Original U.S. Pre-WWII Souvenir Aircraft Skin from 1937 Crash of Plane 404, USS Colorado Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This example is marked with

This example is marked with identification number W 30355

the painting of Archibald Henderson fell

In addition there is a brass plaque on the right hand side of the butt marked :-

except for the very tip

Some parts of the process were problematic

Original U.S. Pre-WWII Souvenir Aircraft Skin from 1937 Crash of Plane 404, USS Colorado Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This example is marked withOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a great scrap of aircraft skin taken from Plane 404, U. S. S. Colorado, which crashed at sea on February 16th, 1937. The piece is gray on the front and fabric on the back. The piece measures about 6 x 2. The piece of aircraft skin reads: FROM PLANE 404 U. S. S. COLORADO WHICH CRASHED AT SEA FEB. 16, 1937 LT. HORNEY PILOT ENS. WENTZ OBSERVER BOTH SAVED. The plane crashed into the sea and this piece was recovered