This is a lovely rare to find from a battle of Britain German Heinkel He 111 shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a German Luftwaffe electromechanical rotary distributor transmitter from the bomb release system which converted the crew’s cockpit control to the bomb bay for the bomb release.
The plug has clear to see maker numbers and stamps it has its very nice original colours and black paintwork and in nice condition. The part has slightly damaged by the impact of the crash it is in nice relic condition it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The part is 7 inches long and 3 half inches wide. The bomb bay part is from German Heinkel He 111 2/KGr126 work number 6955 which was shot down during the Blitz on London by a British Night fighter at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940, it crashed near London.The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information card with pictures and crash site picture and recovery picture as well also with diagram picture shoing the part and where abouts on the aircraft it is from in clear pictures..
The bomber was engaged on minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary and shot down by No264 squadron Defiant night fighter pilot officer F.D.Hughes and Sergeant F.Gash. The plane crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm at Hutton near Brentwood at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940. Leutnant.K.Newald and Gefreiter H-J.Granetz bailed out and were captured unhurt.Unteroffizier K.Glaser and Gefreiter J.Twrdik were both killed.
This is a lovely rare to find from a battle of Britain German Heinkel He 111 shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a German Luftwaffe electromechanical rotary distributor transmitter from the bomb release system which converted the crew’s cockpit control to the bomb bay for the bomb release.
The plug has clear to see maker numbers and stamps it has its very nice original colours and black paintwork and in nice condition. The part has slightly damaged by the impact of the crash it is in nice relic condition it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The part is 7 inches long and 3 half inches wide. The bomb bay part is from German Heinkel He 111 2/KGr126 work number 6955 which was shot down during the Blitz on London by a British Night fighter at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940, it crashed near London.The part comes with 3 x A5 laminated information card with pictures and crash site picture and recovery picture as well also with diagram picture shoing the part and where abouts on the aircraft it is from in clear pictures..
The bomber was engaged on minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary and shot down by No264 squadron Defiant night fighter pilot officer F.D.Hughes and Sergeant F.Gash. The plane crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm at Hutton near Brentwood at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940. Leutnant.K.Newald and Gefreiter H-J.Granetz bailed out and were captured unhurt.Unteroffizier K.Glaser and Gefreiter J.Twrdik were both killed.
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