Sources

Imperial War Museum, London

GER/MISC/MCR18 Luftwaffe Gen.Qu. 6. Abt. aircraft loss returns (microfilm copies)

National Archives Kew, London

AIR 22/503

Air Ministry W/T Intelligence Service Daily Summaries: nos. 1948-2076 Vol.28, 1945 Jan–May

AIR 24/1464

2 TAF ORB Appendices: Signals (Rear); Intelligence (Rear); A/COS, Main and Forward; Censorship; Security; Air Formation Signals; Radar, 1944 Sept–1945 Apr

AIR 24/1530

Operations Research; Engineering; Photographic; Polish Section; Flying Control; Navigation; Armament; Air Technical Intelligence; Training; W.A.A.F., 1945 Jan–June

AIR 25/723

Operations Record Book, No. 85 (Base) Group, 1943 Dec–1945 June

AIR 25/731

Air Staff, No. 85 (Base) Group, 1945 January

AIR 25/732

Air Staff, No. 85 (Base) Group, 1945 February

AIR 25/733

Air Staff, No. 85 (Base) Group, 1945 March

AIR 37/1436

SHAEF (MAIN AND REAR): S.H.A.E.F. (Air) historical record and diary (with appendices), Vol. 1: 1944 Oct–1945 Jan

AIR 37/1437

SHAEF (MAIN AND REAR): S.H.A.E.F. (Air) historical record and diary (with appendices), Vol. 2: 1945 Feb–May

AIR 40/45

Crashed enemy aircraft reports: Nos. 154-270 (incomplete), 1942 Oct–1945 May

AIR 40/1435B

Air P/W Interrogation Reports (Ninth Air Force)

AIR 40/1806

Miscellaneous (August)

AIR 40/1889

2nd T.A.F. Air Prisoners of War Interrogation Unit reports nos. 1-64/45, 1945 Jan–May

AIR 40/2162

A.I.2(g) reports 1751–2001 (incomplete), 1945 Mar–1946 July

AIR 40/2353

RAF signal intelligence reports on German Air Force activities (1942–45)

AIR 40/2367

'Y' (Radio Intelligence) units Allied Expeditionary Air Force: returns and reports 1944–45

AIR 40/2373

Second Tactical Air Force: reports on German Air Force activities, 1945

AIR 40/2842

Enemy aircraft crashed in Germany, France, Belgium and Holland as at 21 February 1945: brief details

AIR 40/2858

Crashed enemy aircraft reports: Nos. 236–269

AIR 40/2982

Preliminary reports on interrogation of POWs

AIR 40/3100

S.R.A. 5700–5799, 7/1/45–6/2/45

AIR 40/3101

S.R.A. 5800–5856, 8/2/45–31/5/45

AIR 40/3122

Air Prisoner of War Interrogation Unit, British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO): various reports Nos. 38/1944–120/1945

AIR 50/140

Combat Reports, No. 409 (RCAF) Squadron

HW 5/652

German section: reports of German army and air force high grade machine decrypts, Jan 25 1945–Jan 26 1945

HW 13/41

G.N.A. Vol. XV, 1313–1404, 2.10.44–1.1.45

HW 13/42

G.N.A. Vol. XVI, 1405–1494, 2.1.45–1.4.45

HW 20/388

Signals containing information about GAF anti-invasion reconnaissance, issued by Hut 3 to DDI3, Air Ministry, and Allied Commands, Western Front

KV 2/3408

Willem Copier

WO 204/12946

I Gruppe Kampfgeschwader 200 (I./KG200) (Luftwaffe special duties unit)

WO 208/4135

Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre Reports 5621–5856, 1944 Sept–1945 May

Various ULTRA reports to Allied Commands in class DEFE 3

Bundearchiv-Militärarchiv, Freiburg-im-Breisgau

RH 19-IV/141: Ob. West, Anlagen zum Tätigkeitsbericht Bd. 4 (Juli–Dez. 1944)

RL 2-II/22: Luftwaffenführungsstab KTB, Band 1 (1.–28. Febr. 1945)

RL 2-III/848: Materialverluste.- Flugzeuge.- Einsatz alle Fronten.- Listen, Bd. 6, Kampfverbände, Nr. 50–200 (1941–45)

RL 3/2573: Chef TLR Anlagen zum Kriegstagebuch, Band 6 (1944–1945)

Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt.), Berlin

Namentliche Verlustmeldungen for I./KG 200 (information via Geoffrey J. Thomas)

Deutsche Volksbund für Kriegsgräberfürsorge

Information on forenames and places of burial

USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Air Directorate of Intelligence (K), Report Nos. 142/1945, 175/1945 & 177/1945

Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (UK) reports S.R.X. 2077, 2099, 2106 and 2110

Personal communication

Letter from Fred Hislop, 3 June 1994

Articles

Ian Forrest: This Was Hitler's Spy Squadron (RAF Flying Review, vol. XVI, No. 2, October 1960)

Fred Hislop: From Kenley to Schleswig (Aeroplane Monthly, June 1994)

Books

Roger A. Freeman: Mighty Eighth War Diary (Janes, 1981) ISBN 9780531037355

Dr. Günther W. Gellermann: Moskau Ruft Heeresgruppe Mitte (Bernhard & Graefe Verlag) ISBN 9783763758562

David Kahn: Hitler's Spies (Arrow, 1980) ISBN 9780099217206

J.L. Moulton: The Battle For Antwerp (Ian Allan, 1978) ISBN 9780711007697

C.F. Shores: Second TAF (Osprey, 1980) ISBN 9780850450309

P.W. Stahl: KG 200, The True Story (Book Club Associates, 1981)

Websites

Aircrew Remembered: http://aircrewremembered.com/Nighthawks/nighthawksstory.html

fold3.com: Admiralty War Diaries for January 1945

Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939–45: http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/welcome/

ww2awards.com: http://en.ww2awards.com/person/24311

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