Heinkel He III. Relics recovered from Heinkel He111 H.3 of 3/KG1

* Heinkel He III. Relics and related items from Heinkel He III H.3 of 3/KG1 which was shot down on 11 September 1940, including a bell push from a local farmhouse, a Voigntländer camera and a flying helmet, presented in a glazed display case 56 x 56 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Important Notice: All lots from the Tonbridge Battle of Britain Museum (lots 401-557) will remain in situ in the Museum and will only be available for viewing and collection from there in Tonbridge, Kent. All viewings and collections are strictly by timed appointment - please see front of catalogue or contact the auction office for details. Provenance: Tonbridge Battle of Britain Museum, Malcolm Pettit. Heinkel He III H.3 of 3/KG1 was shot down at 16.33 on 11 September 1940. It had been severely damaged in an attack on West India Docks (now Canary Wharf), the aircraft force landed at Stocks Green Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge and the pilot Uffz. E. Kramer and crew were captured. The items included in the case were from the local farmhouse where the crew were detained. Kramer surrendered his Luger to Sir Eric Macfadyen (1879-1966) who at the time served as a Captain in the 21st Company, Home Guard. Macfadyen lived in Hildenborough, Tonbridge he had previously been an MP for Devizes, Wiltshire from 1923-24.