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Originally Posted by michel
Hi,
Who can help me to find the crashsites of P38 44-23664 (Lt. Bridgeman) and P38 43-28369, (Lt Ballard) both planes of the 367th Fighter Group, who lost on October 12th 1944 in the Aachen area.
Both Pilots became POW.
Thanks in advance,
Michel
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Good evening Michel !
This was a tricky time at a tricky place those days. The battle of Aachen took place in these days and frontlines moved and changed in the area. The "Battle of Aachen" lasted from Oct. 2nd to Oct. 21st, 1944.
The civilian population in the area was widely evacuated.
Both pilots luckily survived the crashs and were taken POW, but where ?.
Here, at this time and the current ongoing military situation, you'll hardly find a fact-finding estimate of both, the American and the German site.
By my opinion is it fruitless, to squeeze MACR's and KU-Reports in those military situation like Aachen in October 1944. They simply don't know it.
More aid would come from the German Jagdgeschwader record books, the civilian statements in the area postwar and demilitarisation in the area. They are documented in the "Landesarchiv" and probably in local newsletters.
It's hard !
Best wishes !
Horst Weber