Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

[John Vasco]

Nick,

'...CX/JQ/312
16/9/40 D/0350/16/9/40
18. Source saw a document, addressed to Luftflotte 3, in which Chief Engineer of Luftflotte 2 referred in great detail to trouble experienced with Me 110 aircraft, type Do. (cf. CX/JQ/231).
These aircraft are frequently damaged in the fuselage, near the dinghy stowage, at spar 18, due apparently to ice-formation. This is stated to come not only from the dinghy stowage, but also from the tail-wheel support and loading on Spar 18.
A galaxy of senior engineer officers from Luftflotte 2, as well as Hauptmann Lutz of Erprobungsruppe 210, had been conferring, writing and telephoning about this trouble, and it has been agreed with Gruppe 210 that aircraft so damaged would be flown back by Gruppe 210 to Messerschmitt’s at Augsburg for the necessary repairs and strengthening. Luftzeug Z was requested to instruct the firm, and furthermore, it would be necessary to determine the measures for the strengthening of other Do. type (Me 110) aircraft...'

Thanks for posting that, but I read that in the PRO in the 1980s.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by John Vasco

Thanks for posting that, but I read that in the PRO in the 1980s.

In a file that wasn't opened to the public until 1996 (my source)? VIP access?

Originally Posted by John Vasco

I'm not going to read through every single sentence in every book that I wrote/co-wrote to answer these two sentences

It's a general question of how you/me/anyone goes about presenting their material in written form so that it's something more than a list of facts.

Originally Posted by John Vasco

He has been denigrated for centuries as a result of Tudor propaganda.

Yes, and one of the things about propoganda is that, where expedient, you use what's already there and if that isn't enough you make stuff up too. It needn't be all true or all false.

Originally Posted by John Vasco

Again, don't try to hang a 'should he' around my neck.

Not trying to, just wondered what you thought of a Battle of Britain book whose analysis impressed me.