This is a large section of brown and mauve camouflage painted aluminium airframe structure section from a Messerschmitt 109 of JG 53 shot down in Sicily. This is a large aluminium made airframe section which is two parts still riveted together.This paintwork camouflage was only used by JG53 Luftwaffe units in the Mediterranean theater. This panel which there is a fair bit of paintwork still on it which is from the famous brown with a small amount of mauve camouflage paintwork scheme it has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it has been very nicely cleaned and still retains a lot of its original colour and is a large size at 11 inches long by 7 inches wide. The panel comes with 2×A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt 109 of JG 53 which was shot down and crashed in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943.The aircraft was excavated in 1973, and this airframe section was in the Blake Hall Airscene museum in Essex. The museum was shut down in 2007 and all the collection was sold off.
In 1943, the German fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) "Pik As" operated Messerschmitt Bf 109G aircraft from airbases in Sicily, most notably Comiso. The unit was heavily involved in combat against Allied air forces during and after the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
This is a large section of brown and mauve camouflage painted aluminium airframe structure section from a Messerschmitt 109 of JG 53 shot down in Sicily. This is a large aluminium made airframe section which is two parts still riveted together.This paintwork camouflage was only used by JG53 Luftwaffe units in the Mediterranean theater. This panel which there is a fair bit of paintwork still on it which is from the famous brown with a small amount of mauve camouflage paintwork scheme it has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it has been very nicely cleaned and still retains a lot of its original colour and is a large size at 11 inches long by 7 inches wide. The panel comes with 2×A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
The part comes from German Messerschmitt 109 of JG 53 which was shot down and crashed in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943.The aircraft was excavated in 1973, and this airframe section was in the Blake Hall Airscene museum in Essex. The museum was shut down in 2007 and all the collection was sold off.
In 1943, the German fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) "Pik As" operated Messerschmitt Bf 109G aircraft from airbases in Sicily, most notably Comiso. The unit was heavily involved in combat against Allied air forces during and after the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
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