Possible victory over Edmund J Brennan 752100 Pilot KIA P-38 42-67445

[Snautzer]

Edmund J Brennan 752100 Pilot KIA P-38 42-67445 ( 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron) probably enemy aircraft crashed Dexheim Gr 12-04-1944 14:10 . Buried 14-04-1944 cemetery Dexheim near Oppenheim. Target was Schweinfurt, they were on the return leg. MACR 3760 KUJ-823


In the MACR there is a note that enemy aircraft were near. Brennan flew through a cloud and was never seen again.


From MACR:STATEMENT We left enemy in a shallow high speed dive south of Frankfurt. Enemy did not seem to follow us down although several of them followed in our direction, 5000 feet above and south of us. My two ships were behind white flight. Lt. Wilson, my second ship, called that a P-38 was behind us. I saw this ship, which was undoubtedly Lt. Brennan's, a short distance behind Lt. Wilson, apparently on both engines. Looking back again within a minute I could not find him. Right after that he called that he was in a cloud which he appeared to be heading for when I previously saw him. His transmission was cut off and I was unable to contact him after several attempts.


Any claims for that area?

[Karoband]

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1994

In file RL 5/1449 p. 252, there are only two claims for Lightnings on 12 April 1944. No. 9 is a claim by Uffz. Laemmel of 5./JG 53 at exactly 14:10 but near the ground at a location given as "Pl.Q. RR5". Can someone give this location?

[Snautzer]

I asked ai Pl.Q. RR5 is not a complete string.

Grid in log,Likely system / type,Approximate centre (northern hemisphere),Rough area
AN/AO,JMN letter pair,"~50.5–51.5° N, 8–10° E",Central Germany (Hesse / Thuringia border region)
BN/CN,JMN letter pair,"Nearby, slightly south or east of AN/AO",Same general sector
CM,JMN / short form,Same sector,Same
DT6 48,Numeric (Groß + further),"~51–52° N, 9–11° E",Northern-central Germany
DT29,Numeric,Same general area,Same
CT84,Numeric,Slightly west of the DT grids,Same
FU88,Numeric,Further east or south,Possibly toward Saxony / Bohemia border

[Snautzer]

You claim is close to Dexheim, claim location logged as AN/AO is consistent with the Mainz–Rheinhessen–northern Baden region — i.e., close to Dexheim.