Rare airframe section from a very famous Lancaster bomber which was on the famous Dambuster raid, RAF Lancaster JB144 flown by LES Knight crashed on the 16 September 1943 OVerjsselat,Netherlands

This is a totally rare airframe section from a very famous Lancaster bomber which was on the famous Dambuster raid. This is an aluminium airframe section with some small amount of green camouflage paintwork remains. The part is in nice condition it has ripped and bent by the impact crash it is in relic but solid condition and has been nicely cleaned and is a very rare one that is perfect for display or any collection and is 4 inches long by 2 inches in size. The part comes with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with crash pictures and pilot’s picture. The part comes from RAF Lancaster bomber JB144 piloted by Flight Lieutenant Leslie Gorden Knight, DSO of 617 squadron. The bomber was on a raid targeting a dyke of the Dortmund-Ems canal near Ladbergen when it crashed along the Janmansweg road, Den Ham, Overijsselat in the Netherlands at 03.45am on the morning of the 16th September 1943.

Attacking The Dortmund Ems Canal, JB144 some hit trees which were obscured by fog. Both port engines were damaged as well as the tail. The crew jettisoned the bomb and anything else that was not bolted down to try and gain height. The aeroplane could only get to 1400ft and due to the damage, continued to turn to port. The pilot Fl/Lt Leslie Gorden Knight, DSO ordered his seven crewmen to bail out first. All crew members landed safely nearby. Les Knight stayed at the controls and when the other crew had jumped, he tried to parachute from the bomber but as soon as the pressure was taken off the controls the Lancaster crashed.