Luftwaffe Aircraft Loss Reports?

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by Larry deZeng

Hmmm..... I think the "J" report you referenced may be from the so-called Luftgau downed enemy aircraft report series held by the U.S. National Archives in WashDC. There are thousands and thousands of them and they are as below:

That is correct. I have cross referenced them against the Macrs of interest.

KU-1 to KU-3800 (Allied bombers, western, northern and central Europe);
Me-1 to Me-2963 (Allied aircraft Mediterranean theater);
KSU-43 to KSU-3658 (contents unclear);
USA-1000/1 to USA-1000/115 (contents unclear);
J-1 to J-3217 (Allied fighters, western, northern and central Europe) - these are to be found in Entries 1013 and 1014;
AV-1 to AV-2416 (contents unclear);
RUS-21 to RUS-6016 (downed Russian aircraft);
etc., etc.

These are all in NARA Record Group 242, Entries 1011 through 1039. Each number, i.e., J-1127, is a folder detailed the investigation of the downed Allied aircraft, eyewitness reports, recovery of remains, burial details, and many folders also contain dogtags, photos, letters and other personal possessions recovered from deceased airmen found in the wreckage.

Thanks - I did not know about the AV-1, RUS or USA series.