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![]() Hi ,
On August 2 1944 Flak from airfield Melsbroek in Belgium shot down a P-38 Lightning who crashed near Berg north of Melsbroek. Anyone an idea of the identity of this aircraft ? Regards Alain57 |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
Must be P-38J 42-104397 of 479th FG, 436th FS. Pilot Fred A. Moser Jr., POW. Check MACR 7738. Groet, Leendert
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
Heist-op-den-Berg ?
translated Luftwaffe lists give Kampenhout 2 km NW bye FrankieS |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
If the P-38 was shot down by Flak from Melsbroek it must be the small town of Perk some 3 km north of the airfield and west of Kampenhout.
Kind regards/groetjes, Dirk |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
Or perhaps it could be the hamlet of Berg just to the southwest of Kampenhout.
This could make more sense with the luftwaffe report in mind. Groetjes, Dirk |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
verbatim translation text says:
"2 Aug 44 Lightning 2 km north-west Campenhout [sic!] J-1825 18 km north-northeast Brussel" |
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![]() Thank you all for the help.
Alain57 |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
Alain,
You can find J-1825 here (9 pages): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131503014?objectPage=2 and MACR 7738 here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91039631?objectPage=2 Groet, Leendert |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
There are pictures showing this P-38 wreck.
ClinA-78 |
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Re: P-38 Lightning lost August 2 1944 near Berg Belgium
super, fantastic
thank you, dear Leendert ! |
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