Thread: 2 July 1944 losses of the shuttle mission FGs
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Old 24th May 2014, 02:40
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Re: 2 July 1944 losses of the shuttle mission FGs
According to the book "Ralph Hofer - Last of the Screwball Aces" by Troy White (p159):

"The official Luftwaffe documents states that 1st Lt. Ralph Hofer was shot down by 4th Batterie/9th Flak Regiment "Legion Condor" at 1204 hrs on July 2,1944. Hofer was found in the wreckage of his P-51B, s/n 43- 6746, QP-X at Rodoc, Yugoslavia, 3 kilometers south of Mostar. According to Croatian documents...Hofer was shot down by flak and crashed into one of the flak positions killing two members of the flak crew and injuring a third."

He was buried in a common grave with 20 other USAAF personnel and remained there until 1950,due to political tensions with Tito.
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