August 26 1944 the 55 Fg-338F lost two P-51D-5-NA :         
44-13663
1st Lt Kester John E. (EVD) -
MACR 8532                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
44-13954 CL-P / Da'Quake
1st Lt Gevorkian Samuel D. (EVD) -MACR 8534                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Where did the aircraft came down .
 
Alain

Try here http://www.55th.org/ look under personal accounts .
Best web sight for 55 FG!!
Rick 

Cheers Rick...nice comments!
 
Alain,  the three 338th pilots got caught and lost in a thunderstorm that knocked out their compasses.  Gevorkian and Kester elected to crash land on a beach at Cap Ferret, west of Bourdeaux when their fuel ran low. They were picked up by the French Resistance, evaded capture and eventually returned to the 55th via Spain.  Sadly Lt. Hansard decided to head out to sea believing that it was the English Channel.  He eventually ran out of fuel and crashed into the Bay of Biscay.  His body was found by a ship and Lt. Hansard was given a burial at sea.
Dave Kingshott in England is renovating the P-51 that Gevorkian crash landed 'Da Quake'. 
 
Shabby
www.55th.org

Hi ,
 
Thanks for the wonderfull information.
 
Alain