WW II German LW Aircraft – V1 INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOCK MOUNTS – Fi-103 – RARE!

You are bidding on a VERY NICE used set of WW2 German Luftwaffe Shock Mounts, as used on the Fieseler Fi-103 V-1 “Manned” Rocket and other aircraft! These mounts attached the instrument panel to the airframe.

The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as the V-1 ‘Buzz Bomb’, (German Vergeltungswaffe 1, retaliation weapon), also colloquially known in Britain as the ‘Doodlebug’, was an early pulse jet powered example of what would later be called a cruise missile The V-1 was developed at Peenemünde Airfield by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The first of the so-called Vergeltungswaffen series designed for terror bombing of London, the V-1 was fired from “ski” launch sites along the French (Pas-de-Calais) and Dutch coasts. The first V-1 was launched at London on 13 June 1944, one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landing in Europe. At its peak, over a hundred V-1s a day were fired at southeast England, 9,521 in total, decreasing in number as sites were overrun until October 1944, when the last V-1 site in range of Britain was overrun by Allied forces. This caused the remaining V-1s to be re-targeted on the port of Antwerp and other targets in Belgium, with 2,448 V-1s being launched. The attacks stopped when the last site was overrun on 29 March 1945. In total, the V-1 attacks caused 22,892 casualties (almost entirely civilians).

Made of rubber and aluminum, this instrument panel shock mounts were manufactured between 1944 and 1945 and are in SUPERB relic condition! There is some corrosion and slight damage, however they still retains it’s original shape and are VERY solid! EASILY identifiable due to the shape, size, and structure. I have indicated their location in the last photo. This is an EXTRAORDINARILY rare set, they would make a SUPERB addition to any collection, display, or restoration project!