Thread: Crash B26 on 11.April 1945 near Cologne
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Old 22nd December 2019, 19:44
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Re: Crash B26 on 11.April 1945 near Cologne
The pilot of the plane was John T Hopkins, Jr. Here are some articles about him. He died in 1978.

https://books.google.com/books?id=I1...%20air&f=false

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...-854063a84d92/

https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bi...t-txIN--------

Note he received a DFC for crash landing his plane and saving wounded crewmen.

The articles state he "escaped" which we believe may not be "quite" correct.

Graves of John and his wife Helen:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...john-t-hopkins
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/..._irwin-hopkins
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