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Well I know Gellermann's book too, but my primary sources are logbook and private contact to Karl Düsterberg, Georg Kellerman's book: Feindflüge in Russland und Norditalien 1943-1945. He was Kampfbeobachter in Josef Thurnhuber’s crew in the I./KG 200 Commando Carmen. He wrote a private book from his logbook as a gift only for the other crew members. The other members were Lt. Josef "Sepp" Thurnhuber (FF), FW Karl Düsterberg (Bordfunker), FW Hans Sievers (Bordmechaniker) and Uffz Andreas "Reser" Stark (Bordschütze).

The first plane piloted by the Thurnhuber's crew was the Ju-188 A3 + TB. On 17th May 1944 transfered from Finsterwalde to Bergamo, following some special duty flights. During the crew was on holiday, was the plane A3 + TB on 13th August 1944 destroyed by an accident in Bergamo, there was the whole crew of Lt Klingohr killed. After that the crew got a new plane Ju-188 A3 + RD.
This plane was destroyed on 26th April 1945 on airfield Bergamo during an air raid. The plane was being prepared to start next day to Spain.
Again personal evidence from Kellermann and Düsterberg.

The whole crew was after the war between July-August 1945 in a camp 6a in Rimini/Italy.
Unfortunatelly I do not have the book "Air War Italy 1944–45". Must be very interessting!
I am working on a story about Thurnhuber's crew. They flew complete the whole war together! Only from July till October 1944 was Düsterberg (illness) replaced by another Bordfunker.
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