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Old 1st April 2010, 09:09
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Re: P-47 crash on 25 March 1945 by the small Village Maisbach near the City Nussloch

Here is a list of P-47 lost over Germany on 25 March 1945:

42-25852 P-47D-22-RE 404th FG 507th FS Y8-D MACR 13336 - 25/03/45 near Bonn - Pilot : Francis W. Godfrey - KIA - Flak
42-25972 P-47D-22-RE 373rd FG 412th FS V5-F MACR 13508 - 25/03/45 near Dinslaken - Pilot : Ward B. Hutto - POW - Air Battle
42-27332 P-47D-27-RE 365th FG 387th FS B4-? MACR 13334 - 25/03/45 near Asbach - Pilot : Morris H. Miller Jr. - KIA
42-29305 P-47D-28-RA 367th FG 392nd FS H5-? MACR 13330 - 25/03/45 near Dettingen - Pilot : Pius G. Kunz - KIA - Flak
44-19718 P-47D-28-RE 362nd FG 378th FS HV-M MACR 13624 - 25/03/45 near Breitenbach am Herzberg - Pilot : Troy L. Dean - Bailed out & POW - Own bombs
44-20558 P-47D-30-RE 404th FG 506th FS 4K-? MACR 13335 - 25/03/45 near Wipperfurth - Pilot : Jim B. White - Bailed out & POW - Flak
44-20587 P-47D-30-RE 86th FG 527th FS 03 MACR 13443 - 25/03/45 near Heidelberg - Pilot : Carlton E. Pierce - Bailed out & POW - Flak
44-33239 P-47D-30-RA 365th FG 386th FS D5-? MACR 13331 - 25/03/45 near Asbach - Pilot : Melvin W. Miller - KIA - Flak
44-33291 P-47D-30-RA 405th FG 509th FS G9-B MACR 13577 - 25/03/45 near Dortmund-Brackel A/D - Pilot : Robert M. Blackburn - KIA
44-33502 P-47D-30-RA 365th FG 388th FS C4-? MACR 13333 - 25/03/45 near Weyerbusch - Pilot : Frederick W. Marling - POW - Flak

Source:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/p-47.database/

Not a good day for P-47, and I have not included losses in Allied held territory or in Italy.

You can try to dig further the loss signaled near Heidelberg (86th FG) or the two near "Asbach", just checking if this place exists or is related to your Maisbach.

Good luck
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