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Originally Posted by dahiot daniel
Hello,
I'm looking for the loss of two Do 217 E4, both returned collided in flight. On 12 June 1944.
Loss, one on Mount SACON (Hautes-Pyrenees) and the other on Mount Fieurat (Unknown).
Without doubt the KG 100, based in Toulouse/Frankazal.
Thank you
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Incidentally, the Mont Sacon is more commonly known as Tourroc (near Mauléon-Barousse), and the crest line culminating at the Tourroc finishes 1 or 2 km away in Pic de Sarrat (Aragnouet). Condidering the near inability of the American or German clerks during WWII to spell French names properly, I would say this is a hell of a coincidence for crash locations after an aerial collision... 4 km away there is also the resting place of a SOE Halifax and its crew (pic du Douly). Ceremonies are still held at the crash site nowadays.
JV