Erinnerungen an das JHQ in Mönchengladbach Tanker-Flug mit Würgeschlange
Mönchengladbach · Gleich zwei aktuelle Ereignisse haben Helga Heine, die frühere Sprecherin der britischen Streitkräfte im Hauptquartier in Rheindahlen, eher schmerzhaft an ihre Vergangenheit erinnert: der Tod von Königin Elizabeth II. und das Gedenken an das Münchner Olympia-Attentat vor 50 Jahren. Doch dann fand das ernste Gespräch doch noch eine unerwartet heitere Wendung.

Vor einem Hercules-Transportflugzeug der Air Force Mitte der 90er.
Foto: Helga HeineDer Schlange Eric sei Dank: Die Anekdote um den unheimlichen Flug mit einem fast fünf Meter langen Python sorgte für Auflockerung während eines ansonsten eher ernsten Treffens bei Helga Heine. Die 76-Jährige lebt jetzt mit ihrem zweiten Mann in Aachen-Kornelimünster.
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