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Originally Posted by srob48
To John and everyone else that mentions quoting sources.
All my information comes from the Luftwaffe Loss Records kept on microfilm at the Imperial War Museum in London. Wast in Berlin, and the VDK. All official sources. I do not tend to use books as most contain errors. If you wish me to repeat this message on every new thread I will, but it will get a bit boring.
Kind regards, Steve Roberts
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To reinforce what others have said, sometimes books are more reliable because authors have done more work, taking into account the limitations of the source material rather than taking things at face value. Wartime sources are invaluable, not infallible. The Luftwaffe was hopeless at spelling personal names and non-German place names, for a start. Take Ofw. Kuno Dollenmayer/Dollenmeyer/Dollenmaier — all spellings in primary sources, so how do you decide which is right? Or Oblt. Theodor Spies/Spiess of 5.(F)/123 … Or (from the IWM records) "Grumone" in Italy — on maps it's Cremona, so do you believe the German records?