Looks like Dan Kirkland’s FlugWerk WNr.990019/Fw190A-5, WNr.1134? 🙁

The first Getty image posted by Longshot is the same image from the book I mentioned in my post above. 🙂

There is another photo double page spread of 5K+LM from a different angle on P156-157 of The Battle of Britain, By Roy Conyers Nesbit (Sutton Publishing). The photo shows the Dornier in about the same state as in the photo you posted but the shot is taken almost directly from the starboard side. It clearly shows the upper wing markings of +L. The photo is captioned as being from the Philip Jarrett Collection. 🙂

Thanks for the photo Alpine. That is a strange looking object. Unfortunately the guy from the website I linked to has not replied to my email. I’ll keep trying to ID it though. Is that newspaper clipping a local or national paper?

Thanks Alpine any photos and additional details will be interesting. Maybe the message was not for British Intelligence eyes. Who know’s interesting story non the less. 🙂

Thanks, I’ve taken the liberty to email the gentleman who runs the site I linked above. I included all of the descriptive details about the object posted by Alpine. Especially the circle wings (possible) logo to see if the guy can work out what it is? I’ll keep you posted. 🙂

Maybe a mathematical or navigation instrument? Note the company name, location, and post code?

From here: http://www.mathsinstruments.me.uk/page8.html

Holtgebaum & Heinicke AG, Berlin NW7 “CHROM-PVII” branded set dating from c1940. An early example of a chromium plated brass set brought to England by a soldier at the end of World War II. The instruments have the same, stylised windmill Ecobra trademark as the set below. Made by Bayerische Reisszeugfabrik (formerly Eichmüller & Co, now Ecobra) and retailed by Holtgebaum & Heinicke AG.

Interesting, do you own this artefact? Has the German message ever been translated? Maybe the crew member wanted this message to survive for a loved one back home upon realising his inevitable fate was fast approaching? Or maybe an attempt to help ID his remains? Who knows but it’s certainly worth investigating. This artefact rightly belongs to be passed on to the family if this is the case. There are people who can be contacted to maybe take this further if the item turns out to be of interest. 🙂