About this objectOval shaped aluminium crumpled fragment, which is khaki coloured and chipped. On one side of the fragment iis a hand painted image of a flying tortoise [?] with wings holding a yellow coloured missile with a red tip. The image is outlined in white paint.
MakerRoyal Air Force
Date Made1940s ?
Place MadeGreat Britain
Medium and MaterialsAluminium
Paint
MeasurementsH: 116 mm
W: 200 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsAirforce
Subject and Association KeywordsAviation
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of the nose of an Avro Anson plane from the 71st Squadron (Royal Air Force aircraft squadron).
The Avro Anson plane was a British twin-engined, multi-role aircraft. The first flight was on the 24 March 1935, and it was retired on 28 June 1968.
The 71st squadron has been used 3 times: Royal Flying Corps for an Australian flying corps squadron in WWI; WWII as in Eagle Squadron; Post-war as a fighter bomber unit under the command of Royal Air Force Germany.
