[janviotta]

thank you all for your help. I have now the mission reports and Lt Bettin was indeed lost on Sept 23rd, 1944. Hit by flak over Deelen Airfield at 300 ft and exploded on the ground. The date of death of Oct 7th is still a mystery... It is possible that he died of wounds on that date, or that his body wasn't found until the 7th. I beleive the former, but am still looking into this..