This is a airframe section and engine cover with mag alloy case remains still attached which was used by the famous Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 fighter. The parts which are a aluminium airframe section and a steel made engine cover with some original black paintwork remains with mag alloy case still attached.Both parts are damaged which are ripped and bent up but the impact of the crash. They are in nice solid condition with some original colours and paintwork which are perfect for display or any serious WWII aviation collection.
This parts were recovered from the wreckage of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, piloted by Staffelkapatan Leutnant Horst Marx who was protecting Kommandeur Rubensdorffer who was leading a attack on Croydon airfield.The 109 was shot down on 15th August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The Messerschmitt crashed near Frant, Sussex, and the part was salvaged from the engine remains at the crash site. Included with this relic are two A5 laminated information sheets, featuring a combat report and photographs of the pilot and his aircraft.
15 August 1940, Battle of Britain:
On the evening of 15th August 1940 at 7:10 PM, Leutnant Horst Marx, leading his Staffel in a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, took part in a raid targeting Croydon Airfield. The attack was commanded by Kommandeur Hauptmann Walter Rubensdorffer, flying in a Bf 110.
During the mission, Marx attempted to provide cover for Rubensdorffer’s Bf 110, which came under intense attack from RAF Hurricanes of No. 32 and No. 111 Squadrons. In the ensuing dogfight, Marx’s Bf 109E was shot down and crashed in flames at Lightlands Farm in Frant. Marx managed to bail out safely, landing at Mark Cross, where he was captured uninjured.
Elsewhere in the same engagement:
Rubensdorffer, flying dangerously low to evade RAF fighters, was ultimately shot down and killed along with his Bordfunker Obergefreiter Richard Kretcher when their aircraft exploded near a farmhouse. Oberleutnant Horst Redler, Gruppenadjutant, was also shot down and later died from his wounds. Leutnant Karl-Heinz Koch, the Gruppe Technical Officer, made a successful belly landing and was taken prisoner along with Unteroffizier Rolf Kahl. Three more Bf 110s from 1.Staffel were also shot down during the encounter. This relic stands as a powerful piece of aviation history from one of the most pivotal air battles of WW2.
This is a airframe section and engine cover with mag alloy case remains still attached which was used by the famous Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 fighter. The parts which are a aluminium airframe section and a steel made engine cover with some original black paintwork remains with mag alloy case still attached.Both parts are damaged which are ripped and bent up but the impact of the crash. They are in nice solid condition with some original colours and paintwork which are perfect for display or any serious WWII aviation collection.
This parts were recovered from the wreckage of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, piloted by Staffelkapatan Leutnant Horst Marx who was protecting Kommandeur Rubensdorffer who was leading a attack on Croydon airfield.The 109 was shot down on 15th August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The Messerschmitt crashed near Frant, Sussex, and the part was salvaged from the engine remains at the crash site. Included with this relic are two A5 laminated information sheets, featuring a combat report and photographs of the pilot and his aircraft.
15 August 1940, Battle of Britain:
On the evening of 15th August 1940 at 7:10 PM, Leutnant Horst Marx, leading his Staffel in a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, took part in a raid targeting Croydon Airfield. The attack was commanded by Kommandeur Hauptmann Walter Rubensdorffer, flying in a Bf 110.
During the mission, Marx attempted to provide cover for Rubensdorffer’s Bf 110, which came under intense attack from RAF Hurricanes of No. 32 and No. 111 Squadrons. In the ensuing dogfight, Marx’s Bf 109E was shot down and crashed in flames at Lightlands Farm in Frant. Marx managed to bail out safely, landing at Mark Cross, where he was captured uninjured.
Elsewhere in the same engagement:
Rubensdorffer, flying dangerously low to evade RAF fighters, was ultimately shot down and killed along with his Bordfunker Obergefreiter Richard Kretcher when their aircraft exploded near a farmhouse. Oberleutnant Horst Redler, Gruppenadjutant, was also shot down and later died from his wounds. Leutnant Karl-Heinz Koch, the Gruppe Technical Officer, made a successful belly landing and was taken prisoner along with Unteroffizier Rolf Kahl. Three more Bf 110s from 1.Staffel were also shot down during the encounter. This relic stands as a powerful piece of aviation history from one of the most pivotal air battles of WW2.
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