US Strategic Bombing Survey No59 - a questionable statement about 1-seat fighters production

[edwest2]

Gentlemen,


The use of terms like "logistical problems" should be avoided and replaced with what can be shown in contemporary documents. After the RAF raid on Peenemünde in August 1943, construction of underground facilities began. SS General Hans Kammler was tasked with moving V-2 (A-4) production underground. By March 1944, the SS was involved in creating underground installations for the production of fighter aircraft, and in August, 1944, took over operational control for launching the V-2. The Allies realized the Germans were moving men and equipment at night and developed photo-flash bombs designed to work with a camera mounted on an aircraft. Final assembly of fighters also occurred inside unused railroad tunnels. I have seen an unpublished photo of several Fw 190s just outside a tunnel opening.


Best,
Ed