[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello

There is no documentary support in the lists of the Luftwaffe Personal Amt suggesting that Schienbein claimed this Wellington. Nevertheless, Ring and Nonnenmacher somehow must have find something which provoked them to include this claim in their notorious lists, whether that have been info from Schienbein himself or his Flugbuch.

If they wanted to put some bogey claims into their lists in order 'to protect' their data from copying (as they did), Schienbein is the most unlogical name to expect. Another primary German source - a list of nightfighter claims in which the support of Flakscheinwerfer Regiment 1 played a decisive role - this Wellington was brought down by blinding with search lights. This explanation must have been noted after an investigation of the wreckage (apparantly no German gunfire bullets from a nightfighter found).

All the best, Marcel