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

[edwest2]

Lynn,


Thank you for your reply. I don't wish to add further complications but other means had to be employed to continue aircraft assembly. I submit that as control of production was ceded to the SS, then operations like Bodenplatte occurred in 1945. Saur was only one component in a changeover in duties created by a situation of great urgency. This occurred at a time when it was assumed the Luftwaffe was starved of fuel and supplies. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that synthetic fuel and lubricants were available.

American G.I.s thought they'd be home by Christmas, 1944. They also did not expect the Wacht am Rhein situation.

Finally, I only mentioned "logistical problems" for the reason of providing context to your readers. Sometimes, people hear terms like this and don't really understand them.


Best,
Ed