Aeroplane Wing Strut - Friedrichshafen GIII, 1918

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Summary:: Section of the wooden inner interplane strut from a German Air Service Friedrichshafen bomber. Removed by 1AM Harold P. Wood who was serving as a mechanic with No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. The Squadron was based at Bickendorf airfield near Cologne in Germany between December 1918 and March 1919 with the British Army of Occupation. A number of large German bombers where found at Bickendorf and this strut is believed to come from a Friedrichshafen GIII which was present. Painted in a dull grey with remains of a stencil letter in red.
Description:: Section of the wooden inner interplane strut from a German Air Service Friedrichshafen bomber.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Harold Wood, 1923

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	170 mm (Length)

Tagged with:	bombers, military aircraft components, wars conflicts
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, Harold P. Wood Collection
Primary Classification:	AIR TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Aircraft
Tertiary Classification:	components - wing structures
Inscriptions:	Partial stencil in red "/1"
Model Name/Number:	GIII
Manufacturer:	F.F. Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Württemberg, Germany, circa 1917
Place & Date Collected:	Cologne, Germany, 1918-1919
Other Association (See Comments):	Mr Harold Wood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1918-1919 Item souvenired by