This is a lovely bakerite made Curved label from an oxygen regulator filter or a cartridge from an onboard air filter in the fuselage of the giant German aircraft.
The very large label has been very well cleaned and has some of its original colours and maker markings partly clear in places and very clear to see in other places it is in nice solid condition only lightly damaged by the impact of the crash but is very dirty and discolored from being buried in the mud on the shore line but is still perfect for display or any collection it is just over 4 inches wide in size.The label comes from inside German Focke-Wulf Fw 200-C1 Condor of 1. /KG 40. Which crashed at Øverås, Finnøy Nordland on the coast in Northern Norway. The giant aircraft was shot down by RAF Gloster Gladiator on the 25th May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway.The label comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the crash site.
The part comes from a long-held private collection, with pieces originally recovered many years ago by a dedicated enthusiast who personally visited crash sites, uncovering surface relics or excavated wrecks. These parts are now being offered to the public for the first time.
The Condor was returning from a mission to Harstad, when it was attacked and shot down by RAF Gloster Gladiator (N5705) of 263 Squadron that was based at Bardufoss. The Gladiator was flown by F/O Grant-Ede. The Condor made a forced landing on the shore and burned out. Pilot Oberleutnant Hellmuth Schöpke and feldwebel Eugen Fisher became POW's. Co-pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Messer and Feldwebel Walter Börjesson (flight mechanic) managed to escape. Obergefreiter Kurt Hartleben (radio operator) died of his wounds. He is buried at Narvik War Cemetery (grave 33, block 8, row B1).
This is a lovely bakerite made Curved label from an oxygen regulator filter or a cartridge from an onboard air filter in the fuselage of the giant German aircraft.
The very large label has been very well cleaned and has some of its original colours and maker markings partly clear in places and very clear to see in other places it is in nice solid condition only lightly damaged by the impact of the crash but is very dirty and discolored from being buried in the mud on the shore line but is still perfect for display or any collection it is just over 4 inches wide in size.The label comes from inside German Focke-Wulf Fw 200-C1 Condor of 1. /KG 40. Which crashed at Øverås, Finnøy Nordland on the coast in Northern Norway. The giant aircraft was shot down by RAF Gloster Gladiator on the 25th May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway.The label comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the crash site.
The part comes from a long-held private collection, with pieces originally recovered many years ago by a dedicated enthusiast who personally visited crash sites, uncovering surface relics or excavated wrecks. These parts are now being offered to the public for the first time.
The Condor was returning from a mission to Harstad, when it was attacked and shot down by RAF Gloster Gladiator (N5705) of 263 Squadron that was based at Bardufoss. The Gladiator was flown by F/O Grant-Ede. The Condor made a forced landing on the shore and burned out. Pilot Oberleutnant Hellmuth Schöpke and feldwebel Eugen Fisher became POW's. Co-pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Messer and Feldwebel Walter Börjesson (flight mechanic) managed to escape. Obergefreiter Kurt Hartleben (radio operator) died of his wounds. He is buried at Narvik War Cemetery (grave 33, block 8, row B1).
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