The report above of the ‘Wingman’ by Juntilla describes that the kite got into trouble and reversed. He would never get England. The story of the crash of Jim Juntilla’s plane in the Wieringermeer is only starting to become more clear lately. Until ten years ago it was thought that it was a Spitfire. Slowly the pieces fall into place, says Mark Hakvoort.
“But we actually hope that during the commemoration, we get even more information during the commemoration. Maybe there have been eyewitnesses those 5th October 1944? And there are friends of the family especially from America for this commemoration. Maybe they can tell something about Jim’s captiva.”
Mars through the snow
Because when the end of the war approaches, the Germans begin to move the prisoners. Juntilla has to make a long march through the snow from one place to the other. “He definitely sustained a trauma during the war. Maybe that’s why he started to help so many other people.”
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