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Old 11th May 2020, 13:19
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US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

Dear all

I am trying to determine which US single engine fighter crashed at the beginning of September 1944 at Savigny (Dept 69: west of Lyon).

Pilot killed.

It would be a P47, which seems confirmed by the shape of the wing you can see on the picture.

Any hint ?

Thanks a lot

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Old 11th May 2020, 13:53
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

If the crash occurred behind enemy lines there should be a MACR.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/.../44SepMACR.htm


If it is a P-47, a page search (Ctrl+F) of 09/44 will provide MACR's for the Month, there's 130.
http://p-47.database.pagesperso-oran...abase/MACR.htm


If the crash occurred within Allied territory it would be classified as an accident.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/...y/Sep1944O.htm
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Old 11th May 2020, 23:16
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

Looks like the serial number has "23" so a/c would be 43-2####
Macr 8989 or 8690 may be a starting point ?
September 10th 44.
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Old 11th May 2020, 23:24
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

I just learnt that crash occurred between 8 and 11 September (when the school starts: the witness was a kid then) so, it would match.

The zone where it crashed was within Allied Territory.

It seems (TBC) that pilot bailed out too low and was killed;

Friends will soon go on site, to look for further information. We will maybe have more data in the next days or weeks;

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Old 11th May 2020, 23:45
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

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Looks like the serial number has "23" so a/c would be 43-2####
Macr 8989 or 8690 may be a starting point ?
September 10th 44.
I must be missing something, where is there a 23?
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Old 12th May 2020, 00:17
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

There were no Ninth Air Force P-47 losses/deaths that I can find between September 8 and 11, 1944 which match a pilot bailing out in Allied territory. Same for Eighth Air Force P-47's. Is everyone positive this plane is a P-47? I also don't see a 2 or 3 anywhere but am getting old. A 367th Fighter Group P-38 crashed with fatal results after taking off on September 8 (south of Le Mans) and on September 11 some Ninth Air Force P-47's were lost over Allied territory by pilots bailing out, but none were killed.

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Old 12th May 2020, 18:22
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

A local website puts the date on 8 Sep 1944: http://www.lasaporaille.fr/index.php?page=sp_avi

Pilot still listed on the MIA list?

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Old 12th May 2020, 23:19
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

On September 8, the Ninth Air Force lost only 3 planes due to combat related causes. The 367th FS P-38 I mentioned earlier, a P-51 from the 354th FG near La Frette due to flak, and a 404th FG P-47 which went down east of Vise, also due to flak. The 354th and 404th losses have MACRs so they did not come down inside allied lines. In addition, a 354th FG pilot bailed out inside allied lines, a 367th FG P-38 bellied-in inside allied lines and a second pilot bailed out, also in friendly territory, while another 404th FG P-47 bellied-in near Bretigny. Are the people involved positive about this date? No losses fit into it, or the period of September 8-11 unless the story of the pilot being killed is incorrect.

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Old 12th May 2020, 23:38
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

Given the area of the crash the fighter may have been in a unit supporting the drive of the 7th Army and French 1st Army from southern France. I assume the 12th Air Force supported the armies initially. (XII Tactical Air Command?) Later it was the 1st Tactical Air Force (Provisional) but I think it was organized in November 1944. Even though the crash was in September, perhaps we should look at the fighter groups that eventually were assigned to the 1st Tactical Air Force.

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Old 13th May 2020, 09:18
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Re: US Fighter shot down in Sept. 1944

I gathered that 27th FG (P-47s) was stationed at not too distant Loyettes airfield in the presumed timeframe.
A unit at Lyon-Bron also a possibility?

Not all airframe losses are mentioned on the usual accident websites. Many aircraft on a combat mission and that crashed within friendly lines are not included for the simple reason it was not an 'ordinary' accident.

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