[Larry deZeng]

As promised earlier:

NARA Inventory A51-67
Date: 23 June 1952

Records of Allied Airmen Captured by the German Armed Forces

This Record Group contains 95 linear feet of German and American records of which are:

1) 21 lin.ft. of English translations.
2) 6 lin.ft. of 5 by 8 inch Photostats.
3) 7 lin.ft. of 12 by 18 inch Photostats.
4) 61 lin.ft. of captured German records.
5) 17 reels of 35 mm negative film.

The records cover the period 1943-1945 and include aircraft incidents in Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, North Sea, Italy, the Balkan countries and the Mediterranean Sea. The reports in this Record Group are from POW Transit Camp (Dulag-Luft) Wetzlar and the Evaluation Center West (Auswertungsstelle West) Oberursel/Taunus. The reports are numbered KU (reports of shot down Flying Fortresses), J (reports of shot down fighter planes), and ME (Flying Fortresses and fighter planes in the Mediterranean theater).

My notes also indicate that the portion of the overall collection in NARA possession, i.e., 95 linear feet, includes just the American aircraft/aircrew incidents. That leaves some 605 linear feet that went to Britain, France and the USSR. Also, I made note of the fact that one box did contain an index to the RUS-21 to RUS-6016 incidents, but that’s all. Item 5, I think, is the film that was used to produce the microfiche index.

Hope that helps and its catches those who were reaching for their wallets in time.

Larry