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Old 21st December 2016, 21:17
RSwank RSwank is offline
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Re: 1st Lt Louis Werfel - DNB 24 Dec 1943 - N. Africa

Alex, There does not seem to be an official accident report available for this B-25 loss as, for example, Irving Klang can't be found either.


I did find a reference in a soldier's diary (Ray Sherman) about the crash. This man was stationed on the East side of Oran, near the Lion Mountain. The reference is from 24 December 1943 and can be found here:

http://www.45thdivision.org/Veterans/Sherman179K.htm

"December 24, 1943

After I returned from personnel this noon, a B-25 flew over the area quite low. I went outside the tent when I heard a dull puff and the engine stopped. Through the clouds, I could see the flames and smoke where he hit. Rain and low clouds obscured the mountain until about five minutes after the accident, it cleared up. "

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