Hitler ordered his pilots shot

I saw a clip of a secret German plane that was forced by mishap to land in Switzerland. Hitler ordered the whole crew shot. What was it mission?

To clear out Rudolph Hess's bank account.

Can't comment on that specific incident. But, I read on one Bomber Command crew that discussed putting down in Switerland during a hopelessly low point in their tour of Operations. They seriously considered it via intercom. When back on Terra Firma, they never mentioned it again and felt very ashamed. I am sure that the crew you mentioned landed there for mechanical reasons. But, situations like that were very suspicious. As were Early Returns. It reached a point where Bomber Command installed cameras to verify bombloads had been released over target. They called it 'Press od regardless'. It lead to the loss of many a fine crew. Being branded LMF was the last thing any Airman wanted. Jim Kellogg wrote i

PBS, or one of the cable channels devoted to history, about a year ago, ran a documentary called 'Whispers in the Sky.' It discussed allied aircrew, especially bomber crew, putting down in neutral countries, deciding that to be interned was better than being interred. I recall that in the final analysis, they came to the conclusion that most, but certainly not all, of such incidents were by aircraft in certifiable distress.

<<<Being branded LMF was the last thing any Airman wanted.>>>

A goodly portion of the program centered on the British policy of stamping records with the Lack of Moral Fiber epithet. The conclusion was that it was needlessly cruel, and lacking in any reasonable purpose, but just used to humiliate a lot of decent people who had legitimately reached the end of their rope.

Regards, TSB

Bill Walker...Producer and Cohost of The Shooting Bench radio program....General Manager, WDIS-Radio, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

I think I was a German Plane equiped with one of the first radar sets for night navigation. I seem to remember a picture of a Aircraft with a set of Antennas junting out the front.

I assume they were testing out the radar.