This is a rare part of airframe structure from an aircraft there is very little about. This is a mag allow made structure part which still has its yellow painted insignia remains properly the underside of engine case as the other side has its underbelly gray paintwork the part retains a lot of its original colours the section has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it is in nice clean condition but nice condition considering it has been laying around the forest for many years it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 8 inches long by 2 inches wide. The airframe part was recovered from Finnish air force Brewster Buffalo B-239 fighter of HLeLv 26 (Lentolaivue 26. Fighter Squadron.26) which was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire and crashed at Äkäsjärven pohjoispää, in Finland on the 24th October 1944. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures of the crash site.
The parts come from a private collection which the items were collected many years ago directly from the crash sites he visited and found including surface finds or some aircraft that were dug out and recovered all these parts now available for the first time.
The pilot of the Buffalo was Lieutenant Reino Sartjarvi he was on a reconnaissance flight when he was hit by German anti-aircraft fire and started to catch fire. The aircraft plunged to the ground with its pilot bailing out unhurt. He evaded the German soldiers looking for him by hiding in a lake. After 3 days and nights of walking he finally met some locals who helped him to escape. He was transported to Kolari then into Hospital in Haaparanta in Sweden.
This is a rare part of airframe structure from an aircraft there is very little about. This is a mag allow made structure part which still has its yellow painted insignia remains properly the underside of engine case as the other side has its underbelly gray paintwork the part retains a lot of its original colours the section has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash it is in nice clean condition but nice condition considering it has been laying around the forest for many years it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 8 inches long by 2 inches wide. The airframe part was recovered from Finnish air force Brewster Buffalo B-239 fighter of HLeLv 26 (Lentolaivue 26. Fighter Squadron.26) which was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire and crashed at Äkäsjärven pohjoispää, in Finland on the 24th October 1944. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures of the crash site.
The parts come from a private collection which the items were collected many years ago directly from the crash sites he visited and found including surface finds or some aircraft that were dug out and recovered all these parts now available for the first time.
The pilot of the Buffalo was Lieutenant Reino Sartjarvi he was on a reconnaissance flight when he was hit by German anti-aircraft fire and started to catch fire. The aircraft plunged to the ground with its pilot bailing out unhurt. He evaded the German soldiers looking for him by hiding in a lake. After 3 days and nights of walking he finally met some locals who helped him to escape. He was transported to Kolari then into Hospital in Haaparanta in Sweden.
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