Lt.Oyler lost 19/7/44 info sought.

[Larry]

Cheesey,

If you are interested in aircraft that came down on or near the Channel Islands, you may wish to look in to these too:

14th June 1944 - 1st Lt. Thomas J. Pickett, 511th FBS, 405TH FBG - P-47D named ‘Which way’d he go George’ (possibly 42-76354) hit in an oil line on mission over Cherbourg Penninsula. Bailed out over the sea and presumed drowned. Body later recovered I believe.

23rd June 1944, 2nd Lt. Walter R. Davis of 510th FS suffered total electrical failure in his P-47C-5-RE, 41-6358 and lost all radio contact with his Flight. He flew alongside the Flight Leader and indicated by hand signal that many things were not working, including the variable pitch propeller function, which in turn effected his control over the engine RPM. Shortly after he broke away from his Flight and crash landed in Jersey. I think small bits of this plane are still to be found in Jersey in various collections