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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 Tachometer : German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte)
Technology
Maker: Morell, Wilhelm
Dial face from a German aircraft tachometer marked "4" TO "16". The face is white with black numerals. 97 mm dia. On the reverse is written "Fokker No.863. Brought down by a British aviator at Flers,...REL/04359
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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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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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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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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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Damaged clock from German aircraft : Sapper J C Smith, 4 Field Company, Australian Engineers AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Charred, damaged metal clock with white face and no glass. The clock's hours and minutes are measured by gradations from 1 to 12 around the outer perimeter, while seconds are measures with a smaller f...REL/00508
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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 Flechette (aerial dart) from Zeppelin L32 : Great Burstead, Essex 24 September 1916
Technology
Maker: Unknown
German flechette (aerial dart). The flechette has four fins which taper down to a thin shaft. Attached the to shaft is a wider, torpedo shaped dart head. The head is stamped 'DRGM' [Deutsches Reich Ge...REL/00794.001
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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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L.V.G. CV Aircraft Compass
Technology
Maker: Carl Bamberg
German aircraft compass taken from L.V.G CV two seater biplane shot down at Afule, Palestine 1918. The item comprises the compass bowl from a German aircraft. The internal parts are missing, as is t...RELAWM12499
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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