March 21,1943 F-4 MIA Tunisia

[Alex Smart]

Which leaves -
41-2098 - crashed September 14/42 - New Guinea
41-2099 - Salvaged February 12/42
41-2123 - November 28/42 New Guinea
41-2124 - MIA - August 25/42
41-2125 - July 27/42 Misiama Island.
41-2126 - condemned October 31/44
41-2127 - condemned November 43
41-2130 - condemned - AustraliaMay 09/44
41-2132 - condemned - July 08/44
41-2135 - salvaged October 23/42
41-2136 - condemned October 31/44
41-2139 - salvaged September 26/44
41-2140 - MIA - March 16/43
41-2141 - condemned December 06/42
41-2142 - condemned June 02/44
41-2143 - condemned July 02/44
41-2145 - MIA - September 29/44
41-2146 - condemned July 08/44
41-2147 - condemned June 30/43
41-2150 - condemned July 08/44
41-2151 - condemned July 08/44
41-2165 - salvaged February 20/43
41-2168 - wrecked December 05/43 - USA
41-2173 - condemned June 30/43
41-2174 - to France
41-2175 - condemned March 31/43
41-2176 - condemned April 06/43
41-2180 - salvaged July 05/43
41-2184 - condemned July 08/44
41-2190 - salvaged July 03/44
41-2195 - Wrecked November 21/42 - USA
41-2197 - AAA - July 08/44
41-2205 - salvaged March16/45
41-2206 - salvaged April 26/45
41-2216 - salvaged January 17/43
41-2217 - salvaged, Australia - September 26/44
41-2220 - loaned to RAAF
41-2362 - to France
41-2363 - to France
41-2364 - salvaged December 09/45
41-2365 - to France
41-2366 - condemned May 10/44
41-2367 - salvaged February 10/43
41-2369 - condemned October 31/44
41-2372 - condemned July 02/44
41-2374 - salvaged January 31/43
41-2378 - salvaged December 15/42
41-2380 condemned July 08/44

[Laurent Rizzotti]

"One of three 3rd Photo Group F-4s dispatched that day for photo recon did not return to base."

The fact that one aircraft did not return to base does not automatically mean it was lost: it may have landed on a base with bad communications, or have force landed somewhere without heavy damage.

[Alex Smart]

Hi Leurent,
That may well have been the case.
Will perhaps see a note about it in MAW vol 5 ?
Alex

[Russell]

Hi Alex

Not in Vol 5 as we have not found anything to add. All we have is the Intel summaries saying an F5 was lost. Don't know who was in it, why it was lost or any other details.

Regards

Russell

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Russell, looking forward to the publication.