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This is a very rare Navigation equipment panel with maker label attached to the back of it still with most of its maker markings clear to see. The panel is located in the middle of the fuselage in the Navigator’s position.
This aluminium made panel is missing all of its part attached to front of it and has some damage from the impact of the crash it has ripped and bent. The panel still with lots of original black paintwork it has been very nicely cleaned but is still dirty in places from the recovery but still retains a lot of its original colours and is a nice size at 11 inches long by 6 inches wide it is perfect for display or any collection. The panel is from German Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-4 Condor number 0140 on return from patrol crashed in to mountains in Norway on 27 December 1942.The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures also diagram and map.
On 27 December 1942, a German Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-4 Condor (Werk-Nummer 0140, code F8+AK) belonging to the Luftwaffe unit 2./I./KG 40 crashed into Mount Kvitanosi in the Stølsheimen mountains of Hordaland, Norway. The maritime patrol aircraft struck the mountain slope in severe winter weather while returning to its base at Stavanger-Sola. Out of the six crew members on board, four were killed—including pilot Oberleutnant Waldemar Hackel—while two injured crewmen survived a grueling trek down the mountain to find help. Today, wreckage remains on the mountain, though significant sections (including the port wing) were recovered in 2009 to aid in a major Fw 200 restoration project.
Fatalities (4 KIA):
Oberleutnant Waldemar Hackel (Pilot / Officer in Command)
Unteroffizier Adolf Liebscher (Pilot)
Feldwebel Erwin Kopp (Radio Operator)
Gefreiter Karl Pech [1]
Survivors (2 injured):
Unteroffizier Walter Schwartz (Radio Operator)
Gefreiter Fritz Albrechts (Mechanic)
This is a very rare item from an aircraft flown by a famous German ace it is a electrical distribution box for the MG 131/151 machine guns which distributes and switches power to the aircraft’s armament components,
The box is aluminium made still with some electrical connectors still attached and with lots of original gray paintwork and red undercoat primer still with lots of original colour it is 7 inches long and 4 half inches wide in size it has some damage from the crash and being buried but nothing bad. The box is still very solid and have been very well cleaned it is perfect condition for display or any collection. The part comes from Messerschmitt Bf 110 number 5477 flown by ace Hauptmann August Geiger shot down on 29 September 1943 in the Netherlands. The part comes with 2 x A5 laminated information sheets with pictures also map and diagram.
On the night of September 29, 1943, the German Luftwaffe night fighter Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 (Werknummer 5477 / squadron code G9+ER) took off from Twente airfield to intercept Allied bombers. Flying with the unit 7./NJG 1, the aircraft was shot down at 20:35 over the Netherlands by British Wing Commander J.R.D. "Bob" Braham in an RAF No. 141 Squadron Beaufighter. The damaged twin-engine fighter plunged into the IJsselmeer (Zuider Zee) approximately 8 kilometres northwest of Harderwijk. Both crew members, the decorated ace Hauptmann August Geiger and his radio operator Feldwebel D. Koch, lost their lives in the crash and are buried today at the Ysselsteyn military cemetery.
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This is a German Feldgendarmerie {police} soldier's gorget which is not complete but does still have a fair amount of its original gray and black paintwork remains and remains of its eagle insignia which is not attached to the plate.
The gorget is in relic condition it is rusty but solid condition it has been carefully cleaned, making it a nice battlefield relic, ideal for display or any collection. The gorget was recovered in 1993-1995 around Tempelhof airport. This was part of the German defence line for the battle of Berlin in April 1945 in the fighting in last days of the Reich and defence of the Capital against the Russians. The gorget comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
The Battle for Tempelhof Airport in April 1945 was a brutal and desperate struggle during the final Soviet assault on Berlin. As the last viable escape route and military stronghold, the airfield was fiercely defended by a hodgepodge of SS units, an armoured division, local flak units and the airbase garrison. They resisted stubbornly for several hours. Only after intensive aerial bombardment and massive artillery fire from reinforcing units, Tempelhof Airport was taken. A few days later, the Soviet war photographer Yevgeny Khaldey shot his famous photograph showing Soviet troops under their victory banner standing next to the Nazi eagle on the roof of Tempelhof Airport.
1993–1995: The Allied Withdrawal, When the U.S. Army officially vacated their Berlin Brigade installations at Tempelhof air base following the end of the Cold War, extensive ground surveys, environmental cleanups, and structural handovers took place. During these foundation surveys in the mid-1990s, forgotten WWII-era bunker levels and collapsed trenches containing personal military gear—including helmets—were reassessed and cleared.
This is a German Feldgendarmerie {police} soldier's gorget which is not complete but does still have some of its original gray and black paintwork remains but has non of its insignia.
The gorget is in relic condition it is rusty but solid condition it has been carefully cleaned, making it a nice battlefield relic, ideal for display or any collection. The gorget was recovered in 1993-1995 around Tempelhof airport. This was part of the German defence line for the battle of Berlin in April 1945 in the fighting in last days of the Reich and defence of the Capital against the Russians. The gorget comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
The Battle for Tempelhof Airport in April 1945 was a brutal and desperate struggle during the final Soviet assault on Berlin. As the last viable escape route and military stronghold, the airfield was fiercely defended by a hodgepodge of SS units, an armoured division, local flak units and the airbase garrison. They resisted stubbornly for several hours. Only after intensive aerial bombardment and massive artillery fire from reinforcing units, Tempelhof Airport was taken. A few days later, the Soviet war photographer Yevgeny Khaldey shot his famous photograph showing Soviet troops under their victory banner standing next to the Nazi eagle on the roof of Tempelhof Airport.
1993–1995: The Allied Withdrawal, When the U.S. Army officially vacated their Berlin Brigade installations at Tempelhof air base following the end of the Cold War, extensive ground surveys, environmental cleanups, and structural handovers took place. During these foundation surveys in the mid-1990s, forgotten WWII-era bunker levels and collapsed trenches containing personal military gear—including helmets—were reassessed and cleared.
This is a rare battlefield find, as very few examples of these parts are seen today. It is a blown apart front sprocket from the famous German Goliath tracked mine. The piece shows clear blast damage ripped and bent by an explosion yet remains solid despite surface rust. Now carefully cleaned, it is in relic condition and makes an excellent display piece. Measuring 4 inches by 4 inches, it is a scarce and desirable item for any serious collection. An accompanying pair of A5 laminated information cards includes a diagram showing where the part was located on the Goliath also picture of the part its self.
The Goliath tracked mine was used extensively by German forces, including during the Warsaw Uprising of August October 1944. This particular part comes from a group of components taken from a Goliath that had been captured by the Polish Home Army. The resistance fighters stripped it of its explosives to reuse against the Germans during the battle.
In 1946, after the war, the Soviet Army gathered up a number of these dismantled Goliaths, destroyed them, and buried the remains in a pit outside Warsaw. This reel was recovered from that very site and is accompanied by an A5 laminated information card.
The Warsaw Uprising was launched by the Polish underground resistance in an attempt to liberate the capital from German occupation and restore national independence. The action was timed to coincide with the retreat of German forces and the arrival of the Soviet Red Army on the east bank of the Vistula River. By 2 October 1944, the Germans had crushed the uprising, deported much of the civilian population to concentration and forced-labour camps, and left Warsaw in ruins.
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This is a nice and very rare massive centre fuselage section from beneath pilots cockpit the aluminium and steel structure section with lots of its blue undercoat primer paint remains this was only used by Japanese air force. The part still has its steel connector bracket on one side and is a few parts still connected together it has been nicely cleaned and retains a lot of its original colours it has ripped, bent and smashed by the impact of the crash it is 26 inches by 10 inches in size and is perfect for display and a rare one for the collection. The part has been recovered from the crash site of a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter shot down and crashed during the air war over the Island of Guadlcanal from the 1942-1943 battlefield. A very rare part to get hold of from the war in the Pacific.. The part comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagrams.