Ultra rare MG15 machine gun air cooled barrel,lovely condition relic from one of the mg15 guns on German Heinkel 111 bomber shot down and crashed near petworth on the 16th August 1940 during the battle of the Britain

This is a ultra rare MG15 machine gun air cooled barrel from a battle of Britain German bomber.The barrel which is a nice condition relic that is complete even with the screw thread at one end it has no original colour but still has a smooth finish in places. The barrel is in relic but solid condition it is a bit pitted pretty much all over but has been very well cleaned you can not see though it so it is still full of dirt from the recovery but it is in very good condition for display or any collection and a cracking rare find it is de activated by condition thorough as it is a relic and overall pitted and rusty but has been nicely cleaned perfect for display or any collection. This barrel comes from one of the onboard mg15 machine guns on German Heinkel 111 bomber shot down and crashed near petworth on the 16th August 1940 during the battle of the Britain. A real one of relic from the famous battle of Britain and German Heinkel 111 bomber perfect for display and comes with 2xA5 laminated information sheets with a picture of the crash site in 1940.

German Heinkel 111 bomber of 4/KG55 flown Hauptmann W.Sabler who was Staffelkapitan the plane was shot down at 4.55pm on the 16th August 1940 during the battle of Britain.

The plane was shot down by Pilot Officer A.V Clowes and Pilot officer G.E Goodman of Number 1 Hurricane Squadron during a mission to bomb Heathrow airfield also attacked by RAF spitfires of number 602 Squadron. The plane crashed with a full bomb load and with a tremendous explosion blasted a large crater in to the field at Upper Frithfold Farm in Northchapel near Petworth.None of the crew were able to escape the doomed bomber the crew were Hauptmann W.Sabler,Feldwebel E.Muller,Feldwebel W.Magerhans,Gefreiter A.Szymanowski and Unteroffizier E.Schmidtke were all killed only one of the crew could be identified Feldwebel E.Muller. The plane was excavated in 1973 by Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Group.