P 47 228461

[Horst Weber]

Originally Posted by Frank Olynyk

Horst, or others,

Can you tell me if the microfilm A5686 records just the losses of 8th and 9th Air Forces, or does it also cover 12th and 15th Air Forces in the Mediterranean?

Enjoy!

Frank.

Good evening Frank !

My apologies for the late reply to your question. But it is not easy to read a microfilm reel of about 1800 pages in a short time.

This microfilm reel covers from page # 71 to page # 850 all 8th & 9th Air Force losses, mishaps, accidents, war-weary a/c's, transferrings to other Air Forces and written-offs month-by-month and in a very meticulous serial-by-serial order.

The filing starts in 1942 and ends in 1945.

The filing system seems to be Hollerith.

This filing is the general database for the books "Losses of the U.S. 8th & 9th
Air Forces" by John A. Hey and Stan D. Bishop.

On this reel, you'll find no comparable data of 12th & 15th Air Force losses but a lot of statistics like bombing results against axis towns and industries up to the last days of April 1945.

Best wishes !

Horst Weber

[Frank Olynyk]

Horst,

Many thanks. I think I will get the reel. Although I will get it as a PDF on a CD (same price). Most, if not all, of the microfilm reels at USAFHRA have been converted into PDF files, and you can order either type. The advantage of the PDF is that you can enlarge the image with PDF controls, rather than having to change lenses on a microfilm reader (the lens on my reader cannot be changed).

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Flupke]

Pilot was Maj Ray Jack (RTD)

Regards
Phil

[rpeck350]

Peglar ,
I looked around some more after the email I sent. Sherman N Crocker flew a 'Peggy' but codes were Y8*V .
He flew a Razorback but not sure if he flew this 'Peggy'.
Y8*V 225707 was the Razorback's serial number which I got from the 404th FG web sight 'Built Only For Battle' by John Levesley.
It also states a pilot Phelps flew it also.
Need to dig out my Leap Off book on the 404th FG to see if I can find more.
Rick

[HMS1983]

Hi Peglar

Thanks for the picture !

Best

Hendrik