On April 14, 1945, a German military aircraft (Messerschmitt Bf 109) crashed near the site. According to tradition, the pilot is said to have pulled the already burning plane over the place to protect the residents. A memorial with a part of the wreck testifies to this event. An aircraft propeller blade half buried, in front of it a steel helmet. The pilot Sergeant Willy Hamm was killed in this action.

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Location: Thurnau, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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