SOURCES? - RAF & Commonwealth aircraft losses in Hungary and Austria, 1944

[David E. Brown]

Gentlemen,

Very belated though sincere thanks for your excellent responses to my query.

Kaki, yes, I did post this message on the RAF forum you indicated. A colleague of mine alerted me to the site shortly after my posting here. I also caught the latest Midland Counties publication on the Mediterranean and Middle East air forces, though as you note, it only covers the 1939-1942 period. We can never get these fine works fast enough! I do appreciate the heads-up on the Ploesti title that I will take a look at.

Stefaan, great to hear from you. That title sounds like an excellent source. I have not seen it in this neck of the woods though. I post the information on the dates and that below, so perhaps there might be a match in this title with the actions noted.

Nick, as usual, a most detailed and comprehensive response. I don’t have access to these, though perhaps my colleague Dave Wadman might have bits here and there that he copied during one of his visits to the PRO over the years. I’ll have to ring him up on this.

Schenck, as I mentioned to Stefaan above, attached and below are some background information on what I am seeking. I should state that Theo Boiten was most helpful in assisting with this compilation, although a few gaps remain. The pilot is Lt. Herbert Ludwig of 6./NJG 101, and as noted before I am trying to build his abschüsse list as part of an article I am preparing on him and his aircraft. I have attached a WORD document tabulating what we know, with obvious gaps where more information is sought. I would thus appreciate any further commentary on this listing that you might be able to offer.

All the best,

David