Thread: Flugbuch Fw. Emil Handt, BF I./NJG3 late 1944-1945 -genuine or false?
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Old 24th January 2025, 11:00
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Re: Flugbuch Fw. Emil Handt, BF I./NJG3 late 1944-1945 -genuine or false?
Hi Theo,

by my estimation, all entries in the Flugbuch after 5 September 1944 are false, likely all added post-war.

This is easily verifiable when compared to the genuine Flugbuchs for pilots Eduard Schröder, Hans Shadowski, and Hubert Koch.

Handt flew with Schröder on 5/09/44, as verified by Schröder's FB. Schröder was meticulous in recording the names of the crew he flew with. According to Schröder's FB, Handt made no flights with him after 5/09/44. According to Handt's FB, he made seven more flights with Schröder, but only one of those supposed flights was even on the same day that Schröder happened to fly.

It's a similar story with Schadowski. Handt's FB shows three flights with Schadowski in 1945, none of which are on days that Schadowski's FB records flights...

Handt's one recorded flight with Hubert Koch on 28/09/44 is also fabricated.
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