A set of pictures of crashed Luftwaffe planes during the Battle of Britain

Troops guard the wreck of Heinkel He 111P (W.Nr 1582: G1+FR)
 of 7./KG 55, which was shot down during an attack on Great
Western Aerodrome (now Heathrow)
 and crash-landed at High Salvington near Worthing, 16 August 1940

"During the Battle of Britain it is estimated that the Royal Air Force shot down 1887 German planes. Some planes crashed nose first into the ground and were completely obliterated but other pilots manged to crash land and remained relatively intact.

These planes were prized trophies for propaganda reasons but also to learn more about the German planes and it’s technology. Last but not least, the remains were recycled back into new planes for the RAF, the crashed planes were full of metals that Britain desperately needed to survive.
The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find!"