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Old 19th November 2020, 16:26
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Re: Me 410 B-2/U4 at Autobahn --> where exactly?

I have done further research and believe that I have identified the exact spot. The leads I had:

1) I have an original, unpublished photo that shows that the Autobahn in the other direction than in the view above was straight with a bridge in the far distance.
2) The Me 262 was found in a shallow uphill turn as can be seen in the photo in post 1.
3) The prominent building in the photo in post 4 is another lead.
4) Two original photos from separate soldiers that I have in my collection have "Augsburg" as a caption. Hence, presumably the location was really close to Augsburg, i.e. within possibly 10 to 15 kilometers.
5) According to British intelligence from April 1945, an Autobahn strip between Augsburg and Lechhausen was used as a landing strip.

Using this information I found an Autobahn section near Lechhausen that fits: Straight on one end towards Augsburg and with a slight uphill turn on the other end. The bend is near the town Stätzling (see google maps link below, just where the icon (blue rectangle with a white 8) for the Autobahn 8 is). And indeed, Stätzling has a church that looks identical to the one in the photo in post no. 4 and also the orientation and location of the bell tower fits to the photo in no. 4.

I could not find a photo taken from the Autobahn at the exact spot to really confirm the location, but I believe I have identified the right spot.



https://www.google.com/maps/place/St....9781754?hl=de
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