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Old 18th January 2010, 20:43
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Re: Mission reports 364th FG/383rd FS September 23rd 1944/ Norm Bettin KIA

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Originally Posted by Horst Weber View Post
Good evening !

364th FG Mission No. 208 reports, that Norman F. Bettin's a/c was hit by flak on September 23rd, 1944, over Arnhem airfield and was obviously killed
in the resulting crash.

In the LGK-reports for this day is an entry at 17:30 hrs, which reports the downing of a "Mustang 0782 ? near Apeldoorn, 30 km NW Wesel"
filed under J-report # 2181.

Maybe this can be your trace. On my opinion, the mission-date was Sept 23rd and the day of death was Oct 7th. All other ideas seem currently not realistic.

All the best !

Horst Weber
Hello,
Report J-2181 is for Capt. Clarence Oscar JOHNSON 23-09-1944
Crash:SW of Appeldorn, at Neu Louisendorf/Totenhügel, Germany.
Buried at Kalkar, grave 2.
Bettin was buried in OTTERLO General Cemetery.
Now Margraten:C-19-30
Day of Death oct 7, 1944
Maybe he died of wounds????
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Karl Lusink
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