27. November 1944, 1st. Lt. James F. Cross, 353FG/352 FS

[Horst Weber]

Originally Posted by streak98

Hello,

looking for all Information`s about the Loss of 1st. Lt. James F. Cross, 353FG / 352 FS on 27. November 1944 near Altenau-Harz (Lower Saxony).

Every help in this case is welcome....

Greetings streak98 (Dirk)

Good morning and a happy Easter, Dirk !

Lt. James F. Cross a/c (P-51D-15-NA, AAF-s/n 44-15388) went during an engagement with German fighters at about 13:00 hrs into a steep dive and crashed fatally East of Altenau on the Harz, Germany.

The German file of this incident is KU 2514 and he was initially buried at Altenau cemetary.

Unfortunatally, I have no information on the German fighter counterpart that day. Maybe one of this forum can help ?.

Thanks !

Horst Weber

[streak98]

Good Morning Horst,

also "Happy Easter" to you....Thank`s for the Information about Lt. J. F. Cross. Due German Documents (LGXI), Lt. Cross crashed in the Area of the "Polsterberg" which is r. a. 2 Kilometres south-west of Altenau. ( bigger Forest Area with "Danger" for walking due to former Mining Area)

Greetings Dirk