Large Propellor tip cover with original paintwork colours from Supermarine Spitfire MK997 Royal Norwegian Airforce which crashed on the 4th August 1950 in Norway

This is a large Propellor tip cover which is plastic made still with all of its original black paintwork with yellow stripe tip. The cover has ripped off 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 colours it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 17 inches long by 8 inches wide in size. The propellor comes from Supermarine Spitfire IX serial A-CP MK997 of 331 Squadron Royal Norwegian Airforce which crashed on the 4th August 1950 at Samsjøen, Sør-Trøndelag in Norway. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with crash pictures.

This fatal crash took place five years after the war ended. The 24 years old Finn Thorstensen lost is life when his Spitfire crashed into lake Samsjøen. During a low pass over the lake his right wing touched the surface and the plane plunged into the water. He went down with the plane. His body was located by divers of Draugen dykkerklubb 24. July 2011. On 3. September 2011 his remains were salvaged to be buried at Vestre gravlund in Oslo. The aircraft was raised from the lake 6th. August 2018 and brought to Notodden.