This is a large aluminium panel which is still its nice original colour with unique structure rivets which are only used by RAF Hurricanes.The part which is a larger panel bent over in the crash it does still retain most of its original colours and some original black paintwork remains it has ripped and bent up by the impact of the crash it is in nice solid condition the part has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection the part is 6 inches long and 6 half inches wide. The part comes from RAF Hurricane N2617 the pilot was Sergeant D.A.S Mckay he was shot down by German ace Gerhard Schopfel at 13.32pm 18th August 1940 during the battle of Britain..The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the pilots involved and all the details of the aircraft when it was built and the pilot’s details.
Hurricane N2617 was with 501 squadron when it was involved in combat with Messerschmitt me109’s and was shot down over Canterbury by ace Oberleutnant Schopfel of JG26 it was his 10th victory he shot down three other Hurricanes in the same combat.
This is part of the combat report taken from Gerhard Schopfel on his actions:
‘I was leading the unit because of the temporary absence of its commander, Adolf Galland. We were flying ahead of the bombers on their mission to attack RAF fighter command aerodromes. Our first contact with British fighters was near Canterbury, suddenly I noticed a staffel of Hurricanes underneath me they were using the English tactics; flying in close formation, in threes climbing in a wide spiral virtually sitting ducks.I dived in and attacked them and dispatched four of them in as many minutes’.
This is a large aluminium panel which is still its nice original colour with unique structure rivets which are only used by RAF Hurricanes.The part which is a larger panel bent over in the crash it does still retain most of its original colours and some original black paintwork remains it has ripped and bent up by the impact of the crash it is in nice solid condition the part has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection the part is 6 inches long and 6 half inches wide. The part comes from RAF Hurricane N2617 the pilot was Sergeant D.A.S Mckay he was shot down by German ace Gerhard Schopfel at 13.32pm 18th August 1940 during the battle of Britain..The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the pilots involved and all the details of the aircraft when it was built and the pilot’s details.
Hurricane N2617 was with 501 squadron when it was involved in combat with Messerschmitt me109’s and was shot down over Canterbury by ace Oberleutnant Schopfel of JG26 it was his 10th victory he shot down three other Hurricanes in the same combat.
This is part of the combat report taken from Gerhard Schopfel on his actions:
‘I was leading the unit because of the temporary absence of its commander, Adolf Galland. We were flying ahead of the bombers on their mission to attack RAF fighter command aerodromes. Our first contact with British fighters was near Canterbury, suddenly I noticed a staffel of Hurricanes underneath me they were using the English tactics; flying in close formation, in threes climbing in a wide spiral virtually sitting ducks.I dived in and attacked them and dispatched four of them in as many minutes’.
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