LUFTWAFFE SECRETS
DISCLOSED IN INTERNED PLANE
LONDON, November 27,.... Closely-guarded Luftwaffe secrets came to light as the result of a highlyqualified German flying officer, Captain Gerdes, seizing a plane and escaping to Sweden recently, says the- 'Daily Mail's ' Stockholm correspondent.' The machine is believed to have contained new Luftwaffe equipment in the experimental stage, which Himmler is reserving for the last phase of the Battle of Germany. , t The Swedish authorities foiled a desperate Gestapo plan to prevent examination of the plane andl even to murder the officer,, who is now interned.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19441128.2.77
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 25344, 28 November 1944, Page 5
Word Count
92LUFTWAFFE SECRETS Evening Star, Issue 25344, 28 November 1944, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in