[biltongbru]

Members;

It is very sad for me to announce that Heinz passed away last Thursday.
Just 5 days before he died we had lunch together at one of his favorite restaurants in Cape Town; Panama Jack. He was so full of jokes and in high spirits.

He told me some new stories on how they accidently bombed an Italian formation during the battle of Sidi Rezegh, He also told me how his mates played jokes on him where on a high ranking Luftwaffe pilot's dinner they filled his glass with clean cognac instead of shampagne during a RK award ceremony.

We had so many unfinished work to do; people all over the world see the web site and many asked direct questions to Heinz...he loved answering these. Family members of his comrades also sent messages to him.

The expected happened so unexpected...

He died very suddenly, the Wednesday he was feeling bad and next day he left us.

I am going to miss him very much; he was a true gentleman, young at heart, always being proud of the fact that once many years ago he was a Prussian officer of the Luftwaffe.

Thanks again to members of this forum who helped with information and pictures regarding the web site, especially Chris Goss who wrote an article to be placed in Fly Past.
S!
Tinus