This is a very unusual find it is a section of mag allow engine case with machine gun ammunition belts from one of the onboard machine guns and other cockpit items stuck inside it all burnt up in the heat of the fire when the aircraft crashed and exploded.The part is still in not to bad condition from laying around on the mountain side for many years it does still retain some of its original colours 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 10 inches long and 7 inches wide. The part comes from German Heinkel he111 3./I./KG 26 Lufttorpedostaffel 1H+BH Work Number 4817 shot down by Sea Hurricane on the 26th May 1942 and crashed in Norway.
The bomber was damaged by a Sea Hurricane from CAM*-ship "Empire Lawrence", after an attack on convoy PQ 16. The aircraft crashed into mountain Neitama on their return to Banak airfield. Convoy PQ 16consisted of 36 Merchant ships of which 8 were sunk in total. The attacks from the air on PQ 16 started late on 25th. May and continued until 30th. May. The Luftwaffe managed to sink six merchant ships during the attacks and lost 10 aircraft one of which was this one.
The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with crash site pictures of what it looks like now. 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.
This is a very unusual find it is a section of mag allow engine case with machine gun ammunition belts from one of the onboard machine guns and other cockpit items stuck inside it all burnt up in the heat of the fire when the aircraft crashed and exploded.The part is still in not to bad condition from laying around on the mountain side for many years it does still retain some of its original colours 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 10 inches long and 7 inches wide. The part comes from German Heinkel he111 3./I./KG 26 Lufttorpedostaffel 1H+BH Work Number 4817 shot down by Sea Hurricane on the 26th May 1942 and crashed in Norway.
The bomber was damaged by a Sea Hurricane from CAM*-ship "Empire Lawrence", after an attack on convoy PQ 16. The aircraft crashed into mountain Neitama on their return to Banak airfield. Convoy PQ 16consisted of 36 Merchant ships of which 8 were sunk in total. The attacks from the air on PQ 16 started late on 25th. May and continued until 30th. May. The Luftwaffe managed to sink six merchant ships during the attacks and lost 10 aircraft one of which was this one.
The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with crash site pictures of what it looks like now. 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.
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