This is a very rare find from the Battle of Britain and from inside the cockpit on this particular German bomber.This is a electrical switch box which is not complete but does still have some electrical parts and components still attached it is still has some original paintwork and original colours it does have some damage from the impact of the crash it has been very well cleaned and are in nice condition it is perfect for display or any collection and are a large size part at 7 half inches long by 6 inches wide.The part is from German Junkers ju88A-1 bomber of 8/lLG1,shot down during attack on Andover it crashed and exploded at Sidlesham at 4.35pm on the 13th August 1940 during battle of Britain and comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the cockpit itsself.
The crew Leutnant Zur See K W Brinkbaumer ,Gefreiter O.Roger,Gefreiter J.Dietl and Hauptmann A.Scheuplein all killed.The crew were buried together in St Andrews churchyard at Tangmere where they remain to this day. Both promoted after their deaths the register records the ranks of Karl-Wilhelm Brinkbaumer and Alfons Scheuplein as Oberleutnant and major respectively.
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