This is a nice unusual part which is from inside the bomber it is a dinghy release mechanism from a life raft.
The part which is a steel and aluminium made bracket which has rusted solid and does not move but still have some remains of its original colour it has very little damage from the impact of the crash which is unusual to find. The part is dirty and discoloured but solid condition and nice clean condition for a recovered relic it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 3 inches long by inches wide in size and perfect for display or any collection.
The part is from German Heinkel He 111H-3 of II./KG 26 1H+BN which was shot down and crashed at Sjøvegan near Narvik. The bomber was shot down by Royal navy ships unloading in Narvik harbour on 22nd May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and diagram.
This was one of 2 Heinkel bombers that took off from Vaernes late in the evening. Their mission was to drop supplies to the German forces at Narvik. After dropping their supplies they attacked a couple of transport vessels, unloading under the escort of five British cruisers and destroyers. During the attack their left engine got hit and started to burn and the bomber crash landed in a hillside at Sjøvegan. All four survived this rough landing and started walking towards the Swedish border. The crew were Fw. Karl-Heinz Hess. Uffz.August Riehle. Ogfr.Josef Kopitz. Flg.Rudolf Entrich. Four days later they were captured by a Norwegian patrol. The two German officers were brought to England. The wireless operator and the mechanic became POW's in Norway but were soon released. Hess and Riehle spent six years as POWs in Scotland and Canada.
This is a nice unusual part which is from inside the bomber it is a dinghy release mechanism from a life raft.
The part which is a steel and aluminium made bracket which has rusted solid and does not move but still have some remains of its original colour it has very little damage from the impact of the crash which is unusual to find. The part is dirty and discoloured but solid condition and nice clean condition for a recovered relic it is perfect for display or any collection the part is 3 inches long by inches wide in size and perfect for display or any collection.
The part is from German Heinkel He 111H-3 of II./KG 26 1H+BN which was shot down and crashed at Sjøvegan near Narvik. The bomber was shot down by Royal navy ships unloading in Narvik harbour on 22nd May 1940 during the German invasion of Norway. The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and diagram.
This was one of 2 Heinkel bombers that took off from Vaernes late in the evening. Their mission was to drop supplies to the German forces at Narvik. After dropping their supplies they attacked a couple of transport vessels, unloading under the escort of five British cruisers and destroyers. During the attack their left engine got hit and started to burn and the bomber crash landed in a hillside at Sjøvegan. All four survived this rough landing and started walking towards the Swedish border. The crew were Fw. Karl-Heinz Hess. Uffz.August Riehle. Ogfr.Josef Kopitz. Flg.Rudolf Entrich. Four days later they were captured by a Norwegian patrol. The two German officers were brought to England. The wireless operator and the mechanic became POW's in Norway but were soon released. Hess and Riehle spent six years as POWs in Scotland and Canada.
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