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318th v. Italian aces
On April 25, 1944, three Italian G.55s were shot down by P-47s of the 318th FS (325th FG).
As the following link shows, three of them went down, with only one (Toressi) being for sure claimed: Italian biplane fighter aces - Giulio Torresi My grandfather, Joseph Harper, had a probable on that date, and shot down one of the two remaining Italian losses (either Biagini or Tarantola). To me, it sounds like the other American kill (by Emmert) was south of Turin. Between 2000 and 2003, all three of these crashes have been recovered. So, it should be possible to deduce which plane was credited to my grandfather, Harper. Does anyone have maps of the locations of the crashes? Because, I would think, if of the two non-Toressi crash sites, one was more northern, that would be the one claimed by my grandfather. Any information into this is much appreciated! Thanks! cjb |
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