II./JG 52 vs 15th US Air Force, 20 Mar 1945

[leonventer]

Hi Don,

Originally Posted by Don Caldwell

Düttmann's Flugbuch entry for 20 Mar 45 states, "Luftkampf mit 7 B-17s + 8 P-51s - Abschuß 1 P-51". His bio (which I don't have) says that this entry belongs on 18 Mar. ... Would you mind checking his bio and posting all of the information he has for the mission of "18 Mar"?

I've attempted to attach scans of the 3 relevant pages (around 140KB each), but I get an "Unable to move/copy file" error each time. Please send me your email address via PM, and I'll mail them to you.


After reading it again, Düttmann's statement on page 194:

"...habe ich gemerkt, dass das in meinem Flug- und Leistungsbuch genau falsch herum eingetragen ist: Die Mustang war am 18. und die Jak zwei Tage später!"

is ambiguous -- is he referring to the log book entry as it was written or as it should have been written?

Gosh, research is fun!

Indeed! Please let us know what you make of this puzzle.

Regards,
Leon Venter