The wreckage was ultimately recovered not by the ARG, but by a local salvage team. That hurts Graas, but he is concerned about the relatives. He has had close contact with them since the identification of the crew members.

For example, with the daughter of the pilot’s fiancée, Erik Tilbury. When she realized that aircraft parts from the ED603 were in the ARG air war museum, she contacted Graas. A few days later she viewed the aircraft engine with her own eyes at Fort Veldhuis.

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