Very rare pair of lovely clean internal engine parts one with part number from RAF Halifax bomber number W1041 which was shot down on 27th April 1942 on a raid to sink the German battleship Tirpitz and crashed in Norway

This is a very rare pair of engine parts lovely clean internal engine parts one with part number clear to see and even some original paintwork remains.  The parts one is a pipework end with its cover that comes off the other is a electrical part they have ripped and with impact damage from the crash but they are nice and solid and have been very nicely cleaned to there original colours they are perfect for display or any collection and are both about 5 inches long in size. The parts come from RAF Halifax bomber number W1041 shot down on 27th April 1942 on a raid to sink the battleship Tirpitz the plane was hit by anti aircraft gun fire and crashed in Norway. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the crash site at the time and now this a very rare to get from a RAF bomber involved on the attacks on Tirpitz. The parts have come from a private collection which the items were collected many years ago directly from the crash sites he visited and found including surface finds or some aircraft that were dug out and recovered all these parts now available for the first time.

RAF Halifax bomber number W1041 of 10 squadron which shot down on 27th April 1942 in Norway while attacking the Battleship Tirpitz.

The Halifax took off at 2040 hrs from RAF Lossiemouth to participate in a mass attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz which was moored at the time in Fættenfjord in Norway. When the plane reached the target, and on the bombing run, the crew encountered the German smoke screen at 400 feet, which all but obscured the ship below. The mines were not released and the plane went round for a second attempt. The aircraft was all the time under heavy anti aircraft fire from both sides of the fjord as well as from Tirpitz its self. As the aircraft climbed out of Fættenfjord it came under more intense fire from flak batteries situated on the hills around the fjords. The aircraft received many hits but a hit on the wing behind the starboard inner engine caused a large fire. The plane headed for Sweden badly damaged but could not make it the crew all bailed out to safety the plane crashed in a fireball still in Norway.

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