Hess landed twelve miles away from his intended destination of Dungavel House, the home of the Duke of Hamilton, with whom he hoped to open peace negotiations.
10th May 1941: Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer of the German Nazi Party, flew from Germany to Scotland on a mission to strike a peace deal with the British government
- 10th May 2022
- Tagged as: Aircraft, Britain, Germany, Nazi, Nuremberg Trials, Rudolf Hess, Scotland, Second World War, Spandau Prison, World War 2
