This is a very nice pair of parts which are aluminium airframe section no real paintwork and a engine drive shaft bar from the hart of the engine they are nice clean condition. The parts which still retain a bit of there original colours even the steel bar has a few flecks of colour in among the rust which is only light surface all the parts have ripped and bent by the impact the crash they are in fairly clean condition the sections are around 7-11 inches long and are perfect for display or for any collection.The parts are 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 and the bomber crashed near London.The part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
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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