Barry Rosch's database

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Nick,
the database is an an access format that has a table for each make and model aircraft. Each table has information from losses, production, Flugbücher, documents and so forth published and from the archival sources. Each table has columns for the manufacturer, factory, type, WNr., codes and markings, unit, location, date, how the information was obtained, the source of the information, loss information and crew information if available. It also has tables about airfields and locations, units, Feldpostnummern, codes and so forth. It is very elaborate reference tool and easily searchable. I hope this helped a little. The project started shortly before the end of the Luftwaffe Verband. It was and still is a small group of contributors with Barry acting as the manager of the data. For example the Bf 109 table has 94450 entries alone.

Regards,
Norbert

[edwest2]

Norbert,

Are there any plans to publish parts of this database in book form?

Best,
Ed West

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Ed, not at this point.
Regards,
Norbert

[edwest2]

Norbert,


Thanks for your reply.


Ed

[leonventer]

Hi Norbert,

Originally Posted by Norbert Schuchbauer

the database is an an access format that has a table for each make and model aircraft. Each table has information from losses, production, Flugbücher, documents and so forth published and from the archival sources. Each table has columns for the manufacturer, factory, type, WNr., codes and markings, unit, location, date, how the information was obtained, the source of the information, loss information and crew information if available. It also has tables about airfields and locations, units, Feldpostnummern, codes and so forth. ... For example the Bf 109 table has 94450 entries alone.

Thanks for the details you supplied about the database's information sources, schema, and scope -- very interesting and very impressive. I'm glad to know that such a valuable resource is in good hands.

Regards,
Leon Venter

[leonventer]

Sergio,

Originally Posted by Sergio Luis dos Santos

Unfortunatelly I missed the last ones (I guess 42 to 45).

You're only missing three. The last issue of Luftwaffe Verband was #44 in Oct 2005.

Regards,
Leon Venter

[Sergio Luis dos Santos]

Originally Posted by leonventer

Sergio,

You're only missing three. The last issue of Luftwaffe Verband was #44 in Oct 2005.

Regards,
Leon Venter

Many thanks for the info. I had no sucess to obtain a reply from Barry Rosch to buy the missing ones years ago... so I thought he was ill when ended the Luftwaffe Verband magazine.

[Steve Coates]

Sergio

I'm not sure if Barry has any paper copies left. Do you want me to ask him?

Steve

[Sergio Luis dos Santos]

Originally Posted by Steve Coates

Sergio

I'm not sure if Barry has any paper copies left. Do you want me to ask him?

Steve

Yes. And send him my best wishes. Maybe he still remembers me!

[Steve Coates]

Done!