Sources of Information

[Peter Cornwell]

Drew,

Given that it only covers part of the time-frame that concerns you, I would be interested to learn in exactly what sense you believe the Lw losses listed in BoBT&N to be incomplete. Inevitably, achieving a truly 'definitive' listing is always doubtful, but I tried very hard to make the losses as complete as possible, though that was 27 years ago & I accept most readily that research has moved on as other contemporary sources have since become available. The reason for my interest is that I revisited my loss lists for Stephen Bungay's 'The Most Dangerous Enemy' only seven years ago & found few changes of any particular significance then necessary. So I will be fascinated to hear (as I am sure will others) exactly what your own research has revealed and your sources.

[alcluith]

Peter

I am researching my second cousins "Claims" and out of the 6 I have only been able to match 2 possibles to the information in the BOBT&N.

14 Aug Do17 Damaged 18.30 Dungeness

16 Aug He111 Destroyed 17.10 Brighton
Possible 7/KG55 He111P(1582)

16 Aug He111 Damaged 17.10 Brighton

18 Aug Do215 Destroyed 13.45 Kenley

18 Aug Bf109 Destroyed 13.45 Kenley

01 Oct Bf110 Damaged 10.45 West Needles
Possible I/ZG26 Bf110D(4212)

01 Nov Z1007 Damaged 16.30 Dover
This encounter is well documented in several books

In a post elsewhere in this forum there is a thread regarding 5 Dec 1940 JG26 being attacked with losses but no knowledge of what squadron was responsible. From records we have on the day my cousin was killed around the time of the attack he was returning from chasing fighters out to sea, so it is possible that he was involved in the attack on JG26.

When I started my research there was very little on his career in the books that I was advised as being "the Bibles" of the Battle of Britain.
Since then I have been able to gather a considerable amount of information. Most of his career I have been able to substantiate but I would like to be able to try to confirm or otherwise his claims.

I felt that there were too few likely matched to his claims and therefore it is possible that there are some entries missing from BOBT&N.

Drew

[Peter Cornwell]

Drew,

I am sorry that you are experiencing difficulty in substantiating P/O C. R. Young's claims but absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.