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Re: Questions about three Luftwaffe losses on 30 October 1944
Steve,
I have from the NVMs 41 losses, where the Werk.-Nr. is 750XXX starting with 750078 and ending with 750158. They contain 22 A-8 and 19 A-9 versions scattered quite evenly both inside this block and also inside the operators. Hard to say, why more than half were reported as A-8, if all in this block should be A-9. From my mind it is highly unlikely, that this would be simply disregard of the instructions or similar.
One example. According to the Bestandliste I/JG 2 had in December 1944 only Fw 190 A-8/R6 and Fw 190 D-9. Quite correctly they reported in that month 4 A-8 losses, but with the following WNr.: 750141, 750143, 750146 and 750154. If these were A-9, the Gruppe has given erronous information both in the Bestandliste and in four separate NVMs. This seems to show, that they really were sure of the version A-8.
Hope, that we'll find a good, logical explanation.
Regards,
Matti
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