Thanks for the story. Nice to know the locals are keeping their history intact.
I started reading it wondering why the Germans didn't set their plane on fire to keep it from being captured, then saw the bit about the explosive charge. Makes me wonder if they just started shooting at the British troops in order to have time to set the charge? I know it was war and all that, but it seems odd that the Germans would put up a fight like that and then just surrender anyway. Was it common for crash-landed aircrews to shoot at the people they were about to surrender to?
No details either on whether the commanding officer knew the importance of saving that particular kind of aircraft, or if he knew exactly where the explosive charge was and how much time he had before it was set to go off. Worthy of a medal even if he did, but if he did it just on the chance he might find the charge and disable it in time, because the captured aircraft might prove useful...wow, talk about self-sacrifice for the greater good.
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01-09-2012, 12:05 PM
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