This is an external hatch latch assembly with Luftwaffe equipment number FL 32638 from one of the fuselage or rear gunner’s hatches on the aircraft.
The part which still retains some of its lovely original colour and light blue paintwork and is in semi relic condition with only some light surface rust in places but the latch has rusted solid it is overall lovely condition and fairly undamaged 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 4 inches long and 3 inches wide in size. And there is not many parts around from this aircraft.
.The part come 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 part 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 an external hatch latch assembly with Luftwaffe equipment number FL 32638 from one of the fuselage or rear gunner’s hatches on the aircraft.
The part which still retains some of its lovely original colour and light blue paintwork and is in semi relic condition with only some light surface rust in places but the latch has rusted solid it is overall lovely condition and fairly undamaged 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 4 inches long and 3 inches wide in size. And there is not many parts around from this aircraft.
.The part come 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 part 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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