This is a very rare to find large recognizable part from a German aircraft shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a large aluminium and steel made door from a small storage compartment from within the fuselage or wing roots for pilots personal gear or survival kit.The airframe section which is many parts still riveted together with the hinged side and steel center bar that attached it to the aircraft and moved up and down to open. This panel which there is bit of white insignia paintwork still on it fairly clear to see the part has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it has been very nicely cleaned and still retains a lot of its original colours and is a large size at 17 inches long by 10 inches wide it is perfect for display or any collection.The door is from German Messerschmitt 110 from stab 2/Zerstorergeschwader 26 work number 3309, coded U8 + DK which was shot down on the 2nd of September 1940 over Kent by RAF Fighters during the Battle of Britain.The part comes with 4x A5 laminated information card with pictures one showing a storage compartment on the ME110 and one is a copy of the original intelligence report done in 1940 and held at Kew in London.
The Messerschmitt was on a combat mission during the battle of Britain over Kent when it was attacked and shot down it crashed into White horse Woods near to Birling in Maidstone Kent. Crewmen Feldwebel Schuetz was killed and Gefreiter Steuwe bailed out and was captured wounded. The Messerschmitt 110 was shot down by Sergeant Bill Rolls of 72 Squadron flying out of RAF Biggin Hill he survived the war and won the DFC,DFM,AE he died in July 1988.
This is a very rare to find large recognizable part from a German aircraft shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a large aluminium and steel made door from a small storage compartment from within the fuselage or wing roots for pilots personal gear or survival kit.The airframe section which is many parts still riveted together with the hinged side and steel center bar that attached it to the aircraft and moved up and down to open. This panel which there is bit of white insignia paintwork still on it fairly clear to see the part has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it has been very nicely cleaned and still retains a lot of its original colours and is a large size at 17 inches long by 10 inches wide it is perfect for display or any collection.The door is from German Messerschmitt 110 from stab 2/Zerstorergeschwader 26 work number 3309, coded U8 + DK which was shot down on the 2nd of September 1940 over Kent by RAF Fighters during the Battle of Britain.The part comes with 4x A5 laminated information card with pictures one showing a storage compartment on the ME110 and one is a copy of the original intelligence report done in 1940 and held at Kew in London.
The Messerschmitt was on a combat mission during the battle of Britain over Kent when it was attacked and shot down it crashed into White horse Woods near to Birling in Maidstone Kent. Crewmen Feldwebel Schuetz was killed and Gefreiter Steuwe bailed out and was captured wounded. The Messerschmitt 110 was shot down by Sergeant Bill Rolls of 72 Squadron flying out of RAF Biggin Hill he survived the war and won the DFC,DFM,AE he died in July 1988.
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