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Re: P-38 L-1 42-4384
A well know (but a poor quality copy) pic. of the Pécs airfield on April 25, 1945. 465 BG B-24L (S/N: 44-49905, red 'D') is just approaching the runway, while on the ground, in the lower-right corner the wreck of 449 BG B-24J (S/N: 42-51525, '59') can be seen. This B-24 ran into a trench at the edge of the airfield and crashed. Navigator Thomas MacDonald died when the upper turret fell on him at landing. He was buried at Pécs in the new soviet military cemetery by local Lutheran priest, Dr. Zoltán Káldy.
Gabor
Last edited by HGabor; 16th May 2018 at 13:32.
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