German pilot drama

FARMER Malcolm Weaver (67) is John's nephew and also farms inRegil. This is the tale of what happened to him as a young lad:

"I was born in Chew Magna in 1935 and when aged three we moved tothe Mendips, near Shepton Mallet, where father rented a farm for 10years.

"One morning, when I was about seven, I was woken in the earlyhours by the sound of a plane getting louder and louder. Thinking itwould crash, I dived under the bedclothes for safety and thought'that was it'. Seconds later I heard a thud and knew it had crashed.

"Walking to Stoke St Michael primary school that morning I couldsee the remains of the plane in the field. I arrived to a buzz in …