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Old 16th September 2010, 08:41
Klaus Deschner Klaus Deschner is offline
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P-47 crash on March 16, 1945 by the City Eberbach, Neckar River?

Hello all,
have anybody information about this crash, i search the name of the pilot!
crash day: Friday, March 16, 1945
time: 09:45 am
reason: hit by flak (train)
crashside: in a Hill by Eberbach (belly landing)
status pilot: KIA
cementery: City Eberbach, recovered May 1945
further City`s around of Eberbach are Rockenau, Rothenberg, Neckarwimmersbach, Waldkatzenbach, Binau, Strümpfelbrunn.
Thanks for your help.
regards Klaus
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Old 16th September 2010, 12:19
Laurent Rizzotti Laurent Rizzotti is offline
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Re: P-47 crash on March 16, 1945 by the City Eberbach, Neckar River?

Here is a list of P-47 losses this day:

44-20596 P-47D-30-RE 86th FG 527th FS MACR 13078 - 16/03/45 near Ramsen (Germany) - Pilote : Leland P. Lewis - Bailed out & POW - Flak
44-20619 P-47D-30-RE 362nd FG 379th FS "PUTT III"MACR 13075 - 16/03/45 near Simmern (Germany) - Pilote : Jack C. Taylor - KIA - Flak
44-32975 P-47D-30-RA 371st FS 404th FS MACR 13109 - 16/03/45 near Hecken (Germany) - Pilote : Christo G. Harris - KIA - Flak
44-32977 P-47D-30-RA 36th FS 23rd FS MACR 13099 - 16/03/45 near Olpe (Germany) - Pilote : Christian W. Cracknell - KIA
42-25723 P-47D-22-RE 404th FG 508th FS MACR 13074 - 16/03/45 near Altenkirchen (Germany) - Pilote : William H. Johns Jr. - KIA - Flak
42-26409 P-47D-25-RE 50th FG 313th FS MACR 13046 - 16/03/45 near Petersberg (Germany) - Pilote : Donald S. MacDonald - MIA - Flak
42-27226 P-47D-27-RE 358th FG 365th FS "HOLE-TITE" Crashed 16/03/45 near Breidenbach (57, France) - Pilote : J. Cleaver Bradley - Bailed out & POW - Flak
42-27335 P-47D-27-RE 362nd FG HQ "CHEROKEE MAID" MACR 13076 - 16/03/45 near Coblence (Germany) - Pilote : Thomas H. Beeson - WIA & POW - Flak
42-28947 P-47D-28-RA 36th FG 23rd FS "MAJ MAC" MACR 13101 - 16/03/45 near Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Germany) - Pilote : Wayne J. Hoeck - Bailed out

Source: http://p-47.database.pagesperso-orange.fr/index.html

The above location might be the ones in US reports, so if one is in your area of interest, it might be interesting to search more details.
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Old 16th September 2010, 13:47
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Re: P-47 crash on March 16, 1945 by the City Eberbach, Neckar River?

there are some losses in the area Worms and also one area Laachen-Speyerdorf -
maybe a search at footnote will be helpful.

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Old 17th September 2010, 06:59
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Re: P-47 crash on March 16, 1945 by the City Eberbach, Neckar River?

Hello Laurent, Hello Khorat,
thank you very much for the information.
regards Klaus
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