article_snippet: The tail fin of a German plan that was flown during the Second World War by the world's deadliest-ever fighter pilot is to go up for auction.
article_snippet: Wolfgang Lohmann, an expert on Luftwaffe aircraft, bought the fin from Luftwaffe aircraft  owner - who had picked the fin out of wreckage after the war - and has had the fin on display at his home in Germany ever since.
article_snippet: The fin, which also features a large swastika, could fetch up to £20,000 when the fin goes up for sale in
article_snippet: Chris Albury, a senior auctioneer at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucester, where the fin will be auctioned on May 15, said: 'Chris Albury, a senior auctioneer at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucester, where the fin will be auctioned on May 15 have not had a Messerschmitt tail fin like this before. '
highlights_snippet: The 'unique' piece of memorabilia will go up for auction in Britain in May .