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Re: Lt Rinker Wolfram NJG4
The Rinker crew abandoned their Ju88 near Ellenstädt (near Vechta) at 02.15 hrs, because of a shortage of fuel.
The crewless Junkers flew on for a further 90 minutes and 300 kilometres before crash-landing near Itegem in Belgium at 03.40 hrs.
Such strange occurrences were not unique. The crew of 103 Squadron Lancaster LM131 abandoned their aircraft over the Lincolnshire coast in the UK after returning from a daylight bombing mission on 12 March 1945. The pilot steered the Lancaster out to sea and engaged the autopilot before baling out. A few hours later, the crewless Lancaster crashed on land south-east of Wilhelmshaven in Germany at 21.01 hrs!
Cheers
Rod
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