Re: US plane lost over northeastern Adriatic in the summer of 1950
RSwank,
Great info! Many thanks! I knew for this C-47, but would have never connected it with the 'Packet incident'. Apparently, a pair of Yugoslav Bf 109Gs scrambled from Pula aerodrome to investigate a unknown plane over Istria. They failed to hear the recall order over radio and caught the C-82, pair leader signalling to the US crew to follow him, but his wingman opened fire but luckily missed. C-82 came down at Pula, and after apologies by 83rd Fighter Regiment CO, continued its search.
Interestingly, the CO placed the incident in summer 1950 and the pair leader even before that...
Cheers,
Boris
|