An original and highly recognisable part which is pilots rudder pedals port side from the cockpit floor which is maker marked with a few different part numbers and stamps from an RAF Lancaster bomber. This rare cockpit pedal assembly mounted on the cockpit floor directly in front of the pilot's seat, where it was used to operate the aircraft's rudder and wheel brakes during flight.
Manufactured from a heavy magnesium alloy and steel also aluminium, this is a superb surviving example that retains most of its original finish and black paintwork remains, together with some of its manufacturer's markings and part numbers, which remain clear to see and the part still partly moves like it should. The component has sustained only moderate impact damage from the crash and has been carefully cleaned and stabilised, while preserving its original character, colouring. Measuring approximately 14 inches long by 5 inches wide, it is an impressive and highly displayable relic that would make an excellent addition to any RAF or Lancaster collection. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with diagram and map.
This component was recovered from Avro Lancaster R5679 of No. 61 Squadron, coded QR-O. On the night of 24/25 September 1942, the aircraft was engaged on a mine-laying operation over the shipping lanes of the Frisian Islands and the Baltic Sea.
At approximately 02:13 on 25 September 1942, the Lancaster was intercepted and shot down by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Brandes of 7./NJG 2. The aircraft crashed near Grønhøj, Denmark, exploding on impact. Of the 23 RAF sorties flown that night, R5679 was the only aircraft lost.
Tragically, all seven members of the crew lost their lives:
All are buried at Frederikshavn Cemetery, Denmark.
The night fighter responsible for the interception, operated by 7./NJG 2, was most likely a Junkers Ju 88 C-6b, one of the Luftwaffe's principal night fighters during this period of the war.
The relic is supplied complete with three A5 laminated information cards, including historical information, period photographs, and detailed diagrams showing the pedal assembly and the original location of this component within the Lancaster cockpit.
An original and highly recognisable part which is pilots rudder pedals port side from the cockpit floor which is maker marked with a few different part numbers and stamps from an RAF Lancaster bomber. This rare cockpit pedal assembly mounted on the cockpit floor directly in front of the pilot's seat, where it was used to operate the aircraft's rudder and wheel brakes during flight.
Manufactured from a heavy magnesium alloy and steel also aluminium, this is a superb surviving example that retains most of its original finish and black paintwork remains, together with some of its manufacturer's markings and part numbers, which remain clear to see and the part still partly moves like it should. The component has sustained only moderate impact damage from the crash and has been carefully cleaned and stabilised, while preserving its original character, colouring. Measuring approximately 14 inches long by 5 inches wide, it is an impressive and highly displayable relic that would make an excellent addition to any RAF or Lancaster collection. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with diagram and map.
This component was recovered from Avro Lancaster R5679 of No. 61 Squadron, coded QR-O. On the night of 24/25 September 1942, the aircraft was engaged on a mine-laying operation over the shipping lanes of the Frisian Islands and the Baltic Sea.
At approximately 02:13 on 25 September 1942, the Lancaster was intercepted and shot down by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Brandes of 7./NJG 2. The aircraft crashed near Grønhøj, Denmark, exploding on impact. Of the 23 RAF sorties flown that night, R5679 was the only aircraft lost.
Tragically, all seven members of the crew lost their lives:
All are buried at Frederikshavn Cemetery, Denmark.
The night fighter responsible for the interception, operated by 7./NJG 2, was most likely a Junkers Ju 88 C-6b, one of the Luftwaffe's principal night fighters during this period of the war.
The relic is supplied complete with three A5 laminated information cards, including historical information, period photographs, and detailed diagrams showing the pedal assembly and the original location of this component within the Lancaster cockpit.
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