This page is new as of June 2018. It is intended to be a repository of documents prepared by the Germans during the war
that pertain to 306th planes and/or veterans. Many of such documents were acquired by the United States and have been sitting
in boxes in the U.S. National Archives. Among them are KU files. These are Kampfflugzeug (combat aircraft) Unterlagen (documents),
abbreviated 'KU' files. KU is the German term used for Downed Allied Aircraft documents. The archives is in the process of
scanning these documents that are contained in 125 boxes. They are not currently on line; however, it is possible to submit a request
for copies of a KU file to the U.S. National Archives. As their workload permits, access to scanned file documents will be provided.
Currently, we know of no index of KU numbers to date and box, thus, it takes some luck to find the KU number
for a given downing incident. We have an example of such a file for the February 14th 1945 downing of an aircraft, 42-97185,
piloted by Boylston Lewis. The KU number was apparently found by military researchers investigating the whereabouts of
Alfred Lubojacky the sole crew member who did not survive the downing. If anyone finds an index to these files or can associate
one or more files to a 306th plane or veteran please advise the 306th BGHA (see Link to Leadership Page
or use feedback link at bottom of our home page. Other types of documents may be added in the future.
The example you can access via the link below contains pdf documents with an image of the original German and the English translation.
Charles Neal did the translation which was reviewed by a native German speaker, it is not perfect as some images are hard to read and
WWII German military abbreviations are hard to evaluate and interpret. Nevertheless, it is likely the same forms appear repeatedly
in many files and will help anyone who does gain access to files regarding their veteran of interest.
If a German translator can improve upon the translation feel free to send feedback using link at bottom of our home page.
As the 306th BGHA receives additional data from veterans, veteran's families and interested supporters; more photographs, diaries,
logs, correspondence and other items will be added. Donations to the collection can be sent to the 306th BGHA to be digitally copied
and (if desired) the originals returned. We also collect photos of our reunions over the years. Please contact the 306th BGHA Secretary
for details: See the leadership page for name, address, and telephone of our Secretary Link to Leadership Page