This is a lovely clean and very rare to find nice pair of aluminium airframe sections both have some lovely clear to see paintwork remains black also white and some undercoat paint as well.
This pair of lovely condition larger size sections of airframe structure with rivets attached, they have all of there nice original colours they have been nicely cleaned the parts have ripped and bent by the impact of the crash, the parts are perfect for display or any collection, the parts are 6-7 inches long in size and one section is a few parts still attached together..
The pair of airframe parts are from German Messerschmitt 262 jet shot down by an American P51 fighter on 18 April 1945, Southwest of Prague, Czechoslovakia and crashed at Vltava. The parts come with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
On 18 April 1945, American P-51 Mustangs of the USAAF’s 357th Fighter Group were operating over the Prague area. Major Donald H. Bochkay of the 363rd Fighter Squadron was credited with shooting down an Me 262 during the fighting that day. Czech crash-site research links this victory to a jet that fell in woodland near Trnová, southwest of Prague, close to the Vltava River.
The crash in the Vltava valley
The Me 262 was hit during the aerial engagement and came down in a wooded ravine on the slope above the Vltava. Local accounts place the crash at approximately 13:45 on 18 April 1945. The aircraft broke apart and burned on impact, scattering wreckage through the forest. The location was later examined by Czech aviation-history researchers, who reported finding small pieces of airframe and parts associated with the aircraft’s armament. The aircraft’s Werknummer (factory number) has not been securely established in the available accounts.
The pilot: Ulrich Wöhnert
Czech research identifies the pilot as Leutnant Ulrich Wöhnert, although the identification is generally presented as probable rather than conclusively proven. The evidence concerning his fate also requires care. One American combat account reportedly recorded that the pilot did not escape, but Czech local-history research describes a German lieutenant parachuting from the burning jet near Oleško. A local gendarmerie record is said to document the pilot being detained after landing. This evidence suggests that Wöhnert may have survived the crash with minor injuries, but the pilot’s identity and the exact circumstances should be described as probable unless supported by further primary documentation.
This is a lovely clean and very rare to find nice pair of aluminium airframe sections both have some lovely clear to see paintwork remains black also white and some undercoat paint as well.
This pair of lovely condition larger size sections of airframe structure with rivets attached, they have all of there nice original colours they have been nicely cleaned the parts have ripped and bent by the impact of the crash, the parts are perfect for display or any collection, the parts are 6-7 inches long in size and one section is a few parts still attached together..
The pair of airframe parts are from German Messerschmitt 262 jet shot down by an American P51 fighter on 18 April 1945, Southwest of Prague, Czechoslovakia and crashed at Vltava. The parts come with 2 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
On 18 April 1945, American P-51 Mustangs of the USAAF’s 357th Fighter Group were operating over the Prague area. Major Donald H. Bochkay of the 363rd Fighter Squadron was credited with shooting down an Me 262 during the fighting that day. Czech crash-site research links this victory to a jet that fell in woodland near Trnová, southwest of Prague, close to the Vltava River.
The crash in the Vltava valley
The Me 262 was hit during the aerial engagement and came down in a wooded ravine on the slope above the Vltava. Local accounts place the crash at approximately 13:45 on 18 April 1945. The aircraft broke apart and burned on impact, scattering wreckage through the forest. The location was later examined by Czech aviation-history researchers, who reported finding small pieces of airframe and parts associated with the aircraft’s armament. The aircraft’s Werknummer (factory number) has not been securely established in the available accounts.
The pilot: Ulrich Wöhnert
Czech research identifies the pilot as Leutnant Ulrich Wöhnert, although the identification is generally presented as probable rather than conclusively proven. The evidence concerning his fate also requires care. One American combat account reportedly recorded that the pilot did not escape, but Czech local-history research describes a German lieutenant parachuting from the burning jet near Oleško. A local gendarmerie record is said to document the pilot being detained after landing. This evidence suggests that Wöhnert may have survived the crash with minor injuries, but the pilot’s identity and the exact circumstances should be described as probable unless supported by further primary documentation.
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