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Old 6th May 2008, 00:18
John W. Howard
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Spitfire Losses Nov.1944-May 1945

Hello Gents:
My father and some of his US Infantry comrades, freed a Brit flyer from his shot-down Spitfire somewhere between November 1944 and May 1945. The Spit was smoking and soon to catch fire, but the pilot's feet and legs were entangled in the rudder-pedals. The GI's managed to free the Brit and load him on a Jeep, so he could get medical attention. My father says he was in a bad way, but probably survived, although how useful his legs might have been was questionable. The Brit pilot's mates circled above until they new he was OK.
Is there a list of Brit Spitfire losses during this time period with locations, which would help me to try to figure out whose Spit this was and his fate?? I know the approximate locations for my father's regiment and battalion during this time frame, and by comparing could possibly narrow things down a bit. The Spit was shot down by aircraft of the Luftwaffe. My father fought in Alsace, the Vosges, the Saar, and on into the German Redoubt area of Southern Germany. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to let my father know if the British Pilot survived. Thank you.
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