This is a very rare to find group of parts from a German night fighter that is very little about as only 268 were ever built.This is a very large group of larger size parts which are 8 in all which is 5 aluminium airframe sections one is very large flat panel and they have black and gray paintwork remains and 3 internal engine parts from one of the DB 610 engines on the aircraft.The parts are 1 is a large case section with black paintwork remains the other 2 are smaller parts 1 with a lot of electrical wiring all still with some original colour they are in fairly nice clean condition but with some corrosion they have ripped and bent by the impact of the crash.These parts are around 3-8 inches long and are perfect for display and a very rare one for any collection.This group of parts were recovered from German Heinkel He 219 Uhu ("Eagle owl") G9+FL night fighter which was shot down by RAF Spitfire on Sunday 21st May 1944 over Denmark.The parts come with 2x A5 laminated information sheets with photographs.
Two RAF Mosquitos of 418 Squadron RCAF and 8 Mustang fighters of 19 Squadron were on a Day Ranger mission over Denmark when they spotted what they believed to be a Leo 45 in the Herning area.
It actually was the He 219 flown by Unteroffizier Ewald Tampke and Bordfunker Eduard Tants, who were engaged in a Zieldarstellungsflug (target presentation flight) together with another Heinkel.
The Luftwaffe Heinkel 219 was set afire by Flight Lieutenant James Kerr of 418 Squadron RCAF (flying a Mosquito FB.VI from RAF Coltishall) and by W/O M.H. Max Bell (RAAF) of 19 Squadron RAF (flying a Mustang Mk III from RAF Coltishall).Tampke and Tants were laid to rest in Esbjerg cemetery on the 23rd of May.
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