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Re: Looking for information about Ar 234 pilot Hauptmann Miersch / Mierisch
Hi/Hoi Jaap,
This great and entertaining story triggered my interest for, and further research into, this subject.
The story is not totally correct: - The Ar 234 wasn't handed over to the Dutch, but was transported by road/sea to Farnborough by a British aircraft recovering unit.
- The German Hauptmann was not detained by the Dutch but was detained by the Canadian forces stationed at Eelde.
- Eelde airfield was not covered with bomb craters because the airfield wasn't extensively bombed during the war. It was used by the Canadian forces for storage and repair of hundreds of vehicles, causing great damage to the airfields surface. Only a small strip in the south eastern part of the airfield remained operational for small aircraft.
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Huib
Last edited by Huib Ottens; 3rd March 2016 at 20:33.
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