Fishplate from Halifax III HX339
This fishplate (part of an aircraft's structure that holds two elements together) came from Halifax III HX339, and includes a 20mm round from a Messerschmitt Bf 109.
The Halifax, from No. 429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, was hit while attacking a V-1 flying bomb site at Bremont and Acquet in northern France on the night of 13 July 1944.
Details
Object number | 1998/0182/A |
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Maker name | Handley Page Limited |
Production date | Circa 1943 {cg} |
Date in use | Circa 1944 |
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