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[David P. Williams]

Hi Philippe,

Yes I am.

Another reason for being somewhat taken aback by Mr de Zeng's comments.

All the best,

David

[Chris Goss]

Gentlemen

To calm things down, I can confirm that David P Williams is not only a man of standing (still PC?) but a published author and not an avid collector of militaria. I believe that his questions are in support of a proposed book, the questions arising he has been unable (like many on this Forum) to solve.

Regards

Chris

[David P. Williams]

Good morning Chris.

Thank you for your professional and kind comments.

I am still in the service, less than 5 years now to retirement.

You are correct with the proposed book. I hope to have the Becker book finished this year, but it has been on the back boiler for some 6 years now due to work commitments.

My knowledge concerning Luftwaffe ground units and organisation is somewhat limited and the forum is strongly represented with many experts and enthusiasts whose knowledge is second to none. Perhaps you, or others, here could give me some pointers as to relevant books or other written sources.

I felt somewhat slighted by the 'money' comment, but as far as I am concerned the matter is now closed. Thank you again for your comments.

David

[Chris Goss]

Retirement eh? I resigned Jun 12, finished Jul 12 and 3 days later started new job (out of the RAF for good Nov 12). I had qualified for my pension before you ask! Not been sacked yet-there is life outside the service/Services!

[David P. Williams]

Good to hear there is life after the service, as I joined at 19 and know nothing else.

Not sure what I'll do afterwards but I'm sure something will come up.

All the best,

[Larry deZeng]

Mr. Williams -

In an earlier post in this thread, you mentioned a Soldbuch and the entries there in. Soldbuecher are a collectible and usually purchased, sold and traded by militaria collectors. I made a fair assumption.

You also reacted somewhat negatively to the post made by SES. My comment was an attempt to explain SES's reaction. SES is a highly respected colleague and I will always rise to his defense when I believed him to be on solid ground.

Next time just ask if someone can interpret the entries in a Soldbuch and e-mail a scan of it to the volunteer. My co-author, Doug, and I have done close to 2,000 Luftwaffen-Karteikarten over the past year and a half and these are nearly identical to the Soldbuch entries. We would be glad to help.

L. deZ.

[John Beaman]

OK, guys, this thread seems to have calmed down. But, let me reiterate that personal commentary on people's motives have no place on the forum. If you don't like it, don't answer a post. If you think something is way out of line email me or Nick and we'll take a look. Both of us monitor the site several times a day.

As for people "using the site" for profit or whatever, that is your choice to reply or not. There have been other complaints about such activity and when polled, the responder(s) said they did not mind answering, so there. Again, you do not have to answer.

Recall this forum hosts a fantastic number of great researchers and writers. Some do not always command the English language well, but they, for the most part, do well, so let's be patient, especially with "newbies". We all had to start somewhere.

As we all know, this is the best such forum on the web, with the participation of so many "experten/experts" who can answer and help. The collective knowledge base here is beyond belief. Do not screw it up with personal chastisements and impatience.

[Peter Spoden]

Hello Mr. Larry deZeng, lieber "Alter Hase",

how come you are writing such nasty remarks about David P. Williams! I met this honorable police officer David about 20 years ago when he was still writing books about Luftwaffe Nightfighters in his off-duty-time.

Presently he is writing about Martin Becker, a man who deserves some acknowledgement about his 10 claims in one night with his radio-operator.
I hope these things never happen again.

best regards
Peter Spoden I/NJG 6

[Larry deZeng]

Sehr geehrter Herr Spoden,

I explained it all above in Post #16.

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

H.L. deZeng