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Only one Luftwaffe aircraft landed in this area, a Heinkel 111
which struck barrage balloon cables at Newport, with only the
pilot, Oblt. Harry Wappler surviving. He later escaped from prison
camp and stole a RAF aircraft. His remarkable story is told by
historian Hugh Trivett. Elsewhere, a Dornier 217 was shot down by
RAF fighters off Port Eynon during the last major raid on Swansea
in February 1943. Years later historian and diver, Steve Jones,
found pieces of the wreckage on the beach at low water and followed
the trail into deep water where he located the main site. He traced
relatives of the pilot and visited them in Germany. These and many
other fascinating stories are told in the book and many interesting
crash sites are visited. The book incorporates appendices which
include a full list of the high ground military losses and
memorials to those who perished, as well as a bibliography.
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