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Re: Serching for Luftwaffe Crew & Relatives.
Hi, guys.
Just back from a couple of weeks in Bandol, southern France. Great place!!
Have been battling with a few similar issues myself and had success by thinking a bit out of the box - by using two lines if searching -
1. Simply the phonebook and Google - and contacting people in a polite way in the right area and with the right surnames.
In one case I got in contact with the crew members sister - 10 years his junior. As both he and both her parents perished in the war she in fact never knew what had become of her older brother - living in DDR after the war the issue was never pursued. She and her family was in fact very grateful to know of what had happened.
2. Believe it or not - Facebook... ;-) In that case I got in touch with the relevant crew members brothers grandson... do not know what that relation is called in english.
Besides the official records - often a bit tricky to come by when it concerns relations - I think this approach is quite unintrusive - a polite letter or a polite introduction stating your issue - it is then up to the recipient to decide if they will help you out. And of course I always respect a no, for whatever reason.
Regards,
Andreas B
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Ahhh... but I have seen the holy grail! And it is painted RLM 76 all over with a large Mickey Mouse on the side, there is a familiar pilot in front of it and it has an Erla Haube!
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