▁not ▁his ▁destination ▁or ▁fate , ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁by ▁Mun ich ▁Radio ▁in ▁Germany ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁May . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁Hitler ▁sent ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Jo achim ▁von ▁Rib b ent rop ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁news ▁in ▁person ▁to ▁M uss ol ini , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁press ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁release ▁full ▁information ▁about ▁events ▁that ▁same ▁day . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁Il se ▁H ess ▁finally ▁learned ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁trip ▁when ▁news ▁of ▁his ▁fate ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁German ▁radio . ▁ ▁Two ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁fus el age ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁were ▁initially ▁hidden ▁by ▁David ▁Mc Le an ▁and ▁later ▁retrieved . ▁One ▁part ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁Association , ▁who ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁war ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁US ; ▁this ▁ ▁part ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁by ▁Bon h ams ▁at ▁au ction . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁fuel ▁tank ▁and ▁a ▁str ut ▁were ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁via ▁Bon h ams ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Other ▁w reck age ▁was ▁salv aged ▁by ▁ 6 3 ▁Main ten ance ▁Unit ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁then ▁taken ▁to ▁Oxford ▁to ▁be ▁stored . ▁The ▁aer op lane ▁had ▁been ▁armed ▁with ▁four ▁machine ▁guns ▁in ▁the ▁nose , ▁but ▁carried ▁no ▁am mun ition . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁engines ▁is ▁on ▁display