On 17/04/1945 the P-51D-20-NA serialnumber 44-72349 from the 55FG-343FS was lost.The pilot 1st Lt Langelier Daniel A. 0-827915 Massachusetts  is mentioned at the Tablet of Missing at the Henri-Chapelle cemetery in Belgium. The MACR is 13915 , were did this aircraft came down ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Alain,

It says near Bautzen here..
http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/kamenz.htm

Paul

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Hi Paul ,
 
Thanks for the info , is Bautzen in Germany ?
Alain

Alain,
 
There is a Bautzen east of Dresden, Germany.
 
Regards,
 
Paul

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Paul,
 
That's the one..near Dresden.
 
I have attached a sketched map from the MACR showing location of A/D.
 
Shabby
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Thanks Russ !
This might help Alain I guess.
 
Regards,
 
Paul

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Hello,
 
on the map is the position of the a/d in the north of Bautzen, but the both a/f in the near of this city are in the south (Bautzen-Litten and Bautzen-Stiebitz). In the south is only an evade area (Briesing).
 
 
Ulf

I'm search all information about the FG activities on April 17th 1945 in Europe.

Ulf,
 
It was Bautzen-Litten that the 343rd were strafing when Langelier went missing.  I just found Bautzen-Litten on Google Maps and it's North-East -ish of Bautzen (+51° 11' 37", +14° 31' 11").  I suspect North-East became North in the official record.
 
Hope this helps,
 
Shabby
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