The 1944 project coming alive

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, guys!

Have set up a separate subforum on my site where we can discuss issues related to the project. Main index of the discussion board is located at:

http://www.ahs.no/forumv3/index.php

Regards,
Andreas B

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, guys!

Just wanted to make one thing clear! Even if you do not have access to original documentation, do not hesitate to join the project. We also needs people that are willing to participate both by transferring original documents from my collection and also information from published sources to the database.

About 40 people have already signed up and been given access to the site.

Regards,
Andreas B

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by Andreas Brekken

Hi, guys!

Have set up a separate subforum on my site where we can discuss issues related to the project. Main index of the discussion board is located at:

http://www.ahs.no/forumv3/index.php

Regards,
Andreas B

Andreas - I did get in to 1944Project.com and was able to do some cursory checking. As categories for a/c destroyed or damaged on the ground are scattered throughout your database I did note some unusual anamolies.

On April 5, 1944 the 355th visited the Munich area and spent the better part of an hour strafing the Denningen, Oberpfaffenhofen, Memingen, Ottingen, Landsberg and other Munich area airfields. The group claimed 56-2-91 on the airfields, mostly twin engine night fighters (Me 110, Do 217's) plus several air scores (Me 109s,Fw44s and Do 217).

It is probable that overclaims exist but not possible that many, many more damaged records should be in existance for April 5.

I will forward the awards via email.

Regards,

Bill

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

As mentioned earlier, the entry of summary loss records in the database is not complete - the ones completed are for the fighter units only (and some other units), we are currently working on the Schlacht units.

From your description I would suspect that the aircraft on the airfield mentioned would be nightfighters, and will have a quick look in the records.

Also worth mentioning - the summary loss records exist for the frontline units, for school units and other units there are no such records, but luckily the better part of 1944 records are intact for these.

Regards,
Andreas B

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by Andreas Brekken

Hi.

As mentioned earlier, the entry of summary loss records in the database is not complete - the ones completed are for the fighter units only (and some other units), we are currently working on the Schlacht units.

From your description I would suspect that the aircraft on the airfield mentioned would be nightfighters, and will have a quick look in the records.

Also worth mentioning - the summary loss records exist for the frontline units, for school units and other units there are no such records, but luckily the better part of 1944 records are intact for these.

Regards,
Andreas B

Good clarification - most of the a/c destroyed were in fact night fighters as the few shots of combat film of Landsberg and Dennigen suggest

[RT]

Also worth mentioning - the summary loss records exist for the frontline units, for school units and other units there are no such records, but luckily the better part of 1944 records are intact for these.


Seems not as complete as they look, with the few in-deep searches made on JG103 , Czech territories for example quite big new things appear

Remi

[vzlion]

It the site down? I tried logging in and got an error.
Walt

[Peter Kassak]

Mee too, for already 3 days