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14th June 2010, 10:59
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Re: JU88 loss over Manchester 4/5 May 1945
I spoke to Herbert Koch, who was Giesecke's Staffelkapitän, a number of years ago about this incident. Giesecke approached Koch and asked for permission to try and escape british capture. This happened one of the first days in May, 1945. Koch told Giesecke that he had to wait until after the German forces had surrendered due to that he otherwise would be charged with Fahnenflucht. As far as I know Giesecke was the only plane that took off for Ireland. He got special permission from Koch and Husemann due to his connections to South Africa. He was afraid to be charged of treason from the South African government.
What happended to Gisecke after the war? I have heard many conflicting stories. 
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