Hi Obivankinobi !
The following aircraft was lost at Pilstanj that day.
MACR 3466
B-24
serial 41-29310
"Dorothy K"
454 Bomb Group 738 Bomb Squadron
crash at Pilstanj
2 of the lost crew KIA: COATES ROY F JR and PESKIN HAROLD
On this link you find some more info, it's stated that only one
airman bailed out and was sorrily later killed by german police:
http://forum.armyairforces.com/Sgt-R...es-m71795.aspx
Maybe you contact that "germt" guy via the forum.
Here a complete list of USAF aircraft lost this day (have omitted
2 other a/c that didn't crash at ex-Jugoslavia):
MACR Date Type Serial BG BS
3289 440319 B-17 42-31446 2 429
3258 440319 B-17 42-32100 2 96
3287 440319 B-17 41-24405 2
3286 440319 B-17 42-38143 2 49
3218 440319 SPITFIRE EF7 52
3291 440319 B-17 42-31823 97
6734 440319 B-25 41-30185 345
5853 440319 B-26 42-95849 391 575
3574 440319 B-26 42-95849 391 575
3260 440319 B-24 42-52613 450
3288 440319 AC NOT LOST 454
3506 440319 B-24 42-52125 454
3467 440319 B-24 41-28659 454
3465 440319 B-24 42-52314 454
3299 440319 B-24 42-52272 454
3293 440319 B-24 42-52225 454
3520 440319 B-24 42-64459 454
3294 440319 B-24 42-52229 454
4026 440319 B-24 42-64497 455
4021 440319 B-24 41-29296 465
nice greetings, good luck with your research.
When you find out more, you should post this interesting story here !
FrankieS