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Aircraft wing fragments : Sergeant W E Brown, 20 Battalion AIF
Technology
Maker: Fokker
Wing fragments said to have been souvenired from the Fokker Dr.1 Triplane aircraft in which Baron Manfred Von Richthofen was shot down on 21 April 1918. The fragments are made from 2mm timber plank sa...RELAWM09123
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Anti aircraft gun sight from machine gun used to engage Richthofen : Gunner R Buie, Royal Australian Artillery
Technology
Maker: Buie, Robert
Lewis gun backsight made and used by gunner Robert Buie of the 53rd battery, 5th Australian Divisional Artillery, when he fired at the famous German air ace, Captain Baron Von Richthofen.RELAWM12690B
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Anti aircraft gun sight from machine gun used to engage Richthofen : Gunner R Buie, Royal Australian Artillery
Technology
Maker: Buie, Robert
Anti-aircraft foresight for a Lewis machine gun, made and used by gunner Robert Buie of the 53rd battery, 5th Australian Division Artillery in France. Scratched onto the sight is the inscription: '5...RELAWM12690A
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Brass turnbuckle for wire bracing : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Fokker
Brass Turnbuckle 3" long. The central portion is pierced by a through hole, into which a tommy rod would have been fitted to allow the turnbuckle to be tightened.REL/00932
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Compass from Fokker Dr I : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Carl Bamberg
A Carl Bamberg manufactured compass removed from Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen's Fokker Dr1 triplane on 21 April 1918 immediately after he was shot down. The compass is pivot mo...RELAWM00706
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Control column : Baron M von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Control column from a Fokker Dr I aircraft, serial No 425/17. The head of the control column has been twisted / distorted to the right about forty-five degrees and slightly upward. It has at least two...RELAWM00704
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Lewis Gun Anti Aircraft fore and rear sight from one of the guns which engaged Baron Richthofen's aircraft
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised anti-aircraft sights for a Lewis machine-gun, fabricated in the field from sheet brass. The larger of the sights, which is designed to allow for a 'deflection' shot, is the foresight, while...REL/00935
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Painted German cross on Fokker Dr1 fabric : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Fokker Aeroplanbau
A rough square of aircraft fabric featuring a black German Balkenkreuz bordered by white, all on a red painted background. The black cross and its white border are unevenly painted and do not match ea...RELAWM07570
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Part of propeller from Fokker Dr I : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Axial Propellerfabrik G.M.b.H
Fragment of timber from Baron Manfred von Richthofen's Fokker Dr 1 propeller. The facing surface shows traces of an AXIAL propeller-maker's decal. This fragment is comprised of birch, but retains a ...REL/03146.001
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Part of the propeller from Fokker Dr I : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Axial Propellerfabrik G.M.b.H
Section of propeller blade from the Fokker Dr 1 aircraft flown by the German ace Baron von Richthofen. 7 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 5/8" thick. Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Organisation e...REL/00936
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Part of the propeller from Fokker Dr I : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Axial Propellerfabrik G.M.b.H
Portion of one of the mahogany laminations from the propeller from the aeroplane flown by Captain Manfred von Richthofen, who was brought down at 11-15am on 21 April 1918 near Corbie. The fragment is...REL/00925
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Part of the propeller from Fokker Dr I : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Axial Propellerfabrik G.M.b.H
Small portion of aircraft propeller 3" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" labelled: "Part of the propeller of the Red Falcon of the 11th "Jagdstaffel" flown by Richthofen. Brought down near Corbie.” Commonwealth Scienti...REL/00923
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Piece of fabric from Fokker aircraft : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Fokker Aeroplanbau
Consists of a piece of pink blotting paper, a fabric sample and a white envelope. The blotting paper bears numerous imprints in ink and a mark on the right hand side that matches the fabric sample. Th...REL/00926
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Piece of fabric from Fokker DR1 aircraft : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Fokker Aeroplanbau
An approximately rectangular section of fabric, finished with two layers; a light blue/grey layer underneath and a red layer on top. The fabric is marked on the reverse with a circular ink stamp 47mm ...REL/00920.001
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Red fabric from fuselage of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's Fokker DR1
Technology
Maker: Fokker Aeroplanbau
Piece of fabric from the wing of a Fokker DR1 aircraft. One side is covered with red paint, which appears to have been applied as the first coat over the underlying linen. The red paint is an almost e...REL/00938.001
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Red painted piece of Fokker wing strut : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
Technology
A length of wing strut removed from Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen's Fokker Dr1 triplane soon after he was shot down on 21 April 1918. The strut, of distinct aerofoil shape, has ...RELAWM16029