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Old 3rd April 2012, 17:31
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3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
Fw200C-4 Condor of 3./KG40 was shot down by two P-38 Lightnings off Iceland on 5 August 1943. The P-38's are believed to have belonged to 50 Fighter Sqdn/14 Fighter Group USAAF. Anyone got any info on this incident that they are willing to share? AI(k) Report No. 346/1943 might be relevant.

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Re: 3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
The P-38F's were flown by 1.Lt Richard M. Holly and 1.Lt William E. Bethea from 50 FS but it was no longer part of 14 FG but of 342 Composite Group.

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Re: 3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
IIRC there is a USAAF report on this combat, and a copy resides at the USAF HRA at Mawell AFB. I saw but do not hink I copied it.

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Old 3rd April 2012, 21:10
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Johann and Artie Bob, thanks. You have both given me something to go on.
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Re: 3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
I wrote about this in flypast some years ago having contacted Dick Holley & some of the German crew
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Re: 3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
Intersting, Chris, was it the article in the magazine shown by this link ?

http://www.theaviationindex.com/publ...-november-1997
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Old 6th April 2012, 14:17
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Re: 3./KG40, Iceland, 5 Aug.1943
Chris, so that's the end of that, then. Thanks for the info.
Laurent, yes, it appeared in the Nov. 1997 issue.

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