Hauptmann Walther Hollborn KG40 RIP

[schnellmeyer]

Sadly I have just learnt of the passing of Hauptmann Walther Hollborn formally of KG40 and the Bundesluftwaffe . Walther's daughter informed me of his passing last night .
Walther was interned in Ireland when his HE111 crashed off the Irish coast on 6 May , 1941 . Walther and one other crew member survived the crash but the two other members were killed .
Walther was the last living Luftwaffe officers to be interned in Ireland during WW2 . Sadly with his passing goes another piece of history .
May he rest in piece .

I would liked to have meet walther hollborne he would have some stories to tell, his plane crashed not far from where I live just about half a mile off the beach I have a piece off wreckage off his plane I caught in my fishing gear. was he ever back to the crash site or to the farmhouse he went to after the crash.

[schnellmeyer]

Hello Irishsea , feel free to drop me a PM and I will gladly help you with details .

[Edward L. Hsiao]

What was Walther Hollborn's highest rank in the Bundesluftwaffe? May he fly in Heaven!

Edward L. Hsiao