Engraved section of aluminium from a Junkers JU-88 aircraft
Object number2026.051.4
TitleEngraved section of aluminium from a Junkers JU-88 aircraft
DescriptionInscribed "PART OF GERMAN BOMBER SHOT DOWN BY ORKNEY SECTION 17TH OCT 1939. A HARCUS. RYSA" Collected from the wreck site of the Junkers Ju-88 aircraft which was shot down at Pegal Burn in Hoy on 17th October, 1939 by the 226th Anti Aircraft battery.
Production date 1939-10-17 - 1939-10-17
Production periodWorld War Two
Object nameAircraft wreckage
Object categorywarfare and defence
Materialaluminium
