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LOT 2537
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Valve from a Ditched American Air Force P51 Mustang During WWII
1944 A.D.
4 3/4 in. (245 grams, 12.2 cm).
Showing some damage to the collar that would have held the spring in place; ditched in the Stour in 1944. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Retrieved from the wreck in the Stour river by the vendor, adjacent to the Royal Hospital School near Shotley, Suffolk.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2537
Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Valve from a Ditched American Air Force P51 Mustang During WWII
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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