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Old 23rd March 2014, 20:40
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Re: Leutnant Helmut Viedebantt - 18 April 1941

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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik View Post
Gentlemen

Thanks a lot for the updates. The whole incident makes much more sense now and Andreas idea sounds very plausible indeed.

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Stig
But it's interesting that he was »geschleudert« (hurled or catapulted) from the aircraft. It's not a cause of death I've seen recorded before and not the way they usually describe a parachute jump. It is a word you might use for using an ejector seat (»Schleudersitz«) but that surely can't apply in this case. It rather sounds like he wan't properly strapped in.
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