# Danish boy finds remains of German Messerschmitt in a field **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708 "2017-03-08T18:17:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708/21 "2017-03-25T20:32:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > They identified the pilot. His last surviving family member, a sister died in 2006. She had no children. > > That’s a unfortunate consequence of war. Sometimes there’s no one left to continue the family name. Not to be harsh, but because of the efforts of fine young men like this, there were quite a few instances of “no one left to continue the village or any of the family names in it.” ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708/22 "2017-03-26T17:10:39Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Why can the book found only be the Bible or _Mein Kaumpf_? What if it turns out to be _How to Win Friends and Influence People_? What if it’s _Hot Naked Frauleins_? According to [this page](http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/nordjylland/nedstyrtet-pilot-fra-2-verdenskrig-var-19-aar-og-relativt-uerfaren) (in Danish) it was “Der Soldatenfreund” with a calendar for 1944. He had [condoms](http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/nordjylland/styrtet-tysk-jagerpilot-havde-kondomer-og-madbilletter-i-lommerne) in his pocket too. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708/23 "2017-03-26T17:28:26Z")
> [@Mikkel](#): > > According to [this page](http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/nordjylland/nedstyrtet-pilot-fra-2-verdenskrig-var-19-aar-og-relativt-uerfaren) (in Danish) it was “Der Soldatenfreund” with a calendar for 1944. He had [condoms](http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/nordjylland/styrtet-tysk-jagerpilot-havde-kondomer-og-madbilletter-i-lommerne) in his pocket too. At least one used, I’d hope. His last name translates as _whimsical, strange, odd, wondrous, fantastic_… perhaps a native speaker can fine that down. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708/24 "2017-03-26T17:37:31Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > At least one used, I’d hope. I don’t know how many was issued at a time, but he had 3. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > His last name translates as _whimsical, strange, odd, wondrous, fantastic_… perhaps a native speaker can fine that down. Wonderful? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708/25 "2017-03-27T00:08:16Z")
This isn’t surprising. I live in a city with a military base, and construction crews still find unexploded ordinance from WW II. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-boy-finds-remains-of-german-messerschmitt-in-a-field/781708.md?page=1)