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Originally Posted by Henry Jones
Hi Larry,
I only see once a "Abschussmeldung", a sheet of paper with the date, aircraft typ, crash site, witnesses ... signed by the pilot who claimed the shot. There were also a "Gefechtsbericht" (fighting report) and a "Luftzeugenbericht" (air witness report) about the combat and the claim. So i thought there is a similar Meldung for the shot down of Dempseys P51 through Neujahr.
Could you help me here? I'm very sorry if my request sounds like a bit unfamiliar. Luftwaffe and Air Force are not my specialized topic.
I don't know which typs of reports are available for Luftwaffe claims, so I'm interested in all documents about this fight.
Thank you
Alex
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Alex - It sounded to me like you wanted the
German report(s). You certain know exactly what they are, as you demonstrate above. The "Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr.237" is the single line entry that comes from daily log sheets maintained by one of the branches within the Luftwaffenpersonalamt in Berlin. Very, very few of the full-page, detailed Abschußmeldungen that I mentioned survived the war. Every one would like to get their hands on these, but only a few of them have been found.
Dragondog's information is from the American side but that is all that you will probably be able to find that provides any detail.
L.