Just picked this up via auction and wondered if anyone can help identify it. Said to be from Dornier 217 (5591) which crashed into Westerham Hill, January 17-18 1943.
No marks or stamps that I can see. Show remains of red dope on one side with small fragments of fabric still attached. Also small patches of blue showing as well. I’m thinking possible tail, or wing elevator???? Over to you.
Thanks Old Towzer.
By: Stirling - 5th January 2022 at 22:54
Looks to have a steel bar balance weight in the small radius leading edge which also appears to be flat bottomed so suggestive of a frise type control surface normally used on ailerons. They used several visually different styles of control surface balance weights on the Dornier and other German aircraft which should help to narrow it down. if it’s 217 I think likely outer most part of aileron as other control surfaces appear to be balanced externally. Bill Gunstons aircraft cutaway book will help but captions cannot be always trusted to be correct.
By: Old Towzer - 22nd December 2021 at 17:26
Its blue painted fabric. My thoughts were along the lines of flying surfaces.
By: Trolley Aux - 22nd December 2021 at 09:33
It has a feel of flying surfaces, is that thick paint or a piece of fabric?
Nice chunk
By: Old Towzer - 21st December 2021 at 14:07
One other photo.
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December 21, 2021 at 2:04 pm