VERY RARE engine block part from dambusters lancaster hopgood plane M for mother
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This is an original part of raf lancaster M for mother which was flown by john hopgood the part is a bit of engine block remains it is in relic but solid condition and was recovered from the crash site of the dambuster lancaster.The part is a VERY RARE find and a real peice of dambuster history .This part came from a private collection in kent.If you have any questions please ask.I POST ALL ITEMS WORLDWIDE. AJ-M made its bomb run as John Fraser the bomb aimer recalled, "Gibson got away with it because he had the element of surprise. They (the guns in the towers) crossed up on us and the light flak battery came in on the side. We had to fly through the middle of it. I released the bomb. We were put on fire in the starboard wing. The one engine came on fire immediately.” Released slightly late, AJ-M’s Upkeep bounced over the top of the Dam and exploded on the far side. With his aircraft ablaze, Hopgood fought to gain the altitude that would allow his crew to bail out, but unable to do so and knowing that they had only seconds remaining, at 500ft Hopgood ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft. Realizing that there was little chance of their parachutes opening in time, Fraser and Burcher opened them inside the aircraft and jumped, and although Burcher broke his back when he struck the aircraft’s tail plane, both men survived. Unable
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