[RodM]

Hi Stig,

yes, I wrote and researched that part of Volume 2. The possibility of the claim being against the Rositz force stems from the location of the Drünkler claim as given in the Nonnenmacher/Ring listing, although surviving crew members of the three Lancasters lost attacking that target all thought that they'd been shot down by Flak.

The timing of the attacks on both Rositz and Chemnitz means that the time of Drünkler's claim could equally apply to aircraft attacking either target.

I figure that the only way to possibly clarify the situation further would be to cite the original documentation upon which the Nonnenmacher/Ring list is based, to verify the claim location.

Against eight claims as stated in an original OKL operations summary (1 JD - 3 claims; 3 JD - 1 claim; 7 JD - 3 claims; Jafü Mittelrhein - 1 claim), only seven documented claims were discovered at the time the NJWD was published (1 JD - 3 claims; 3 JD - 1 claim; 7 JD - 3 claims; Jafü Mittelrhein - claim not discovered). Therefore, there remains a possibility that the unknown Jafü Mittelrhein crew shot down the Halifax at Pockau.

Cheers

Rod