P-51 D 44 15324 4th FG 16.Jan.1945

[Flugplatz Giessen]

Hello,


On januar 16th 1945 P-51 serialnumber 44-15324, 4th FG was lost on a ops in Germany. Can someone tells me were this aircraft came down and who the crew was ? MACR: 11852

the same too for MACRs:

11841 365th FG 9th AF
11947 365th FG 9th AF
11840 368th FG 9th AF all are P-47s

Thanks a lot.

[shooshoobaby]

# 44 - 15324
4th FG , 334th Sq.
Pilot - Lt. Victor Rentschler POW
Hit by AA - Neuburg
Bailed out near Reutlingen
Mike

[Flugplatz Giessen]

Thank you very much Mike

Greetings.

[Leendert]

Flugplatz Giessen,

Found so far in various sources:

MACR 11841 44-19788 Lt James Burnett Jr. POW
MACR 11947 44-20602 Lt James F. Hensley POW
MACR 11840 42-28942 Lt James E. Hutcherson KIA sdb by Me-109 nr Neustadt.

Regards,

Leendert

[Horst Weber]

Good evening Flugplatz Giessen !

According to the time of the loss, the area and the nearly exclusions of other P-51 losses this day, I would hardly suggest that LGK-report #
J 2842/56 fits to your request for P-51, AAF-s/n 44-15324, 4th FG,
334th FS.

This file reports a P-51 downing at about 14:00 to 15:00 hrs near Oberkessach, County Künzelsau, Württmemberg.

Hope, this helps.

Best regards !

Horst Weber

[Flugplatz Giessen]

Dear Leendert and Horst Weber,

thank you again. Now I´m searching the crashplace of the two p-47 from the 365th FG lost 16.Jan.1945 over Germany.

Regards

[Karl]

Hello,

I am looking for a photo of Capt. "Neffie" Rentschler and his P-51. Is he still around?


Greetings, Karl