P38 shot down in france onn 9 august 1944

[gilles collaveri]

Good morning to each of you,

in order to identify an unknown crash site, I would love to receive the list of the P38 missing in action on 9th august 1944 in the North of France.

I am grateful in advance for that.

GC

[Nick Beale]

Gilles, if you go to this page, you can at least get a list of P-38s missing on 9 August with the Groups and serial numbers. Not all of them will be in Northern France of course, but it's start:

http://www.armyairforces.com/Data/MACR.aspx

[Peter Randall]

The only one I have is 42-67359 an F-5B of 7PRG, 13PRS (or possibly 27PRS). Pilot Albert W Clark KIA. Location given as Nogent Le Rotrou. MACR 7763.
Peter

[gilles collaveri]

Thanks guys

GC

[Alex Smart]

Hello GC,
479FG
43-28377 MACR 7785
Pilot
Major Frank J. Keller
POW
and
370FG
44-23162 MACR 7862
Pilot
1Lt Dean R. Burns
Observer
Major William K. Collonan
Moraine area.


Also no made so maybe in safe area
370FG
42-104093 pilot= George H. Cargill.

Alex

[Peter Randall]

Cargill in 42-104093 was on 8th August and forced landed at St Pierre-du-Mont/A1 due to engine failure.
I have Keller in 43-28377 going down in Germany at Leopoldshafen - 10 Km North of Karlsruhe.
Burns is a possibility - I overlooked that one and he went down in the St Poix area (near Moraine?) according to my list but as it was a droop-snoot, it should be easily identifiable if wreck recovery is in the offing!
I think you will find that your Moraine should be Mortaine but still quite a way from St Poix.
Peter

[gilles collaveri]

Thanks to you all,

we think of "Mortain", which is in Normandy as well.

A trip is planned in the next days in the area, to look for further data (or parts? in the farms around, who knows) and try to better understand,

if we find, I'll let you know;

Txs again and cheers

GC