Using Ai to connect events.

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I tried to use AI to connect a general location,as given near Celle from a MACR, to a specific airfield


In this case it was Joseph F Kerch 795975 Pilot POW P-51 42-106698 ( 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron) The MACR mention attacking airfield near Celle 15 APR 44


I ask GROK this ( using DaZengs work as main source)et all 15 APR 44 remarks from https://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf, sort closets to Celle Germany


result:
Only 8 such dated remarks appear in the entire document (no other date formats or additional matches were found).

1. Fassberg (52°55′10″N – 10°11′30″E) — 33.5 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack by VIII Fighter Command P-51 Mustangs – claimed 2 x He 177s destroyed.
2. Salzwedel (52°50′10″N – 11°13′00″E) — 80.0 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack – 1 x Bf 109 G-6 from IV./JG 3 destroyed.
3. Hagenow (53°25′50″N – 11°13′30″E) — 117.8 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack by VIII Fighter Command P-51 Mustangs – claimed 1 x Bf 110, 2 x Ju 88s and 5 x He 177s destroyed, plus 2 x He 177s and 1 x unidentified aircraft damaged.
4. Oldenburg (53°10′40″N – 08°10′30″E) — 141.8 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack by VIII Fighter Command P-47 Thunderbolts – claimed 2 x Ju 88s destroyed and 2 more damaged.
5. Hesepe (52°27′00″N – 07°57′05″E) — 145.3 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack – 1 x Ju 188 A-2 from I./KG 2 shot up.
6. Fritzlar (51°07′00″N – 09°17′00″E) — 176.5 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack by VIII Fighter Command P-47 Thunderbolts – claimed 1 x Ju 52 and 1 x unidentified aircraft destroyed.
7. Flensburg (54°47′33″N – 09°25′43″E) — 244.7 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack by 4 VIII Fighter Command P-51 Mustangs – 9 x He 111s from I./KG 26 shot up and destroyed on the ground.
8. Aachen-Merzbrück (50°49′20″N – 06°11′15″E) — 334.8 km
   15 Apr 44: low-level attack – 1 x Do 217M from III./KG 2 destroyed.

As the MACR states the engine was cutting out and J-851 gives Ellendorf as crash place, which is near.


So Fassberg it was. I know for sure because in J-851 it states "Der Aufschlagort des Flugzeuges wird durch Fliegerhorstkommandantur Fassberg gemeldet"


So i feel confident that this way of using sources can be productive.




Google AI will not open an online pdf, and sice the copy function of windows (clipboard) is limited i used GROK

Hope it can be useful to somebody.