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Aircraft Alternator warning plate : Germany
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Maker: Unknown
Instruction plate from a German aircraft shot down during the 1914-1918 war The plate is 85 x 35 x 1 mm thick, and bears the inscription: "WECHSELSTROM- MASCHINE NUR MITLAUFEN LASSEN BEI STROM- ENTNAH...REL/01336
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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 Bomb Sight (Germany)
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Maker: Unknown
German aircraft bomb sight removed from the first German two seater to be shot down in British lines, Palestine 1917. The instrument comprises two triangles with their peaks truncated, the smaller bei...RELAWM12494
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Aircraft Compass (France)
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Maker: Unknown
Magnetic card compass which has probably been removed from an aeroplane. The bowl is attached by springs to a brass gimbal. The bowl is also made of brass and has been painted light grey, with the nam...REL/05023
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AIRCRAFT FABRIC: GERMANY
Technology
Maker: Unknown
SMALL RECTANGLE OF LINEN FABRIC, 8 BY 5.5 CM, BEARING ON ONE SIDE THE REMAINS OF BLACK LACQUER, AND ON THE OTHER THE WORDS 'WINGS OF HUN AEROPLANE N. FRANCE 23/6/1917 MAC'. The piece was originally d...REL/09335
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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FABRIC - AEROPLANE
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PIECE OF FABRIC (10 X 20- CM) AND INSCRIBED IN INK ON THE BACK; "AS PROMISED A PIECE OF AEROPLANE FABRIC FOR MA. THIS IS A FINE LINEN COVERED WITH BEST QUALITY CEULLON (SIC) DOPE. IT IS A PIECE OFF OU...REL/03115
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Four Colour German Lozenge camouflage aircraft fabric
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Maker: Unknown
Piece of pre-printed lozenge fabric from German aircraft. Lozenge fabric comprised pre-printed polygons that vary in size and are approximately 290 mm long and 150 mm wide. The polygons are irregular...REL/01323
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GENERATING PROPELLER : AIR FORCE 1914 - 1918 : GERMANY
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Maker: Franz Reschke GmbH
Wooden Propeller (500 mm diameter with blades 110 mm wide at deepest part.) Used to drive generators on German aircraft by wind power. The generators powered the radio and heated flying suits where ap...REL/07037
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German Aircraft radiator data plate
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal data plate from a German aircraft. 62 x 46 mm in size black with raised lettering in the base metal of the plate. The number boxes are plain with the serials, etc., stamped thereon. The edges of...REL/11762
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German Benz Bz IV aircraft engine data plate
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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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LANDING SPRING - GERMAN AIRCRAFT
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LANDING SPRING OF A GERMAN AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN NEAR YPRES IN FEBRUARY, 1918. The object is a metal spring 290 mm long with an approx 60 mm diameter coil. The diameter of the steel rod that makeas ...RELAWM00661
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Letter written on fabric from German aircraft : Herbert Matthews
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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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Lozenge camouflage aircraft fabric : 1914 - 1918 : GERMANY
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of 5 colour doped lozenge fabric from German aircraft approx. 380mm x 305 mm. The dope on the top surface is flaking off on the edges and where the piece had been folded. There remains stiching...REL/08375
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Lozenge camouflage fabric piece : Imperial German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of lozenge fabric from German aircraft. Lozenge preprinted fabric comprised a pattern of polygons that were printed by rollers in a distinct pattern that repeated along the bolt of fabric. Most ...REL/00291
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Manufacturer's Plate for Albatros (OAW) built Fokker D.VII
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Maker: Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Broken data plate from an Albatros built Fokker D.VII. 85 x 26 mm in size. Damaged on one end where pulled off airframe. Two holes added presumably to display the plate. Text reads: Albatros GESSEL...REL/13797
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Marston Honeycomb aircraft radiator data plate
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Maker: John Marston Ltd
Nameplate from a Marston Honeycomb Radiator. Brass coloured with pointed ends with holes for attaching to radiator. 90 mm overall length, 75 mm length straight section between pointed ends; 15 mm wide...REL49174
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Metal Plate from German Benz Aircraft Engine
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Metal Plate from Benz engine. Reads: Motor Benz No 25547. Dimension of plate 79 mm x 15 mm. Figures are impressed and appear to have been blackened.REL49172
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ONE COURSE SETTER : GERMAN NAVY
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Maker: Carl Bamberg
The object is set in a grey-green wooden box with a black painted metal front that has a circular hole cut in it to show the “compass” dial. The box is 150 mm square and 95 mm deep. Two metal straps a...RELAWM08125.002
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Oval Number Plate
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Maker: Unknown
Oval metal plate 42 mm x 20 mm. Stamped "681. 3" on one side and "128. 2" on reverse. Bears evidence of being soldered to a metal component.REL49176
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Painted German cross on Fokker Dr1 fabric : Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Geschwader 1, German Air Service
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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
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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
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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
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Red fabric from fuselage of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's Fokker DR1
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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
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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
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Rigging Information Plate : Pfalz D.XII Scout
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Metal plate impressed with information concerning the rigging of the Pfalz Scout. Plate reads 'VERSPANNUNGSSCHEMA DXII / (illustration of Pfalz D.XII) / a 2040mm b 2010mm c 2300mm d 2280mm Hubkabel /...REL/00501
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Section of lozenge camouflage fabric : Albatros D.V, Fliegerabteilung 300 'Pascha', Imperial German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of five colour German lozenge fabric from Albatros D.V shot down on 2 August 1918, at 12.10pm (z) two miles (3.2 kilometers) north east of Ez Duba BY AFC, No.1 Squadron aircraft piloted by Lt Mc...REL/01354
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Section of night lozenge camouflage aircraft fabric : Imperial German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Unknown
22.5 x 20.5 cm piece of linen fabric cut from the flying surface of a German aircraft. The uppermost (external) surface is almost black in appearance, to the extent that the different lozenge colours...REL/05646
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Signed lozenge fabric camouflage aircraft fabric : Lance Corporal S A Turner, 10th Field Company Engineers AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Square section of fabric taken from the wing of German aeroplane which crashed and burnt in France. The fabric is printed in a lozenge pattern, with olive green, dark mustard brown and chestnut brown ...REL/10296
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Tail skid from a Pfalz D IIIa Scout shot down by Flying Officer A H Cobby, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Technology
Maker: Pfalz Flugzeug Werke GmbH
German airforce tail skid of Pfalz DIIIa Scout brought down by Flying Officer A H Cobby No. 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps at Nieppe Forest on 19 June 1918.RELAWM01128
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Thornton Pickard Hythe Mk III H camera gun and storage box
Technology
Maker: Thornton Pickard
A Thornton Pickard Hythe Mk III H camera gun with storage box. The camera gun is built on the chassis of a Lewis gun. It is of welded construction, painted black, with brass and bronze attachments sc...RELAWM11786
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WIRELESS SPARK SET TRANSMITTER : 1914 - 1918 : UK
Technology
AIRCRAFT SPARK SET TRANSMITTER. TYPE: NO.1 R.A.F. SERIAL NO: 954 STORES REF: 4466 INSCRIPTION: W/T STORES DEPOT KIDBROOKE KENT MANUFACTURER: N.W.T. CO. LONDONREL/11751
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Wooden Fragment from crashed aircraft
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Small irregular fragment of timber from a crashed German aircraft. Approx. 90 mm x 35 mm. Traces of red paint or dope survive on one surface.REL49173