Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” One-of-a-Kind For the Allies

For the Allies

Serial number found under walnut grips is 1609 making this an early 1861 production

The regiment was attached to Dix's Division to March 1862

Officer's supplied their own weapons by private purchase

ITALIAN FASCISM MARCHES TO POWER

Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” One-of-a-Kind For the AlliesOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is the Swas cut away from the vertical stabilizer fin of a DFS 230 German WWII Assault Glider. The glider had a fabric covered body to reduce weight. The DFS 230 was the first German combat glider, with a wingspan of 72 feet and fuselage 38 feet long. The first use of this aircraft took place on May 10, 1940. In the half light of dawn, shortly after 5 a. m., ten 230s carrying a total of 78 assault troops swooped down