[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Peter Cornwell has now revised this loss for the EoE Luft Loss DB as follows:

"19 May 1940 Western Front: Aufklärungsschwarm III./KG51 Heinkel He111H. Badly damaged in fighter attack during reconnaissance sortie to Vitry-le-François and believed crashed near the Seille river, south of Metz. Possibly that attacked S/Lt Marchelidon of GC I/2 1.45 p.m. Pilot believed unhurt, BO Uffz Freidrich Weidenbach slightly wounded, BF Uffz Ernst de Mas, BM Uffz Walter Heil, and BS Gefr Edmund Baake all killed. Aircraft 100% write-off."

Someone else has pointed out that Ernst de Mas, the BF, has been reported by the KG51 book author, Wolfgand Dierich, as de 'Maas." Again, I'll have to let PC sort that out.

After a massive addition/revision of our EoE holdings for all British losses (FC, BC, CC & RN) in Europe during May, 1940, he's retired to the S. of France to mend his wounded brain with ample quantities of the local elixir. We now have revisions of one more month, June, 1940, to complete our parallel DB on the British side to match what PC and our team has done for the Luftwaffe for the 16-month period from 1.9.39 to 31.12.40. This effort to document all losses for all causes, except for training units, for every country during the project period, is one of the foundational research products for the entire EoE effort. We are now well on our way to developing very detailed unit histories, using this and all other known sources, for the air units of all sides. We're making huge progress, but there is still a long way to go. In addition to using already published unit histories, biographies/autobiographies and diaries, we're compiling leadership lists down to Squadron level, unit subordination, bases, victory lists, and eye-witness accounts and narratives. In addition on the German side, we're including source material from FB, KTB, Unfalliste, aviation archaeology, WNr. reference data and every other source we can acquire to put this all together into one cogent research DB. Once completed, the narrative history will be written based upon this DB. The tremendous support and help from members of the TOCH and LEMB boards continues to be greatly appreciated.

Regards,