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Re: Special flight from Hörsching to Barcelona ordereed 30.04.1945
Hi Andreas,
From Geoffrey J. Thomas and Barry Ketley, Luftwaffe KG 200: The German Air Force's Most Secret Unit of World War II, p. 276:
"Hptm. Heinz Braun and his ten-man crew waited at Horsching aerodrome for the 'essential assignment'. On the 30th, after meeting with the acting head of Abt Ic (Intelligence), Maj. Bellmann confirmed Braun's orders in writing and obtained his signature as an acknowledgement of the strict secrecy of the flight plan. The flight was to be made during the next period of suitable weather...
Hearing nothing further, however, Braun telephoned the department on 2 May, and the next day the flight was cancelled by a hand written note from Maj. Bellmann, who recorded that Kesselring had cancelled the order. Two days later Hptm. Braun was instructed to fly the Ju 290 to Koniggratz airfield (Hradec-Kralove in Czechoslovakia) which remained in German hands..."
best regards,
Jim Geens
Last edited by Karoband; 7th March 2017 at 04:00.
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