Crashsite searched

[ginamod]

Hi All,
what a loss with 12 o clock.....

Maybe i have already put this request on Forum, but no success.
On March 26th 1945 Harvey Pansch bailed out of his reconnaicance
Lightning in the area between Innsbruck (Stubai Alps) and Brenner Southtyrol area. Pansch survived but his crash area/crashsite could never be located.
Does anybody know about a crash of a Lightning on 26th March 1945
referring to the dates above. Macr 13370.
Many thx for info and any suggestions.
I hope for the last 12 o clock success.
ATB
dnalor

[Buckeye30]

The last reported location was 47.10E 11.25N which is Neustift im Stubaital (or very near, 47.10E 11.21N ) 25 km. south of Innsbruck.


Regards
Nick
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ey_paul-pansch

[ginamod]

Nick.
Many thx for your concern re H.Pansch.
Yes the last coord. refer to Stubai Alps,
but I have no info about such a crash on 26th March 1945.
One B17 crashed there, a Fieseler Storch on glacier but no reconn. Lightning
is known there.
Even the neighborhood in South Tyrol behind Brenner has no reliable info or concerning debis.
Harvey never knew where the plane and he came down. He was delivered to Moosburg and freed.
His crashite will be found somewhere one day by chance.....

For your interest: another "last seen over Stubai" gives the crashsite 40 km east of Innsbruck. Actually the crash happened ca 80 km south of Innbruck in Bruneck/Stefansdorf. ( Lt. Homer Spence +)
ATB
dnalor

[ginamod]

Also many thx for the grave info.
Pansch in many cases can be found in internet.
Alas not his crashsite LOL
dnalor