Lt Heinz Escherhaus

[Chris Goss]

I think you will be lucky after 77 years to find such posters especially when you do not know for certain where it was shown. Escherhaus would have probably gone to Canada in January 1941 and he returned to Germany after the war. I tried to contact him many years ago but he declined. There is a book called 'Behind Canadian Barbed Wire' no doubt long out of print. Very few escaped in the UK-a good source is of course 'The One that Got Away'. Then there was Oblt Harry Wappler and Lt Heinz Schnabel who managed to steal an aircraft and get as far as East Anglia. I am not sure whether the National Archives will have much to help you

[Dave Somerset]

Thanks Chris for the pointers. I knew about Schnabel and Wappler from your own excellent book on Luftwaffe Fighters and Bombers. David J Carter's book is still available priced 30 dollars but not in UK. Here it costs over double that. I'm looking to order one nonetheless. I'm grateful for the knowledge that Heinz Escherhaus survived the war.

Best wishes, Dave.