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GAF Jever - On the lawn in front of the Regiment H.Q. (SHQ) and tucked away under the rhododendron bushes one will find this memorial for three WW2 fighter pilots of 1 Fighter Wing, who when operating from Jever lost their lives in the area - 5Nov2010.   1. Hauptmann Bär on 18Jun1943.   Crashed in a Me Bf 109 near Carolinsiel when on an air test.   Cause unknown.   2. Unteroffizier Riehs reported missing on 3Nov1943 in a Me Bf 109.   A/c and pilot recovered near Neuharlingersiel in 1986.   3. Unteroffizier Mayer reported missing on 6Feb1943 in a Fw 190.   A/c and pilot recovered near Stickhausen in 1986.
(Thanks to Maurice Parker.)
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