Thread: 5 October 1944 - claim for a P_38/F-5 C
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Old 30th October 2015, 16:58
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Re: 5 October 1944 - claim for a P_38/F-5 C
Jochen,
MACR 9254 covers the loss of F-5C-1LO 42-67128. The loss is dated October 6, 1944. Pilot was 2nd Lt Claude C Murray, Jr. He took off at 1253, flying with another F-5 as far as Munster, where they were to split up. Near Arnheim they started to drift apart. About 1410 the other pilot was jumped by an enemy fighter (type not stated or described). After warning Murray, he evaded the fighter, but was unable to contact Murray again. Murray is listed as a POW on Oct 6, released at the end of the war. They were flying at 27,500 feet.

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