2nd Lt Paul Washington Wood 363 FG

[Peglar]

MACR: 6191
2nd. Lt. Paul Washington Wood
O-810 473
29. June 1944
363. Fighter Group - 383. Fighter Squadron
P-51 B- 42-106888

Anybody has Informations about Lt Wood and the Crash Place ?

Thanks Peglar

[Richard Goyat]

If the content of the MACR regarding 2/Lt. Wood's loss is not known to you, here are the details (not much however):

1. Intended destination : “Berlin, Germany”

2. Date/Time/Location: “29 June 1944 / 0800 / Giessen, Germany”

3. Reason of loss: “Unknown”

4. Statement by 2/Lt. Scott: “2nd Lt. WOOD, PAUL WASHINGTON, 0-810473, participating in a Bomber escort mission over Geisen [sic], radioed this remark “I'm heading for home.” He was not contacted since.”

5. There's no German document attached to the MACR (at least to my copy). However, the German document of 10 July 1944 translated as “Concluding report on downings from 29 July 1944, day raid on the area of Middle-Germany”, mentions 9 wrecks of which only one was of a Mustang (a 339th FG aircraft).

6. The MACR says 381 Ftr. Sqd. for 2/Lt Wood. As far as I know, there was no 383rd Fighter Squadron in the 363rd FG.

Regards
Richard Goyat

[Peglar]

Thank you Richard, please send me a private message. Peglar

[Richard Goyat]

Hi Peglar,

I tried to send you a PM, but the following message was returned: “Peglar has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space”...

Richard Goyat

[Peglar]

Dear Richard, now you have a PM from me. In the Time i got this News about Lt. Wood:

"Lt. Wood was reported missing in action for a year and presumed to have died on June 29, 1944, when he disappeared after his P-51 Mustang fighter developed engine trouble over Giessen, Germany, and he started back to the English base. His more than 200 combat flying hours had won for him the Air Medal with several clusters"

Greetings

Peglar

[Horst Weber]

Good morning Pglar !

According the MACR-list, three NUSTANG were lost that day:

- P-51B, s/n 42-106821, 339th FG MACR 6549
- P-51B, s/n 42-106888, 363rd FG MACR 6191
- P-51B, s/n 43-6974, 357th FG MACR 6260

In the German Luftgaukommando reports for that day, five different MUSTANG crash or landing locations appear:

- 29 June 1944 Mustang Almenechee J 1583
- 29 june 1944 0900 Mustang Kalbsrieth, 6 km SE of
Artern, 38 km N of Weimar J 1491
- 29 June 1944 0910 Mustang Elm near Schluechtern J 1490
- 29 June 1944 0940 Mustang 2 km W Abondant, 10 km J 1550
NE Dreux
- 29 June 1944 0955 Mustang 5 km NE Seesen, height 308 J 1523/
KU 2389

Hope this helps,

Best regards

Horst Weber

[Peglar]

Dear Horst, Thank you/Dankeschön.


29 June 1944 0910 Mustang Elm near Schluechtern J 1490 - maybee Wood i think. I had send you a PM. Greetings Peglar