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F-5 Crash site ? - 12/08/2006 12:55:36 PM

Is there any one out there from the 3rd Photo recce Group that can add anything relative to an F-5 loss
on Aug. 25, 1944 in NE Italy/Austria? Searchers have found wreckage they think might be MACR 7995.

Their quote-- p38 crash Brunico-San Lorenzo

MACR # Date A/C Type Serial # Group
7995 8/25/1944 F-5 42-13309 3

1st FG(71st FS)-15TH AF-Class 44-C

Terry T. Total Posts : 1402 Reward points : 663 Joined: 08/07/2006 Location: California Status: online	Reply to message Message Options RE: F-5 Crash site ? - 12/08/2006 07:42:01 PM S/N 42-13309 C/N 222-7743 F-5A-10-LO T.T.

jnmig Total Posts : 64 Reward points : 95 Joined: 05/13/2002 Location: WASHINGTON Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: F-5 Crash site ? - 12/09/2006 01:24:51 PM Terry-- Is C/N 222-7743 the camera S/N? or? Thx

Terry T. Total Posts : 1402 Reward points : 663 Joined: 08/07/2006 Location: California Status: online	Reply to message Message Options RE: F-5 Crash site ? - 12/09/2006 05:22:50 PM 7743 is the Lockheed construction number. for 42-13309 There might be parts of the wreckage that contain that number stamped in paint...construction number can identify an aircraft. Terry T.

Alex Smart Total Posts : 955 Reward points : 584 Joined: 09/07/2002 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: F-5 Crash site ? - 12/27/2006 11:12:42 AM Hi, Wrong place. Not MACR 7995 Alex

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RE: F-5 Crash site ? - 10/03/2007 02:39:46 AM

42-13309

7995
8/25/1944
F-5
42-13309
3

As you know this was a very busy time for recce just 10 days after D-Day southern France (August 15, 1944), so it makes sense to me. Other F-5 losses from the 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Group around that time were:

8008
8/16/1944
F-5
42-13310
3

8009
8/20/1944
F-5
42-68251
3

3217
3/20/1944
F-5
42-67355
3

4654
5/10/1944
F-5
42-68279
3

Of course Exupery went down in the sea on July 27, 1944 but since he was in the 2/33 Reconnaissance French squadron, I guess there is no MACR for him(?)

http://www.warwingsart.com/12thAirForce/3rdpg.html

Anyone know the group and squadron insignia for the 3rd PG?

Corsica

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