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LOT 2426
US Air Force WWII Aircraft Film Cassette for a Gun Camera
CIRCA 1943 A.D.
4 5/8 x 3 in. (166 grams, 11.9 x 7.8 cm).
Olive drab cassette for a film with panel to record dates of exposure; winder mechanism operable from cog to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2426
US Air Force WWII Aircraft Film Cassette for a Gun Camera
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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British RAF WWII Badge and Other Artefact Collection
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a brass lighter; two RAF cap badges; two RAF apprentice wheel badges; RAF officer's albatross badge; a tubular RAF fitting; and two enamelled RAF pin badges. 84 grams total, 31-69 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
American WWII B17 Flying Fortress 50 Calibre Machine Gun Feed Chute
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A flexible aluminium conduit, designed to guide belted ammunition from storage boxes. 549 grams, 28.5 cm long
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
American Air Force WWII Aircraft Emergency Signalling Mirror
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Playing card-shaped with a corner hole for suspension, central crosshairs for accurate direction of the beam; instructions printed on reverse; with printed card (reproduction) map showing mission from East Anglia to German chemicals factory, inscribed to reverse (25) 5 Nov 44. I.G. Farben factory, Ludwigshaven. Hit in 3 engines over the target - unable to feather #1 hit in hub. Landed near Brussels at a Spitfire field, almost lost ~1 prop, was biting into the cowling. Had about 1 ½ engines on landing.' 124 grams, 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector.
