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Re: Maj Arth Gene 0-432028 406FG/514FS
Arth was flying Red 2 in the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group on this day, he was flying with the unit to gain experience. Red flight went down to strafe a train going south between Meppen and Lingen and no ground fire was encountered on the first pass. Capt. Beeson, leading the flight, then led a second attack on the now stopped train and some 20 mm flak was seen. Beeson saw a ship dive into a yard near farmhouse and no chute was seen. Arth was flying in 42-75596. According to MACR 6524, which I summarized but not word for word, he crashed near Wielmarachen.
Kent
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