Re: P-51s vs FW-190s on 20/1/45 N. of Regensburg
Dear Art
First of all, you cannot say that your stories are less interesting. I would say all the stories are equally interesting, but only when told. Please, consider this an encouragement, as your record suggest, you have plenty to tell.
Concerning Hartmann - the problem is that his official records were unavailable and his memoirs are not so accurate, see the oxygen mask case already mentioned by you. In recent years some forgotten German records had been found in archives and they shed a new light on those matters, giving basic details on actual claims of Hartmann. Unfortunatelly, this only happened after Hartmann's death, so nobody was able to ask him about that.
I have dropped a note to Ruy, that you request his advice.
Very best wishes
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