This is a lovely engine part rare to find from a battle of Britain German Heinkel He 111 shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a engine pipework connector which still has remains of the rubber hose attached inside it.The part is a famous ARGUS maker marked connector with part numbers and has its very nice original colours and in fantastic condition. The part has ripped and bent up by the impact of the crash it is in nice relic condition it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection it is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide one of the large hoses in the engine. The engine part is from German Heinkel He 111 2/KGr126 work number 6955 which was shot down during the Blitz on London by a British Night fighter at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940, it crashed near London.The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information card with pictures and crash site picture and recovery picture as well.
The bomber was engaged on minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary and shot down by No264 squadron Defiant night fighter pilot officer F.D.Hughes and Sergeant F.Gash. The plane crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm at Hutton near Brentwood at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940. Leutnant.K.Newald and Gefreiter H-J.Granetz bailed out and were captured unhurt.Unteroffizier K.Glaser and Gefreiter J.Twrdik were both killed.
This is a lovely engine part rare to find from a battle of Britain German Heinkel He 111 shot down in the battle of Britain. This is a engine pipework connector which still has remains of the rubber hose attached inside it.The part is a famous ARGUS maker marked connector with part numbers and has its very nice original colours and in fantastic condition. The part has ripped and bent up by the impact of the crash it is in nice relic condition it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection it is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide one of the large hoses in the engine. The engine part is from German Heinkel He 111 2/KGr126 work number 6955 which was shot down during the Blitz on London by a British Night fighter at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940, it crashed near London.The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information card with pictures and crash site picture and recovery picture as well.
The bomber was engaged on minelaying sortie over the Thames Estuary and shot down by No264 squadron Defiant night fighter pilot officer F.D.Hughes and Sergeant F.Gash. The plane crashed and exploded at Creaseys Farm at Hutton near Brentwood at 2.00 am on 16th October 1940. Leutnant.K.Newald and Gefreiter H-J.Granetz bailed out and were captured unhurt.Unteroffizier K.Glaser and Gefreiter J.Twrdik were both killed.
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