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Aircraft bomb sight and night light.
Technology
Maker: Unknown
GERMAN BOMBSIGHT, ADJUSTABLE, GRADUATED TO ALLOW FOR WIND AT ALL SPEEDS TO 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, AND FOR USE AT ANY HEIGHT UP TO 6000 METRES. FITTED WITH SMALL ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR NIGHT WORK.RELAWM03828
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Aircraft rigging turnbuckle
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Cylindrical turnbuckle 70 mm long, made from steel. Internal threads on both hollow ends. A raised central element is ribbed, such that the user may grip and turn the item.REL49175
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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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Albatros D.Va Scout Aircraft : Throttle
Technology
Maker: Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH
German aircraft throttle removed from crashed Albatros Scout at Rayak 1918. The throttle is made completely of metal, the various parts having been fabricated separately and joined together by means ...RELAWM12500
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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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British aircraft fabric with painted national roundel.
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of aircraft linen fabric (38 X 45-cm) recovered from a British aircraft "brought down before our trenches". The fabric is painted P.C.10 (khaki) and bears a painted blue/white/red roundel (40-cm...REL/01324
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British propeller - Sopwith Baby
Technology
British First World War propeller, propeller hub, hardware and 130 hp Clerget rotary engine front plate. Blades are covered in grey/green painted linen. Marked on centre of propeller (side) 'G.182[??]...REL39889
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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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German Benz Bz IV aircraft engine data plate
Technology
Maker: Mercedes - Daimler Motoren Gessellschaft
Thin stamped metal data plate 75 mm x 36 mm, from a Benz Bz IV aircraft in line engine. Plate has two holes in short sides to attach to engine. Black with raised type and stamped numbers on raised bas...REL/02824
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German pilot or observer's safety belt : Sapper Gaudzinski, 9 Field Company, Australian Engineers, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
The belt is composed of five (5) elements. There are three fabric elements of coarse cotton webbing, joined by two spring elements. Consider that the belt runs from End A to End B – from the alloy loo...RELAWM00920
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Letter written on fabric from German aircraft : Herbert Matthews
Technology
Maker: Fokker
Small piece of cream coloured German aircraft fabric, probably from a Fokker E III, on which is a written note in black ink by Herbert ('Bert') Matthews. The note reads: 'France 30.4.1916 Dear Bill Th...REL29843
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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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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 the propeller from the aeroplane flown by Captain Manfred von Richthofen, who was brought down at 11-15am on 21 April 1918 near Corbie. CSIRO examination in 1995 shows this piece to be made...REL/00921
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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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Plywood from shot-down German aircraft
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of plywood (30 x 40 cm) bearing portion of black German cross national insignia. Donor's description states: "Part of Aeroplane brought down in No Man's Land at Hammel 1918. Note bullet hole. "REL/01326