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Originally Posted by drgondog
Below is a list of MACR for 10 June 1944. All the losses for the Ploesti mission P-38's total 20. 82nd lost 7 and the 1st lost 13 that day for all causes, flak and fighters..
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I counted in your list 14 (not 13) P-38s lost by the 1st F.G. and 7 by the 82nd F.G. However, I know of 24 P-38s lost that day over Rumania/Bulgaria.
Are all MACRs listed? Could some losses not be covered by MACR?
For sure, 9 P-38s were lost by the badly mauled 71st F.S. alone (based on the squadron's combat diary). I am wondering if all these 9 Lightnings are included in your table. Can you check it, please?
According to my information, German & Rumanian fighters and flak initially claimed a total of 51 enemy aircraft. This was later on reduced to 18 P-38s downed by fighters and 7 by flak.
BTW, I described this eventful day in my book on the Rumanian Aces, published by Osprey in 2003 (p. 48-50).