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Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
Please see He-111:
http://home.arcor.de/sturmbrigade/Wallonie/Wallonie.htm Photos: http://home.arcor.de/sturmbrigade/Wa...el%20Speer.JPG http://home.arcor.de/sturmbrigade/Wa...0Sebastian.JPG http://home.arcor.de/sturmbrigade/Wa...%20Logrono.JPG Crew of He-111 : Pilot: Albert Duhinger Mechaniker: Gerhard Stide Besatzung: Georg Kubel Besatzung: Benno Epner Mitflieger: SS-Standartenführer Leon Degrelle |
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Re: Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
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The Heinkel He111 photos here may cause confusion. The first photo shows a He111 with stkz. CN+__. But this is not the same aircraft which was used by Degrelle. The photo is used to show Albert Speer, whose pilot flew the actual aircraft, which I believe was TQ+MU He111H-23. I also believe that the mechanic was Gerhard Stride. regards Ian |
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Re: Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
And I'm still looking for proof, that they flew out of Norway. It seems highly unlikely that they did.
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Re: Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
All this trip: Norway - seaside of San Sebastian in Spain was described at written by Leon Degrelle a book: "Front de l'Est 1941-1945" - probably last chapter of book.
Leon Degrelle written that they get the point of trip on the fuel reserve |
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Re: Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
I read his book many years ago, the usual old fascist's mix of self-justification and passing over the inconvenient aspects of history. Nevertheless, I don't see any particular reason for him to lie about Norway, although I haven't tried to calculate whether an He 111 had sufficient range to make the flight. Also, what was the aircraft doing in Norway in the first place?
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Re: Last trip of Leon Degrelle from Norway to Spain
Given the fairly large number of Luftwaffe aircraft that moved to Norway in the final days, I see no reason why this He 111 should not have amongst them. I can find no record of it being there, but I doubt whether records were 100% accurate.
The motives of these ‘escaping’ pilots and crews appears to be mixed, but there does appear to have been a miss-guided belief at least held by some, that they could collect their resources elsewhere, reorganise and continue the fight. I would not be surprised if a fanatic like Degrelle held such a view. I have not checked the exact range of the He111H-23, but the maximum range of most of the H series with all available fuel seems to have been around 2,300km. If the aircraft did start from Norway, we do not know where. However, a straight line from Oslo to San Sabastian measures just over 2,200km. So it appears to be just about possible. regards Ian |
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