This is a lovely aluminium airframe structure section with light blue camouflage paintwork from one of the engine cowlings on the aircraft which is the only place that had light blue paintwork remains.
The part still has its nice original colour with some light blue paintwork remains which is clear to see .The part is in nice condition it has ripped and bent by the impact crash it is in relic but solid condition and has been nicely cleaned perfect for display or any collection and is 7 inches long by 6 inches in size. The part comes with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with colour picture of the aircraft’s unusual paintwork camouflage.The part comes from German Heinkel 111 number 2877 of 2/KG55 flown by Oberleutnant H.Klawe the aircraft was shot down at 9.05pm on the 19th November 1940. The aircraft was part of the 439 bombers that were dispatched to bomb Birmingham.
This aircraft along with 12 others of 2/KG55 opened the attack on Birmingham at 19.12 pm illuminating the target with flares.
The bomber was based at Dreux west of Paris where it took off from and was ultimately shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at Workshop Farm,Wolvey near Nuneaton the crew were Oberleutnant H.Klawe and Gefreiter X.Nirschel who were both killed with Feldwebel W.Gutekunst and Unteroffizier R.Zeitz who both baled out and were captured and taken prisoner.
The crash site at Workshop Farm in Wolvey, Warwickshire, was rediscovered in 1985 which was 45 years after the crash. A recovery team later excavated the field, discovering various items that had survived the impact and fire.Recovered Items: Findings included parts of an MG 15 machine gun, pieces of armor plating, and a small identification plate from Heinkel Werke, Oranienburg, which confirmed the aircraft’s origin.
This is a lovely aluminium airframe structure section with light blue camouflage paintwork from one of the engine cowlings on the aircraft which is the only place that had light blue paintwork remains.
The part still has its nice original colour with some light blue paintwork remains which is clear to see .The part is in nice condition it has ripped and bent by the impact crash it is in relic but solid condition and has been nicely cleaned perfect for display or any collection and is 7 inches long by 6 inches in size. The part comes with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with colour picture of the aircraft’s unusual paintwork camouflage.The part comes from German Heinkel 111 number 2877 of 2/KG55 flown by Oberleutnant H.Klawe the aircraft was shot down at 9.05pm on the 19th November 1940. The aircraft was part of the 439 bombers that were dispatched to bomb Birmingham.
This aircraft along with 12 others of 2/KG55 opened the attack on Birmingham at 19.12 pm illuminating the target with flares.
The bomber was based at Dreux west of Paris where it took off from and was ultimately shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at Workshop Farm,Wolvey near Nuneaton the crew were Oberleutnant H.Klawe and Gefreiter X.Nirschel who were both killed with Feldwebel W.Gutekunst and Unteroffizier R.Zeitz who both baled out and were captured and taken prisoner.
The crash site at Workshop Farm in Wolvey, Warwickshire, was rediscovered in 1985 which was 45 years after the crash. A recovery team later excavated the field, discovering various items that had survived the impact and fire.Recovered Items: Findings included parts of an MG 15 machine gun, pieces of armor plating, and a small identification plate from Heinkel Werke, Oranienburg, which confirmed the aircraft’s origin.
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