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Originally Posted by Alex Smart
Hello,
Has anyone , or can anyone direct me to a list of the 106 US losses by combat or accident of US aircraft in the Mediteranean Theater of operations in June 1943.
In total there were 106.
These were broken down to P38's; P39's;P40's; P51's and other Fighter aircraft.
Losses of each type by number would be a start if nothing else.
And what US Fighter Groups were in that theater in June of 1943 ?
Thanks
Alex
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Hello Alex,
US Fighter Groups in the Mediterranean theatre in June 1943 included:
1st FG (P-38)
14th FG (P-38)
31st FG (Spitfire
33rd FG (P-40)
52nd FG (Spitfire)
82nd FG (P-38)
325th FG (P-40)
Here are some of the month's fighter losses:
05.06.43: Lt. Edward Shaw POW, 27th FS/1st FG
15.06.43: 2/Lt. Frederick W. Browne MIA, 48th FS/14th FG
15.06.43: 2/Lt. Jerry Stidham of the 48th FS/14th FG shot down and bailed out over Sicily with fractured arm. Rescued on 29.07.43 by Americans.
05.06.43: Lt. Arthur Franke MIA, 71st FS/1st FG
11.06.43: Lt. Charles Brown POW, 27th FS/1st FG, returned to unit
18.06.43: Lt. Robert Britz KIA, 27th FS/1st FG
20.06.43: Lt. Herbert McQuown WIA, 27th FS/1st FG
20.06.43: Lt. Leon Thompson MIA, 27th FS/1st FG
20.06.43: Lt. James W. Cronin POW, 94th FS/1st FG
20.06.43: Lt. Edward O. Esser POW, 94th FS/1st FG
24.06.43: Lt. Thurman Neilson POW, 27th FS/1st FG
24.06.43: Lt. David Conn MIA, 27th FS/1st FG
24.06.43: Lt. John A. Hay MIA, 94th FS/1st FG
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Andrew A.
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