Very good to hear another pilot finally made it "HOME"

I have been part of several digs here in The Netherlands where we unearthed
pilots (and their planes). German, American and British.
Mostly German though. Most of the allied pilots were dug up, identifid and
sent "home" pretty soon after the war. The German pilots... well, they were
"The Germans".

For me as a "youngster" it always is a very special moment when we can tell
the family that we have found and identified the pilot as their long lost
husband, brother, and/or (sometimes) son.

I've had the wive of a German Pilot crying in my arms. She was so thankful
she finally knew where her husband was.
They were married only a few days when he went missing and she never got
remarried because she did not know if he was in captivity or dead.

I can not imagine how special it must be to finally be able to close that
chapter and finally knowing he is found after some 60 years.

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Cheers,

Bert-Jan