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24th March 2017, 10:50
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Details on loss of 42-104179 P-38J 26.7.44
Discussing with Charlie Pinson two years ago he considered the MACR
details as totally misleading and indicated to me he was shot down by two IAR-80 or 81 fighters after a short fight unable to shake the off of his 6 0'clock somewhere near Bucharest . On the following letters he sent me he gave more details as into the flight from Poltawa to Romania and the place where he attemped a forced landing on a corn field. Would appreciate any additional details as into the potential opponent and the crash site if available through books or research material. The P-38J was not consumed by fire and was in relatively in one piece after belly landing . Charlie flew the " Penny II " Alex K 
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