Pga. drivstoffmangel måtte de foreta buklanding på et steinete jorde på øyas nord-vestlige side, nær gården Vågan. Flyet ble sterkt ramponert og tok fyr. Hjemturen til Trondheim gikk med båt.
The Jumo 213 engine on display in the museum at Leka.
The seat belongs to a British Swordfish.
The wheel upper left, rescued from the sea, belongs to a Ju 88
Nord Trøndelag 2001 kjell sørensen
Far left: Pilot Georg Obermeier in front of his Heinkel 111 at Svalbard 1942
Middle: Oberfeldwebel Max Mrochen. Mrochen was also shot down 23.09 1940 in He 111 WNr.5396. He then belonged to Westa 2: The plane ditched in Biscaya.
Upper right: Günter Sieslack.
Lower right: Fritz Heyer.
B/W photos via Morten Moe
Wettererkundungsstaffel 3 4B+B 14.01 1945
Forced landing due to lack of fuel at island Leka 14.January 1945. Pilot: Lt. Georg Obermeier. Meteorolog:WdInsp. Günter Sieslack. Bordfunker Oberfeldwebel Max Mrochen. Bordmechaniker Feldwebel Fritz Heyer.
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