Airfield Strafing Victims

[Don Caldwell]

Hi Bill --

Thanks for the reply. The author has access to all of the 8AF documents, but is looking specifically for the identity (units) of the aircraft destroyed on the dates and airfields mentioned. I knew at the start that we were unlikely to come up with anything for ground losses, altho I have helped him with some air-to-air combats. This board has educated me to the fact that the airfield reports did not show units (it wasn't their business), and the unit reports would have, but as we all know these were nearly all destroyed.

-- Don

[Nick Beale]

Anyone prepared to read a very great deal of Ultra might make a certain amount of headway in identifying units or (occasionally) individual aircraft involved but the results would be very patchy for the time spent, I think.

[Don Caldwell]

Hi NIck --

Thanks. I'll pass this on, but I don't think the author is prepared to invest a trip to the ex-PRO for this tiny fraction of the data he's looking for, and I know I can't.

-- Don

[David Pausey]

Hello Don

Quick reply I have some reports from THE hw5 FILES AT kew LONDON DATES
5-10-44, 6-10-44(55th FG),30-9-44, 5-10-44, 9-10-44, 11-10-44, 18-3-45, 24-2-45, 17-3-45, 10-4-45, 13-4-45(355TH fg ?), 18-4-45, 21-4-45.
Some could be 9th A.F.

regards

David