Glass framed airframe section with gray camouflage paintwork one of the last aircraft shot down in Norway,German Junkers ju88 night fighter of 4./NJG 3 shot down by a RAF Lancaster bomber, 25th April 1945,crashed at Iveland Aust-Agder

This is a glass framed aluminium air frame structure section that still retains lots of its original gray camouflage paintwork remains clear to see the part has ripped off by the impact of the crash it is in relic but solid condition and has been nicely cleaned it is perfect for display and has been mounted in to a glass fronted box frame with information and lots of pictures the frame is 12 inches by 12 inches in size. The airframe part is from German Junkers ju88 night fighter of 4./NJG 3 B4+OA shot down by return fire from a RAF Lancaster bomber on the 25th April 1945.The night fighter crashed at Iveland Aust-Agder and is one of the last aircraft shot down in Norway or possibly even on whole of the western front inside the frame are crash site pictures of what it looks like now. The parts have come from a private collection which the items were collected many years ago directly from the crash sites he visited and found including surface finds or some aircraft that were dug out and recovered all these parts now available for the first time.

This nightfighter, based at Kjevik, was shot down by RAF Lancaster bomber of 463.Squadron RAAF at 23:01pm on that night. The burning Ju88 crashed near by the farm Åmland. The badly burnt bodies of the crew were found the next day. Feldwebel [Flight Sergeant] Kurt Gross. a Unteroffizier [Sargeant] Reinhard Johnsen. Feldwebel [Flight Sergeant]. Otto Müller. The Lancaster, RA542 code JO-Z, was also badly hit by the Junkers "Schräge Musik",and F/O A Cox had to make a forced landing at Sätenäs airport in Sweden.

The Lancasters target this evening was the oil refinery at Valløy. This was to be the Bomber Commands last raid with heavy bombers during the war. 50 civilians and over 80 Germans were killed in this raid at Valløy. A total of 119 airplanes (107 Lancasters) participated in this mission.