Large aluminium airframe structure section with gray camouflage paintwork from German Dornier D0217 shot down and crashed at Middlesbrough on the 15th January 1942

This is a large aluminium airframe structure section which is mag allow made it still with lots of original gray camouflage paintwork remains which has ripped and smashed by the impact of the crash it is in nice solid condition and has been very nicely cleaned and has a lot of its original gray colour it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 17 inches long by 2 half inches wide in size. The part comes from German Dornier D0217 which was shot down and crashed into the South Bank at Middlesbrough on the 15th January 1942. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with crash pictures.

The Dornier Do217 was attacking shipping and ports along the Northeast coast. It is thought that it had attacked various targets at Skinningrove and Eston before bombing a ship off Hartlepool. The ship later sank after damaging the aircraft's engine. Do217 headed inland towards Middlesbrough striking its wing on a barrage balloon cable, crashing onto the railway sidings near what is now the South Bank railway station at 18.20hrs. Three bodies were found in the wreckage and were buried at Thornaby cemetery. Catterick's O.R.B. has the brief entry for this incident stating "Do17 crashed into balloon, South Bank, Middlesbrough".

Pilot - Fw Joachim Lehnis, of Denzig, killed. Born 18/08/1918.Wireless Operator - Uffz Hans Maneke, of Berlin, killed. Born 26/04/1918.Observer - Lt Rudolf Matern, of Paderborn. Born 20/08/1917 all buried at Thornaby on Tees Cemetery. Gunner / Mechanic - Obfw Heinrich Richter, of Hirschberg, born 16/07/1911. Initially missing but now buried at Thornaby on Tees Cemetery