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The Fernhurst Dornier: the second dig 2005
Introduction | The Crash 1943 | The First Dig 1989 | The Second Dig 2005
June 2005 - the recovery of the remains of obergefreiter Franz Huske
the second dig to recover the remains of Franz Huske - June 2005
Franz Huske remains were uncovered during the second dig. After a coroner's inquest, his remains were buried in Chichester's Portfield cemetary in October 2006.
Press reports
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- Haslemere Herald 31 August 1989 "RAF called in the tackle bomb find" (880 KB pdf file)
- Midhurst & Petworth Observer 17 April 2003 "Model of shot down bomber presented to village archive"
- Midhurst & Petworth Observer 16 June 2005 "German airman's remains found in wartime bomber wreckage"
- Midhurst & Petworth Observer 23 June 2005 "Bomber wreckage goes on show after 60 years"
- Haslemere Herald 24 June 2005 "Body of WWII airman found at Fernhurst"
- The Times 25 June 2005 "Luftwaffe inquest"
- Haslemere Herald (letter) 8 & 22 July 2005 "More details on WWII air crash"
- Chichester Observer 28 July 2005 "No date set yet for inquest into airman's death in 1943"
- Haslemere Herald 14 October 2005 "Restoration ongoing for plane"
- The Daily Telegraph 28 November 2005 "62 years on, inquest hears how Luftwaffe gunner met his end" (D. Telegraph website)
- Haslemere Herald 2 December 2005 "After 62 years, inquest into Luftwaffe airman's death in Fernhurst field"
- Midhurst & Petworth Observer December 2005 "German airman's remains were buried"
- Chichester Observer April 2006 "Companions hear about fate of bomber"
- Chichester Observer 19 October 2006 "Poignant ceremony for wartime German airman"
- Chichester Observer 3 November 2006 "Moving tribute to a wartime German pilot"
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