Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Nick,
the database is an an access format that has a table for each make and model aircraft. Each table has information from losses, production, Flugbücher, documents and so forth published and from the archival sources. Each table has columns for the manufacturer, factory, type, WNr., codes and markings, unit, location, date, how the information was obtained, the source of the information, loss information and crew information if available. It also has tables about airfields and locations, units, Feldpostnummern, codes and so forth. It is very elaborate reference tool and easily searchable. I hope this helped a little. The project started shortly before the end of the Luftwaffe Verband. It was and still is a small group of contributors with Barry acting as the manager of the data. For example the Bf 109 table has 94450 entries alone.

Regards,
Norbert

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Norbert,

Are there any plans to publish parts of this database in book form?

Best,
Ed West

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Ed, not at this point.
Regards,
Norbert

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Norbert,


Thanks for your reply.


Ed

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Hi Norbert,
Thanks for the details you supplied about the database's information sources, schema, and scope -- very interesting and very impressive. I'm glad to know that such a valuable resource is in good hands.

Regards,
Leon Venter

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Sergio,
You're only missing three. The last issue of Luftwaffe Verband was #44 in Oct 2005.

Regards,
Leon Venter

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Many thanks for the info. I had no sucess to obtain a reply from Barry Rosch to buy the missing ones years ago... so I thought he was ill when ended the Luftwaffe Verband magazine.

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Sergio

I'm not sure if Barry has any paper copies left. Do you want me to ask him?

Steve

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Yes. And send him my best wishes. Maybe he still remembers me!

Re: Barry Rosch's database
 

Done!