B-17 BOMBER, 1930s, a propeller blade from a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, from aircraft no. 44/6133 of the 525th Bomb Squadron, part of the 379th Bomb Group, part of the 8th Airforce, stationed at RAF Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, 172cm high Flown by Lt A.J Ramachitti, this aircraft suffered a mid-air collision with B-17 no. 42-97942, also known as Heavenly Body II, and crashed into the Thames estuary whilst en route back from a raid on a German V1 rocket site at Enquineon, France, on the 19 June 1944. Out of the ten crew members stationed aboard the aircraft, only the bombardier, Theo Chronopolos, survived. The propeller, along with several other parts of the aircraft, was recovered during dredging works of the area, which were carried out in the 1970s. The crash site at Allhallows-on-Sea, Kent, now houses a memorial to the crew, as well as the crew of the Heavenly Body II. Condition report: With heavy weathering.