[Peter Cornwell]

Most unit histories have to rely on whatever surviving documentation survives in official archives. During the early stages of the war Lw losses routinely reported through the General Quartermaster (Abt.6) Returns did not name NCO casualties whether they be killed, wounded, or captured. This remained the situation until late August 1940. Some unit diaries (KTBs) record full crew names as do Allied reports dealing with captured personnel etc.