[Melvin Brownless]

Hi Mike

Thanks for getting in touch, much appreciated!
I found the loss regarding your uncle Emil and his R/Op, Uffz Leopold Berger in my loss list and was sorry to learn that they both perished in the crash of their Bf 110 near Meckenheim. I also note that I do not have the werke nummer for their aircraft either, do you possibly have it?

For the past twenty years I have been compiling a Luftwaffe Erinnerungs Archive, dedicated in preserving images, photos etc of Luftwaffe aircrew who were killed and those who are still listed as MISSING.
Most of the photos I have in my archive have come directly from the relatives of the fallen. I wonder if I may be bold enough to ask you if you could possibly send me a scan of your uncle Otto, if you have one?
I would be very pleased to include him in my Erinnerungs Archive. I must add that I am not political, my main interest is preserving the individual fatalities in the spirit of "Remembrance & Reconcilliation", regardless of nationality!

Kind regards,

Melvin.