tail fin panel

**philgilou** · 02-09-2020, 07:54 PM

Hello Guys

What do you thing about this Ju 87 tail fin panel I am proposed.

Thanks for your help!

Phil

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-09-2020 07:54 PM

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**Danmark** · 02-10-2020, 01:05 PM

Seems to be missing the central "rib" or seam that runs horizontally through the panel.
These skins were made in sections and rarely does the hakenkreuz fit neatly onto one panel!

I think it is a made up item.

**philgilou** · 02-10-2020, 05:44 PM

Hello
Thanks for your answer
Not really agree...look at this photo!

**philgilou** · 02-10-2020, 05:47 PM

I think it is rather a JU88 panel...

**Danmark** · 02-10-2020, 08:18 PM

Sorry i think this too is made up. How could a panel be removed from an airplane and every single rivet taken out without any panel damage? Aircraft rivets are deformed on assembly and while you may get some out cleanly, a souvenir hunter would just cut the skin out.

**Danmark** · 02-10-2020, 08:21 PM

And its not unused - panels were not prepainted before assembly........ people will go to great lengths to make up such an iconic relic such as this. Save your money IMO.

**philgilou** · 02-11-2020, 05:53 AM

Many thanks Danmark for your help. I think i will give up..
Any other opinion?

**Danmark** · 02-11-2020, 06:19 AM

I don't mean to sound so negative and it is just an opinion, but i have seen several like this over the years and they all look similar - one even had a data plate ( but on the inside???). I bet it isn't cheap. ....im sure even museums have been duped by fake panels before.

**philgilou** · 02-11-2020, 10:10 AM

Yes it is not cheap, about 3500 usd.
So these items are also a minefield ��

**BlackCat1982** · 02-11-2020, 11:57 AM

I agree with Danmark, I do not think it is original. The green is a good match but such an item should have good provenance if original. One simply doesn't sell such items without knowing the history behind it. A Ju87 and a Ju88 are very different aircraft, so why would the vendor not know where it came from?