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10th September 2009, 17:24
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Re: 371st FG - August 24, 1944 - France
Hello Fred,
It is really possible that the pilot thought he was in Vierzon but was in Villefranche. The 2 towns are rather close from each other and localization errors were really common during WWII (for exemple, in his statement of Lt Eugene Fleming shot down in Thesee, his wingman Lt Brydges thought they spotted the train near Mennetou sur Cher but they were over Monthou sur Cher. The names of the town are close and their are approx. 40 kms from each other). Not all the pilots of a flight had a map. He even wrote 'Vierzon-Ville' that could show that he was a little bit confused about the town. It is possible that you could fine some information about this crash in the archives of Loir-et-Cher department. All the best, Olivier 
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