Remains of uniform, Schwimmweste, Flying Boot.
Artefacts preserved from the Martin “Buzz” O’Brien Collection.
Reason for loss:
The Junkers was on a Fernnachtjagd operation to England, believed to have crashed due to AAA. The wreck with her crew were recovered in October 1976 by the Wealden Aviation Group.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer - Obergefreiter Wilhelm Beetz - killed
Bordfunker - Gefreiter Rudolf Kronika - killed
Bordschütze - Gefreiter Johann Mittag - killed
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