This is a nice condition steel airframe structure section which is a couple parts bolted together with a clear to see part number which is 115 meaning Heinkel 115 seaplane. The part which still retains some of its lovely original colour on one half it is rusty on the other side it is in relic condition overall nice condition it has ripped off by the impact of the crash it is in relic but solid condition and have been nicely cleaned perfect for display or any collection and is 8 inches long and 6 inches wide in size.And there is not many parts around from this aircraft.
.The part comes from German Heinkel He 115c work number 3251 which crashed at 4.04am on the 15th August 1940 the plane was dazzled by searchlights during sortie over Montrose and flew into the Ground at Faldiehill Farm near Arbroath.The section comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with crash site picture.
The plane S4+BH was from the 1./Küstenfliegergruppe 506 (Coastal Flying Group 506). The wreckage was discovered by a farm worker walking to work early in the morning the crew still in the aircraft were Oberfeldwebel R Holfert and Feldwebel P.Schroers both dead and Leutnant Zur See H-E Tonne captured severely injured but was still alive. Along with his dead comrades, Tonne was transported to hospital in Arbroath where he died shortly after. All three were subsequently buried at Arbroath East cemetery.
This is a nice condition steel airframe structure section which is a couple parts bolted together with a clear to see part number which is 115 meaning Heinkel 115 seaplane. The part which still retains some of its lovely original colour on one half it is rusty on the other side it is in relic condition overall nice condition it has ripped off by the impact of the crash it is in relic but solid condition and have been nicely cleaned perfect for display or any collection and is 8 inches long and 6 inches wide in size.And there is not many parts around from this aircraft.
.The part comes from German Heinkel He 115c work number 3251 which crashed at 4.04am on the 15th August 1940 the plane was dazzled by searchlights during sortie over Montrose and flew into the Ground at Faldiehill Farm near Arbroath.The section comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with crash site picture.
The plane S4+BH was from the 1./Küstenfliegergruppe 506 (Coastal Flying Group 506). The wreckage was discovered by a farm worker walking to work early in the morning the crew still in the aircraft were Oberfeldwebel R Holfert and Feldwebel P.Schroers both dead and Leutnant Zur See H-E Tonne captured severely injured but was still alive. Along with his dead comrades, Tonne was transported to hospital in Arbroath where he died shortly after. All three were subsequently buried at Arbroath East cemetery.
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