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Posted By ELLIS on January 02, 2007 at 17:19:25:

In Reply to: Re: 561 Squadron 388th BG - March 6 1944 - Berlin posted by Terry Harris on January 02, 2007 at 16:42:45:

Hello George and Terry,

I have emailed the Archives this afternoon telling them exactly what I am after and asking how I should go about getting a copy of the post mission report.

Thanks for this tip. Hope the answers I am after are in it.

Ellis

: : Hi Ellis,
: : There might be post-mission interrogation reports for the 561st Squadron in the one of the mission folders for the 388th BG for March 6, 1944. The reports would be in mission folders which are stored in the National Archives. You should be able to obtain copies of the post-mission interrogation reports for a fee. You can request copies by writing to the following address: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT COLLEGE PARK, 8601 ADELPHI ROAD, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740-6001. Obtaining copies of the reports might take as long as 8-10 weeks. GEORGE KASPARIAN

: If you are willing to spend the money, you can likely buy a copy of the group's mission folder for the day. This should include interrogation forms (crew debriefing forms), gunner claim forms, field order, various engineering records (i.e. battle damage, fuel consumption), aircraft tabulation sheets, etc.

: I have purchased a copy of the 388th's April 11, 1944 folder. Being able to read each crew's interrogation form has shed light on my research that simple MACRs can't. Trust me, the MACR may get mechanical stuff right, but it isn't always the final word on accurately reporting the circumstances of a crew's loss in combat.

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Comments:: Hello George and Terry, : I have emailed the Archives this afternoon telling them exactly what I am after and asking how I should go about getting a copy of the post mission report. : Thanks for this tip. Hope the answers I am after are in it. : Ellis : : : : Hi Ellis, : : : There might be post-mission interrogation reports for the 561st Squadron in the one of the mission folders for the 388th BG for March 6, 1944. The reports would be in mission folders which are stored in the National Archives. You should be able to obtain copies of the post-mission interrogation reports for a fee. You can request copies by writing to the following address: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT COLLEGE PARK, 8601 ADELPHI ROAD, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740-6001. Obtaining copies of the reports might take as long as 8-10 weeks. GEORGE KASPARIAN : : If you are willing to spend the money, you can likely buy a copy of the group's mission folder for the day. This should include interrogation forms (crew debriefing forms), gunner claim forms, field order, various engineering records (i.e. battle damage, fuel consumption), aircraft tabulation sheets, etc. : : I have purchased a copy of the 388th's April 11, 1944 folder. Being able to read each crew's interrogation form has shed light on my research that simple MACRs can't. Trust me, the MACR may get mechanical stuff right, but it isn't always the final word on accurately reporting the circumstances of a crew's loss in combat.

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