Snoopy Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 HelloI was not shure, if I should post this one at all, but here it is. It's the remains of a M-35 luftwaffe helmet. It's not a ground dug helmet. I found it lying on the ground, among the wreckage of a Junker Ju 188, that crashed towards the end of the war, not far from where I live. I think that it is kind of a sobering reminder, of the war. I allways get a bit sad, when I visit places like these crash sites, where young lives was lost. All the bestSnoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 A small part, from the same aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul R Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 The helmet is shattered like an eggshell!! That plane must have done down in a nose dive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 The helmet is shattered like an eggshell!! That plane must have done down in a nose dive!Hi PaulThe aircraft hit a hill side, in dense fog, and exploded. The aircraft was shattered into small pieces, except for the tail section.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi PaulThe aircraft hit a hill side, in dense fog, and exploded. The aircraft was shattered into small pieces, except for the tail section.SnoopyMy gosh! Did you interview any witnesses? I would not have wanted to been any of the medical responders to that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) My gosh! Did you interview any witnesses? I would not have wanted to been any of the medical responders to that mess.An old gentleman that I know, witnessed the accident, as a young man. He told me that he remembered hearing the sound of an aircraft, circling in the fog. Suddenly he saw a bright flash, lighting up the fog, and the sound of an explosion. The day after, he went up there, and he told me that it was not a pretty sight. The remains of the crew that was recovered, was burried by the germans at the crash site, and they are still there. The grave markers are gone, so no one knows for certain, where they are burried.Snoopy Edited April 24, 2008 by Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 I removed some of the surface rust from the helmet, and uncovered traces of the national shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Wolfe Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi Snoopy,Nice relic and a reminder that war is filled with tragedies that are not represented by mint and near mint artifacts desired by most collectors.Thanks for showing it in its present cleaned form and from a different angle.Cheers Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hi Snoopy, Is there any evidence at all as to the identites of those killed in the crash? Do any records of the accident exist to your knowledge?ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hi Snoopy,Is there any evidence at all as to the identites of those killed in the crash? Do any records of the accident exist to your knowledge?ERICHello EricThank's for your interesting question. This is the information, that I can find at the moment, about the aircraft and crew. The Junker Ju 188 A-3, was on a ferry flight, when the accident happened. The aircraft had a crew of four, and a passenger. It was quite normal, that the first mechanic, accompanied the crew, on such flights. It crashed on the 15th of february 1945. It belonged to 8./III KG 26, and it carried the identification codes, 1H+ES. SnoopyNames of the crew:Pilot: Feldwebel Julius ConradNavigator: Unteroffizier Heinz ReusonettRadio op.: Unteroffizier Georg R?merFl. eng. Unteroffizer Hans Budenbach1. mechanic: Wilhelm Utend?rffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Excellent information and reasearch Snoop - thanks and nice job! ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyvrak Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Excellent information and reasearch Snoop - thanks and nice job! ERICHeiVisited this crash site in 2005. Here are some pictures and additional info:http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/jevnaker.htmlregards flyvrakwww.flyvrak.info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hello!FlyvrakVrey interesting link.Thanks for this information.Welcome to GMIC. All the best Nesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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