Rare WW2 Battle of Britain RAF “Scramble” Bell - 1940 Dated

A very good and rare large brass bell, with large engraved Crowned “ AM 1940” engraving. Around the bottom edge stamped “ Presented by R G Dixon Melton Mowbray”. The crown with makers mark “GB”. Missing the Clapper. The bell remains in untouched condition now with an overall Tobacco brown patina. They were not used exclusively to 'scramble' aircraft but due to various original 1940 Pathe newsreels these have become iconic symbols of the Battle of Britain and fighter pilots racing to their waiting Hurricanes and Spitfires. A must for every serious collector, these are increasingly difficult to find now

PLEASE NOTE This is a very heavy item at around 20 plus kg. Postage to be calculated.

Royal Air Force Melton Mowbray or more simply RAF Melton Mowbray is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south of the centre of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and 13.6 miles (21.9 km) south east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. The Class A airfield was originally intended for aircraft maintenance but was taken over by RAF Transport Command. Many types of aircraft were flown from the airfield, including Supermarine Spitfire, de Havilland Mosquito, Vought Corsair, Vultee Vengeance, Grumman Hellcat, Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Halifax aircraft, plus Airspeed Horsa and Waco Hadrian gliders.

Code: 3406