[Marcel van Heijkop]

@Brian,

Thanks, I was aware of that. Unfortunately Balke doesn't say anything about the Ju 188 part of this attack. However, on page 258 there's a wonderfully detailed German map of the attack including routes, waypoints, beacons and type of markers used. Do you have any idea in which BAMA files these kind of maps can be found?

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

The first author I ever saw using accounts from Altrogge was Alfred Price, so the story could have stemmed from early work he did.

Nick, correct and that reminds me I still have to contact Price! I really hope that Altrogge at that time gave him the full and correct captions of those early I./KG66 Ju 188 photos often claimed to show Altrogge's personal mount. (I mean the Ju 188E with the Y-Verfahren antenna mast and without the top gun turret. Black lower surfaces and blue upper surfaces, code "TN" on the vertical fin. Both the correct date and full aircraft code are still a mystery to me.)

Regards,

Marcel