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Re: About a P 38 shot down on 17 June 1944 (France)
T o expand a bit on losses on 17 June, besides the three above, the Eighth Air Force lost two P-38's from the 479th Fighter Group. For the 367th losses of Peters and White, they are on MACR 6502 and 6503, respectively, both with times of 1435 hours and both last seen near Epernon. Peters was in 42-68060 and White in 42-104079.
For the 479th, Lt. James K. Ohligschlager was killed after colliding with another P-38 on MACR 5958 in 43-28729. According to German J-1437 document, he crashed 1 1/2 km north of Montge, 30 km SE of Creil. Capt. Calvin J. Butler (POW) was lost to flak in 44-23168 on MACR 5965. German J-1419 states his ship crashed 1 km south of Themericourt, 15 km northwest of Pontoise.
Kent
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