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US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
I am looking for the US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944, if any.
That day, 250 B-24s of 47th and 304th Bomber Wings (I have no info on the actual Bomber Groups, or Squadrons) attacked the marshalling yard of Sofia. Bulgarian fighters claimed one confirmed and five heavily damaged 'Liberators'. However, I couldn't find any loss from the US side (perhaps there were several damaged bombers). Does anyone have any information about such bomber loss(es)? Thanks,
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
Hello Dénes,
according to MACR 4078 on 17 April 1944 the 451st BG lost the B-24 41-29220, target Belgrad-Zemun airfield. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed near Mostar, German casualty no. ME 1099. Regards Leo |
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
A reference book for the 15th AAF published in 2013.
https://www.amazon.com/Fifteenth-Air.../dp/0810884941 Ed |
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
Thanks, Ed, but this book is my main source of information. No bomber loss is included in it for 17 April.
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
I don't have the particular pages you need but you might find an answer in TNA AIR 23/1640, Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force: 'Intops' summaries Nos. 178–59 (17 Jan–15 Jul 1944).
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
Crashes in Yugo from missions in Bulgaria on that day was only P-51 42-106479
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
There is info in Stanev's book on planes that crashed in Bulgaria.
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Re: US 15th AAF bomber losses over Bulgaria/Eastern Yugoslavia on 17 April 1944?
Thanks, Vathra, for the hint. However, I don't know which book is Prof. Stanev's.
I have his list, he kindly shared it with me, but he also doesn't have any bomber loss for 17 April.
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