicely cleaned with lots of original colours and is perfect for display or any collection the part is 5 inches long by 4 inches wide in size. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with many pictures and map. The gauge was bought at a militaria fair in Bologna a few years ago and who informed me that it was recovered back in the 1970’s.
The Messerschmitt Me 323D-1 Gigant, coded RD+QH, was a six-engined German military transport aircraft operating along Italy’s Adriatic coast during the Second World War. Christmas time on 15/16 December 1942 the aircraft was on a flight south carrying supplies, it passed the Rimini area on a cold, misty morning before striking the summit of Monte La Montagnola, near Casteldimezzo and Vallugola, north-west of Pesaro. The aircraft hit the hillside, crossed the road and fell down the slope into the valley below, where it broke up and caught fire. All nine crew members were killed. They were later buried at the German military cemetery at Passo della Futa. The crash site was identified through local eyewitness accounts and research; in 2012, investigators recovered heat-damaged aluminium fragments and other debris from the area, confirming the presence of the aircraft wreckage.
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft to see operational service during the Second World War. Developed from the Me 321 military glider, it was fitted with six radial engines to provide its own power and made its first flight in 1942. Designed to carry exceptionally heavy loads, the Gigant could transport vehicles, artillery, equipment and large numbers of troops using its distinctive hinged nose section and forward-loading arrangement. It was employed particularly in the Mediterranean and North African theatres, where it supplied German forces across demanding air routes. Its enormous size and slow speed made it vulnerable to enemy fighters, and many were lost in combat. The Me 323 remains one of the most unusual and impressive transport aircraft developed during the war.
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