Does anyone have any experience of researching via the German Military Archives at Frieberg ?
Is it user friendly are they bi lingual to inquiries what sort of ww2 material is available?.
Thinking along the lines of info on Whirlwind crash sites as I understand the Germans where very methodical and reasonably accurate when it came to logging and recording crash sites. As we need to pin down a bit more accurately over 12 crash sites on land and in water.
Also trying to find some info on captured Whirlwind recovered and taken back to Germany hopeful of a detailed report on their assessment and examination of the almost complete aircraft.
Mike e
By: brewerjerry - 14th October 2011 at 05:32
Hi
Good luck.
The rechlin museum has no records, and Freiburg hard to get throu’ without a paid german researcher.
The photos of the belgian crashes I was allowed to see all show real wrecked aircraft,that would not really justify any sort of intellengence report.
there is a series of crash reports,
Beuteauswertung
but I have not found any whirlwind ones yet,
and a series of general reports
Ergebnisse Beuteauswertung
again nothing whirlwind yet.
if you google the titles you should bring up some examples of the quality of the reporting.
this may help with some french crashes
2955
10-09-1941
Manche
Whirlwind
P7001
E de Lestre – 10 km NE Va …
2846
30-10-1941
Finistere
Whirlwind
P7015
Plougasnou – 15 km NE Mor …
4069
07-11-1942
Manche
Whirlwind
P7043 HE-?
Entre Valognes et Montebo …
2956
23-01-1943
Somme
Whirlwind
P7095 SF-H
N de Doullens (62) …
2957
12-02-1943
Mer Manche
Whirlwind
P7052
6 Km au large de Carteret …
2958
02-03-1943
Seine Maritime
Whirlwind
P7005
Près du Tréport …
2959
16-04-1943
Manche
Whirlwind
P6995
Région de St-Lô …
2961
17-04-1943
Manche
Whirlwind
P7090
N de Carentan …
2960
17-04-1943
Manche
Whirlwind
P7099
N de Carentan …
2962
23-09-1943
Finistere
Whirlwind
P7113
Aérodrome de Morlaix …
2963
24-10-1943
Manche
Whirlwind
P6986
5 km SE Cherbourg …
2964
24-10-1943
Mer Manche
Whirlwind
P6979
5 km de St-Vaast-la-Hough …
http://francecrashes39-45.net/rech_avion.php
From my research it would appear as if you could be looking for at least two (possibly three) aircraft
cheers
Jerry
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October 14, 2011 at 12:35 am