Re: MACR 11519
Alain,
MACR 11519 does indeed belong to 2Lt. James F. Hitchcock, 428FS/474FG. Hitchcock, flying as Red Four in P-38J-10-LO 42-67733, reported that he was hit by flak in the cockpit while on a 2 Jan 45 mission. Moments later, he was seen to bail out safely, landing SE of Vielsalm. Capt. George Guyon witnessed Hitchcock's bailout, the crash of his P-38, and Hitchcock walking away after landing safely on the ground. I've seen his crash site listed as Rogery, but the actual crash site is yet undiscovered. How Hitchcock died remains a mystery since he was witnessed bailing out OK. His remains were located in an isolated shallow grave in the Emmels Forest, near Crombach, Belgium in 1948. It is likely he was killed by German soldiers and hastily buried there. Hitchcock is now buried at the cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz. Hope this helps.
Cheers, Gary Koch
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