02.10.1940 midair collision LG2 (Belgium)

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2 October 1940 two Bf 110's of Lehrgeschwader 2 collided in midair:

Obfw Kroll 7. /LG 2 piloted Bf 110 L2+FK (Werknummer 2188). He baled out successfully and landed in the village of Erps-Kwerps (Erps Querbs). He was the only airman on board L2+FK.

The crew of the other Bf 110 involved - coded L2+DR - wasn't that lucky. They baled out at an altitude of 20 - 30 metres. Their names were Oblt. Georg Eckert (pilot) and Uffz August Hauss (radio operator). Eckert was found by a farmer in the village of Kapelle-op-den-Bos. Both airmen were initially buried at Leuven (Louvain) and rest now at Lommel .

All above information was extracted from the book 'België in oorlog 3, Luchtslag boven het kanaal' page 50 by Cynrik De Decker.

My question is what first hand source the author might have used with regard to this midair collision (I already contacted the author himself, but unfortunately he was unable to locate his source).

Can anyone tell me what primairy or firsthand Luftwaffe source this midair-collision information is based on?

Thanks in advance,
Dirk