Identification needed

[Ronald33]

This part of an RAF or Luftwaffe-airplane of the Second World War was recently found at the beach of Scheveningen, The Netherlands. It's now in the collection of the Atlanticwall Museum Scheveningen Foundation.

1. Can someone identify what this part this ?
2. And from wich type RAF or Luftwaffe-airplane is this part ?

See the photo at:
http://atlantikwallmuseum.nl/partairplane.jpg


Thanks
Ronald

[ssg keay]

It is from a German Dornier 217. Danny

[Ronald33]

Thanks !

How can you see that ?
And what is this part ?

[Ronald33]

The Dornier was coming from 5./KG 2
Where was this united stationed during February 1943 ?

[ChrisMAg2]

Originally Posted by Ronald33

Thanks !

How can you see that ?...

Prefix "8" = a/c fuselage component.

"217" a/c typ, in this case Dornier Do 217 (the numbers were unique to an individual a/c typ, assigned by RLM)

The following numbers indicates the part number/ identity.

"3115.4" indicates the used material, here it is aviation alloy/ aluminum.

The logo is manufacturer VLW = Vereinigte Leichtmetall Werke.

As to what this is, i don't know either.

[Ronald33]

Does someone know what happened with Leutnant H. Völlkoning ?
Did he survived or died in this crash ?

Thanks.

[Frans A]

Ronald 33
Lt. Heinrich Völlkoning was KIA on 43-02-08 Noordzee (Scheveningen)

Frans A

[harrison987]

Hi!

The 500 range indicates it is from the wing...

Mike

[Ronald33]

Is his body ever found, is he buried somewhere or still missing ?

Between the end of January 1944 and begin February 1944 a body of a Leutnant Flieger washed to the shore at Scheveningen but there was no name linked with this body so it was titled as "unknown".

Originally Posted by Frans A

Ronald 33
Lt. Heinrich Völlkoning was KIA on 43-02-08 Noordzee (Scheveningen)

Frans A

[Ronald33]

Anyone ?