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Old 23rd July 2018, 13:35
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P-51D-10 NA

Hello,
excist any photo of this plane? Lost 22. January 1945 with Capt. Alton B. Snyder, 361FG, 375FS, Shoot down by AA near Trier, crashed in a very good shape by Kenn at the River Mosel. Nickname "Snitz".
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Old 24th July 2018, 07:10
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/group...=250&pageNum=6
44-13769 P-51D 375 E2-N Snyder Capt. Alton B Jr. Snitz was nickname for his wife.


44-13769 - http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html

13769 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Barton in the Clay, Bedfordshire, England Dec 12, 1944.Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.


http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/6918
This indicates he was shot down in 44-14803.


http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/group...=350&pageNum=8
361 44-14803 P-51D 375 E2-S Lost 22 Jan 45 - Capt. Alton B Snyder Jr. POW MACR-11918


44-14803 - http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html

14803 (361st FG, 375th FS) shot down by AAA and made wheels-up belly landing at Kenn 10 KM NE of Trier, Germany Jan 22, 1945. MACR 11918. Pilot survived and became POW.
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Old 24th July 2018, 10:05
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

Pilot of the original "Snitz" on 12 December 1944 was Lt Joseph B. Wolfe.

See:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/s...769&Submit4=Go
https://forum.keypublishing.com/show...erodrome/page2

From the link below, it is probable that the crash occured during an operational flight:
http://www.8thafhs.com/old/get_one_m...ission_id=1731
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Old 24th July 2018, 16:05
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

12th December, 44, Lt. Joseph B. Wolfe (44-13769) made a crash landing at Base .
If as it is reported, that a/c was destroyed it would be the case that it was used by Snyder previously.
Snyder was indeed reported to have crashed 44-14803 on 22nd January '45 after flak damage, becoming a POW.
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Old 24th July 2018, 21:34
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

44-13769 crash landing on 12th December was a Cat 4 and it was salvaged on 13th December. At the time it had been recoded to E2-W (Wolfe?)
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Old 25th July 2018, 13:58
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

Hello Peter,
Thank you for the a/c details.
Is it known what use the a/c was put too and pilot(s) names after the December event ?
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Old 25th July 2018, 20:17
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

The December event was its demise - per the IARc. Category 4 is a total loss so there would be no pilots after 13th December. As for use, my guess would be that it went to manufacture aluminium pots and pans!
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Old 25th July 2018, 20:44
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

Thank you Peter.
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

Hi all,

I´m little bit lost about machine 44-14803 - it is this machine ffrom this link?

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/p-...als-from-zotz/

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Old 21st August 2018, 10:51
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Re: P-51D-10 NA

They have it wrong. Jasper Joker E9-Vbar was 44-14809.
Never trust decal manufacturers for your data!
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