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The Junkers
JU-88 G-6c Nachtjagdgeschwader(Night Fighter) at Gormanston
May 1945 |
Hers
is the sequence of events.
The crew wanted to defect to Prague but
bad weather over Czechoslovakia prevented this. So pilot Herbert
Gieslke decided to make for Ireland. He headed west from Aalborg
in Denmark, over the North Sea and crossed the English coast
near Middlesboro. He almost landed in Liverpool before realising
his mistake and let off several rounds of ammunition as a
final act of defiance. |
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Hitler and other high ranking officials were on board. The
RAF were keen to acquire the plane to examine its highly sophisticated
equipment with it's "Stag's Antlers" antennae which
are clearly visible in the top photo. The Black cross of the
Luftwaffe was painted out and the RAF roundels put in their
place. The plane was then flown to Farnborough. |
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Irish Army Officers and the
3 German Crew, Herbert Gieseke, Ger. Berhard Kruschyna,
Uffz Horst Schmidt
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Photos
courtesy of Mr McGovern, research Tony Healy. |
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