View Single Post
  #7  
Old 11th January 2012, 09:19
Leendert Leendert is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Belgium
Posts: 2,912
Leendert will become famous soon enough
Re: 1st Lt Ronald W. Blair, O-1180819

Frankie,

I don't think so. Lt Blair (observer) and Lt Kern (pilot) were artillery spotters in a field artillery battalion, most likely flying an L-4 Grasshopper.

MACRs do not cover losses of crew and airplanes assigned to US Army units. That's why it's a bit hard to trace them back when trying to go beyond standard books like Ken Wakefield's "The Fighting Grasshoppers". But of course the fun is in the search.

Regards,

Leendert
Reply With Quote