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Old 14th March 2009, 11:23
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Re: Requesting information on Italian fighter victory claim
Dear Mr Mayer,
your request has moved all the small world of Italian researchers and finally we've found, thanks to the help of my friends Stefano Lazzaro, Michele Palermo and Ferdinando D'Amico and -possibly the top expert of Italian fighter force in 1940-43: Giovanni Massimello- that on the 14th of January Italian fighters claimed over Tunisia a Lockheed P38 part of a formation that was escorting some bombers. The Italian pilot who submit the claim was Ten. Cesare Panizza of 81a Sq. 6° Gruppo 1° Stormo. The american fighter was seen to crash on ground in the Maknassay-Mezzouma area.
I hope this will be of help for your researches.
Ludovico
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