Large aluminium airframe panel from German Blohm u. Voss BV 138 C-1 Seedrache [seadragon] crashed on the 14th May 1942 in Norway

This is a unusual part to get hold of from a from German Blohm u. Voss BV 138 C-1 Seedrache (Sea Dragon) Long range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. This is a aluminium airframe panel with original paintwork remains clear to see the part still retains some of its original colours and paintwork remains but has corroded from laying around on the cliff top it has been very well cleaned it has ripped and bent by the impact of the crash and is perfect for display or any collection the size of the part is 15 inches long and 7 inches wide .

The part comes from German Blohm u. Voss BV 138 C-1 Seedrache (Sea Dragon) Long range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft work number 0310 K6=BL of 3./KüGr 406 which crashed on the 14th May 1942 in Norway. The airframe section comes with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures of the crash site.

The parts have 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 Seedrache accidently crashed into mountain Soppen at Sørvær, in Norway due to bad weather. The Pilot Feldwebel.Hans Bunte. Oberleutant.zur See Ernst Dinsing. Unteroffizer.Karl Mehrhoff. Obergefreiter.Karl Heinz Warnke. Obergefreiter.Wilhelm Hänseler were all killed in the crash. Only 297 of these aircraft were made production stopped in 1943.