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Re: Lt. Vance P. Ludwig, 56th FG, 1 Dec. 1943, Belgium
According to 'Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces' five P47's were lost during the day.
42-6211 (1st Lt C.L. Brown-61FS/56FG) -Force-landed at Bavegem, 7 miles SE of Ghent. Pilot POW.
42-8607 (1st Lt V.P. Ludwig-63FS/56FG) -Crashed near St Trond airfield. Pilot killed.
42-74631 (2nd Lt H.M. Pruden Jr-62FS/56FG) -Lost German/Belgium border. Pilot killed.
42-8006 (1st Lt J.C. Hull-358FS/355FG) -Crashed near Sterreken. Pilot killed.
42-22545 (1st Lt J.M. Williamson-357FS/355FG) -Crashed near Gelsdorf, Germany. Pilot POW.
Another three P.47's (one each 56, 78 and 353 FG's) made force-landings in the UK.
Regards,
Steve
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