This is a steel airframe inspection panel showing surface rust and some rust damage. The catch or clip is made of aluminium and retains all of its original colour. The panel comes from a German Ju88 bomber, which was carrying a Messerschmitt 109 as part of a Mistel combination.
The part is largely complete but shows damage from the impact of the crash. It is solid and has been carefully cleaned, making it ideal for display or a collection. The panel measures 5 inches long by 4 inches wide and represents a rare piece from this famous aircraft. It comes with an A5 laminated information sheet with photographs.
This panel originates from a Junkers Ju88 Mistel of KG66 that was shot down at Hothfield near Ashford, Kent, at 23:45 on 1 September 1944. The aircraft exploded on impact, creating a crater 12 feet deep and 40 feet wide. Between 1-2 September 1944, two Mistel aircraft of III/KG66 crashed in the UK, both believed to have been launched against shipping targets one at Warsop, Nottinghamshire, and the other at Hothfield, Kent. The Ju88 was acting as a Pfadfinder (pathfinder), marking targets for other bomber units using the Y-Verfahren (Kampf) and Egon bombing/navigation systems.
The Mistel system involved a bomber airframe, usually a Ju88, with the entire nose crew compartment replaced by a specially designed explosive-filled nose and a fighter aircraft mounted on top, joined by struts. The fighter pilot would fly the combination to the target, release the unmanned bomber to hit the target, and return safely. The first Mistel flew in July 1943, and Luftwaffe test unit KG 200 began the programme under the code name Beethoven.
This is a steel airframe inspection panel showing surface rust and some rust damage. The catch or clip is made of aluminium and retains all of its original colour. The panel comes from a German Ju88 bomber, which was carrying a Messerschmitt 109 as part of a Mistel combination.
The part is largely complete but shows damage from the impact of the crash. It is solid and has been carefully cleaned, making it ideal for display or a collection. The panel measures 5 inches long by 4 inches wide and represents a rare piece from this famous aircraft. It comes with an A5 laminated information sheet with photographs.
This panel originates from a Junkers Ju88 Mistel of KG66 that was shot down at Hothfield near Ashford, Kent, at 23:45 on 1 September 1944. The aircraft exploded on impact, creating a crater 12 feet deep and 40 feet wide. Between 1-2 September 1944, two Mistel aircraft of III/KG66 crashed in the UK, both believed to have been launched against shipping targets one at Warsop, Nottinghamshire, and the other at Hothfield, Kent. The Ju88 was acting as a Pfadfinder (pathfinder), marking targets for other bomber units using the Y-Verfahren (Kampf) and Egon bombing/navigation systems.
The Mistel system involved a bomber airframe, usually a Ju88, with the entire nose crew compartment replaced by a specially designed explosive-filled nose and a fighter aircraft mounted on top, joined by struts. The fighter pilot would fly the combination to the target, release the unmanned bomber to hit the target, and return safely. The first Mistel flew in July 1943, and Luftwaffe test unit KG 200 began the programme under the code name Beethoven.
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