Four support struts from a Junkers Ju 88 : Flight Sergeant R S Williams, 122 Squadron Royal Air Force

A collection of four metal black painted mounting struts from the interior of a Junkers Ju 88 twin engined bomber. Each is a hollow metal pressing of teardrop profile with a notched mounting slot and bolt hole at one end. Two of the struts are identical with nothing mounted to them. the third strut has two metal oil or fuel pipes attached by metal retaining straps, while the other is fitted with two small mounting frames bolted 120 mm and 240 mm from the top of the strut. Their purpose is unclear.

Four metal support struts recovered from a Junkers Ju 88 twin engined bomber shot down on 8 May 1943 over East Anglia in daylight by 408667 Flight Sergeant Robert Sydney Williams, RAAF, of 122 Squadron RAF, while flying a Spitfire VB. On 8 May 1943 six Ju 88s attempted an early morning raid on the south coast of England, but were engaged by Fighter Command Spitfires. Three Junkers were destroyed and one damaged. Two Norwegian pilots destroyed one Ju 88, which broke into three pieces, and crashed into a field; a parachute was seen to stream out of the aircraft and open. A second Ju 88 was attacked by Williams, causing it to burst into flames. At the time, 122 Squadron was based at Hornchurch, East Anglia, mainly engaged on flying sweeps over northern France.