Dear Mr Lawson,
it is not my discussion or favorite subject and I did not read the whole thread but I think I should point out some facts to avoid misunderstandings (also of other readers):
1)
Josef Jacobs did not spent the whole of WWII in Norway.
He was not removed as director of "Reparaturwerke Erfurt GmbH" before October 1940. As well he was not removed because of political trouble.
He had caused financial problems and local Thuringian researchers do not see him innocent in this matter or as victim of the NS-Regime. Also in his case his individual perception or description of history has to go through a cross-check with available documents of this time. Only after this work one can know the real JJ and if his version of history is 100 % trustworthy.
2) So-called KTB are often not real "diaries" because entries were often made with a long delay (and sometimes even after the war) and it was also not uncommon that aviators did re-write their diaries or recollections (because of different motives). I am also possessing the text of another holder of the Pour le Mérite who did write 3 versions of his war diary: an original version, a "censored" and more anonymous second version and an improved final (?) version. Therefore one should not outrule the potential existance of different versions of one source too early. Not every difference is the result of fakes.
Best regards
Hannes
By the way: Hal Oele and MT are two different persons.