From a USA crash site?
 

We are searchinf for a crash site of a USA aircraft crashed in mountains south Italy 31 july 1944. It transport 19 men to Normandy area. I'm not sure these objects are from aircraft but I will return in the place for more research. If these are fragments from aircraft I will be sure we find correct place.....

Alluminium
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/5616/dvc07538.th.jpg
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5594/dvc07539.th.jpg

Bronze
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3797/dvc07562.th.jpg
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1966/dvc07563.th.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/954/dvc07564.th.jpg

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Someone have news about a transport aircraft crashed in south Italy in 31 july 1944???

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Hi !

You're sure about the date?

These crashed at Voltone:
440731 C-47A 42-100567 82TCS 436TCG 9 LAC 3 Wickland, Robert R ITA Voltone
440731 C-47A 42-100564 82TCS 436TCG 9 LAC 3 Biggerstaff, Joe T ITA Voltone

Here other Italy crashes for that date:
440731 B-17F 42-29485 772BS 463BG 15 TOA 3 Konigson, Alvar (NMI) ITA Celone AF
440731 B-17G 42-32108 353BS 301BG 15 TAC 4 Pryde, Anthon (NMI) ITA Lucera #8
440731 B-24H 42-52710 722BS 450BG 15 KCRT 5 Zeleznock, Joseph H ITA Manduria
440731 B-24J 42-109916 345BS 98BG 15 LAC 5 Figg, Bruce D ITA Lecce
440731 P-38G 42-13456* 37FS 14FG 15 TAC 3 Anderson, John D ITA Triolo
440731 P-38J 42-104107 49FS 14FG 15 LAC 5 Warren, Kenneth R ITA Triolo
440731 P-38J 42-104242 49FS 14FG 15 CBLEF 5 McConnell, Walter C ITA Triolo


Here a crash one day earlier:
440730 C-47 41-18520 18TCS 64TCG 12 LAC 3 Edwards, Leo B ITA Ciampino

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Many thanks Frankies!!!
The report you quoted have at end a place. It is the airport where aircraft started? I think aircraft came from sout east Italy so the airport can be Celone, Manduria, Lecce, Lucera. The aircraft have 19 men on direct to Normandy. In the crash some men dies and some other dies in days after. Some survived. We are sure about the date stated on a book. Do you can find some other information? Thanks again!

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Salerno (name?)

You need to check these crashes on these databases:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

and you should be able to order a PDF copy of the crash reports from the
http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/contact.htm

Dennis

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Hello,

sure the date is right /

19 were lost on 26th January 1953 when I-LAIL crashed.

Alex

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Thanks. 9 dead in the crash, 2 or 3 in days after for injuries, other survived. The date is 31 july 1944. Aircraft was direct to Normandy from south Italy.

Re: From a USA crash site?
 

Here are some other parts from this crash site.
Alluminium
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2753/dvc07637.th.jpg
The colour appears to be olive drab
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9320/dvc07638.th.jpg
On the other side there is a plastic cover. Some idea?
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7880/dvc07639.th.jpg
Some fragments
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4368/dvc07640.th.jpg
This appears to be from a cockpit
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8653/dvc07641.th.jpg
Here is a cockpit of a Dakota. In the left cloche you can see a part like this we find.
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4...cockpit.th.jpg
Some idea??? Thanks!