14th FG P-38 lost on 15 june 1943

[kaki3152]

Rabe/Gianandrea,

Is it possible to identify this airplane through Individual Airplane Cards?
One Website http://1stfighter.org/photos/Misc/P3...0Italians.html identifies the last four digits of the serial number as 2278.
A look at Joe Baugher's list indicates 43-2278 as a P-38G-13(Lo).

Otherwise,trawling the POW database seems the only way to identify this rare bird.

[shooshoobaby]

There are accounts of a P - 38 that landed in Sardinia, 1943. it was used by Italian Pilot Guido Rossi to shoot down several U.S. Bombers until he was shot down while attacking a B - 17. Ditched in MED., survived.
Mike ?????????

[Gianandrea Bussi]

i went to the ItAF archive in Rome some weeks ago: I didn't found the name of the P-38 pilots, but from the documents I've found I can confirm that the episode happened for sure at about 19.00 of the 12 june 1943.

Gianandrea

[Alex Smart]

Hello Gianandrea,

Thanks for the update and confermation on the date .

Alex

[NUPPOL]

Possible ID?
see message dated 3/21/2007 in
http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/m.../tm.htm#117643

Interesting-43-2278 listed as "Condemmed missing non combat"
Odd about the pilot going from MAlta to Gilbalter ? RAF/US Air Transport Command/Attached from another squadron?????

[NUPPOL]

Tondi -in Italian AF markings shot down 2 B-17s of301st BG, 419th BS
42-30093 -damaged
42-30307-"Bonnie Sue" shot down

related links:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...t=Italian+P-38
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...t=Italian+P-38

[Leendert]

Gentlemen,

Perhaps this website may give some answers: http://www.geocities.com/raf_112_sqd...roll42_43.html

Pilot of 43-2466 is identified here as Lt Donald E. Anderson.

Regards,

Leendert