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2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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06/03/2006 10:14:00 AM
Hi !
Is it correct that this pilot became missing on December 24,1944 , became a pow and returned to his unit two days later ? Was he flying P38 42-67948 ?
Who knows the full story ?
Many thanks and best regards from sunny Belgium
Luc
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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06/03/2006 11:11:17 AM
MACR for 42-67948...
42-67948 P-38J-10-LO 370th Fighter Gp 8AF 441224 SOXO (Belgium) MACR #11408.
Mike W.
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2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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08/05/2006 03:56:42 AM
Hi Mike,
Many thanks for your reply and interesting information.
What means the abbreviation Soxo ?
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Luc
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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08/05/2006 05:43:57 AM
Luc,
It's the Overseas Destination Code. SOXO = 8th AF England.
Groetjes,
Paul
Associate member of the Awon http://www.awon.org/ __________________ Fighters for Victory (357th FG)
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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08/06/2006 12:29:26 PM
Hello Lac, here you can found the complete elektronical form of the MACR: Ulf
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2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/24/2006 05:40:45 AM
Hi Mike,Paul and Torgau,
The Macr, which is mentioned, is for another pilot. So the serial for the plane must be a different one...
Best regards from rainy Belgium
Luc
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/24/2006 12:56:47 PM
LUC:
So what do you have to refute what is listed?
Terry T.
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2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/24/2006 01:28:30 PM
Hi Terry,
The verb ' refute ' was unknown to me, so I had to use Wiktionary to find out its meaning.
Is it possible that wrong information is mentioned in an macr ?
Was,perhaps, no macr established for 2Lt.John Larsen ?
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Luc
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/24/2006 04:55:20 PM
Luc:
How did you come up with John Larsen as the pilot of the aircraft in question....42-67948 P-38J-10-LO .
Terry T.
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/26/2006 06:21:06 AM
Terry,
Found only 1 plane missing for that day for 370 FG and was not certain if 2Lt Larsen was flying this plane. So there were 2 planes lost that day.
So, no macr made for the plane of Lt Larsen ? Did he return that fast to his unit ?
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/26/2006 11:45:39 AM
Yes two pilots were lost. Lt Ford was KIA and Lt. Larson crash landed close to the front lines being a POW for a couple of days as you stated. I have the book on the 370 FG and it has a list of pilot lost but Lt. Larson is not on the list but in the main body of the book is his story on what happined, in his own words. So maybe no MACR was made .? Like you said he was not lost for to long and the MACR was never made,I'm guessing.
<message edited by rickpeck2 on 10/26/2006 05:57:33 PM >
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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10/26/2006 01:43:42 PM
This is what I have listed for 24 Dec 1944;
44-23625 P-38J-25-LO 367th Fighter Gp 9AF 441224
(Germany) MACR #11432
44-24629 P-38L-1-LO 367th Fighter Gp 9AF 441224
(Germany) MACR #11433
44-24665 P-38L-1-LO 367th Fighter Gp 9AF 441224
SOXO (Germany) MACR #11431
42-67948 P-38J-10-LO Ford, Charles W. Jr., 1st.Lt.(0-729391)
401st Fighter Sqd 370th Fighter Gp 9AF 441224 (Belgium, Bra) MACR #11408
44-24443 P-38L-1-LO 474th Fighter Gp 441224 (Belgium) MACR #11410
44-24625 P-38L-1-LO 474th Fighter Gp 441224 (Belgium) MACR #11409
43-29026 F-5E-2-LO Crowell, Jeryl D., /KIA 27th Photo Recon Sqd 7th Photo Recon
Terry T.
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RE: 2Lt.John Larsen December 24,1944 370 FG
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01/02/2007 04:18:53 AM
Gentlemen , Maybe i can help you with this #44-24625
1st Lt Kirkland Lenton F. (KIA) 0-755964 Georgia - Henri-Chapelle Who was the pilot of #44-24443 - 474FG-429Fs MACR 11410 ? Happy New-Year Alain Belgium 
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44-24443 474 FG
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01/04/2007 05:37:13 AM
Hi Alain,
2Lt. James S.Highley 0-803984 was the pilot of this plane, which crashed at Arville (Belgium).
Best regards from the other side of Belgium !
Luc
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RE: 44-24443 474 FG
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01/04/2007 06:05:57 AM
Thanks
Alain
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