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5th June 2013, 11:00
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Req. infos Allied losses Normandie 17 and 30.07.1944
I am searching for information about 2 Allied losses occurred over Normandie area / France / July 1944 :
17.07.1944 Mustang over Vire – Condé area (hour : 15.40) 30.07.1944 P-47 over St.Lô area (hour 19.01) Can we identify : a/c, pilots, circonstancies ... ? Thank you in anticipation Phil. 
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8th June 2013, 23:55
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Re: Req. infos Allied losses Normandie 17 and 30.07.1944
There were 3 P-51s lost on 17 July 1944. This one seems the best match to your description.
42-106443 354th FG, 355th FS, MACR 7164, last seen SE of Vire at 15:30. Pilot Thomas Watkins Cannon, Jr. He evaded, "Sheltered in Normandy until liberated". There were 11 P-47s lost on 30 July, 1944, looks like maybe 10 in France. 42-75413 MACR 7937 for 405th FG, 511th FS, Lt Glessner W Reimer, KIA, struck a tree while strafing at 18:45 2 mi East of Vire on the main highway, so no quite the right time or place. The mission was to dive bomb at Brecey, France. 42-76392 405th FG, 510th FS, MACR 7929 went missing at 19:00 but it was "believed" to be lost south of Avranches. Better time match, but seems wrong place. However, the body of the pilot, Lt Benjamin F Savage was found at "La Marche"? (probably La Marché, Chavoy, France) and buried in La Cambe. La Cambe is north of St Lo, but La Marche is just north of Avranches. Seems like that would be too far south of St Lo. They also first dive bombed a bridge near Brecey then went South of Avranches to strafe targets of opportunity. These seem the "best" matches based on the information you gave. Last edited by RSwank; 9th June 2013 at 17:43.
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9th June 2013, 02:13
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Re: Req. infos Allied losses Normandie 17 and 30.07.1944
Was Thomas Watkins Cannon related to Capt. James Cannon from the same unit who was shot down by Heinz Knoke of 5 JG 11 on 29.4.44?
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9th June 2013, 03:55
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Re: Req. infos Allied losses Normandie 17 and 30.07.1944
E & E report for Thomas W Cannon.
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1099.pdf and Schallehn which is related. http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1041.pdf I don't think there is any relationship between James Cannon and Thomas W Cannon, Jr. James Cannon was born in Nebraska. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GRid=31768748 Thomas W Cannon, Jr was from TN. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GRid=13270584 Last edited by RSwank; 9th June 2013 at 17:40.
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