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| I told this story to my future FIL who grew up not far from Mels. He said that during WW2 it was actually forbidden for foriegners to take photographs anywhere near the borders (which would have included Mels), so I take it this poor old dear hadn't actually realised the war was over!
He also told me about a time he was on his families small holding on the banks of the Rhine when about 30 odd Allied bombers came over and started to unload, on the Swiss side of the border. He said about 3 or 4 were shot down by the Swiss air force and crashed on the mountain side. If that is true (he was only 10 or 12 at the time and like most of us would have had a healthy imagination!) it must be documented somewhere | |
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Thought it had to be something like that but this old bag would have been a babe in arms then at best.
The thing about the WW2 bombing raid was right. They also gave schaffhausen a spanking at the same time. A guy who lives in my village has a vast collection of stuff retrieved from those planes shot down. In fact quite a few allied aircraft came down in CH and he was one of the guys who specialised in retrieving the dead and making sure the bodies were re-patriated through the Red Cross. As recently as last year the wreckage of a German fighter and the remains of its occupant were discovered somewhere in CH.