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From a B-24 crash site, south Italy, 16 july 1943

Here are some fragments from a B-24 crash site in south Italy. Some idea about fragments and some infos about crew? Thanks!

B-24 40236 (376th BG, 513th BS) shot down by Fw. Heinrich Steis in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/4. near Potenza, Italy Jul 16, 1943.
6 KIA, 4 POW.  MACR 184

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    Part 32P 1003 and Part GK32F 598 R are definately B-24 part numbers. The P indicates the part was from the Fuselage. The F indicates the part was from an item of Furnished Equipment and produced from a drawing originated by the Ford Motor Company. (GK)
     
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    Many THANKS!!

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    Many thanks!! Do you have some idea like I can contact relatives of someone of crew?

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    Thanks to a Google translation I have now read your web page on the loss of the Prchal and Payne crews on 11 January 43. You have done an excellent job.
    I have done quite a bit of research on the Halverson Detachment and perhaps can add a line or two to your story. Johnny

    Payne and Dick (Candy)Sanders were the best of friends.  They had flown together since before WW2 and were inseparable. Louis Prchal was Sanders’ original co-pilot on Halpro #22, MALICIOUS (41-110603).
    As you note, Sanders was also on the Naples mission and watched helplessly as his best friend and his former co-pilot were both shot down before his eyes. This was a real blow to Sanders and in fact when I interviewed him 30 years later as a retired Major General he asked that I turn off the tape recorder before discussing the mission. "I’ll never get through this without breaking up", he said. And he did.

    I attach a candid shot taken in Cairo of Payne and Sanders horsing around with swords, and another taken at Fort Myers as the Halpro planes got ready to leave the States. Payne and Sanders are the two officers in the middle row. The man on the right in the back row may be Prchal but I am not positive about this.
    
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    Dear Al Blue
    many thanks for your precious informations! I hope to rebuild this story as soon is possible and to contact someone of relatives of crews. Actually I'm writing with sons of Theodore Schoonmaker, lone survivor of Prchal. Do you have some idea to help me to contact other relatives?
    Do you can send me a better quality copy of photo? If yes please send to redazione@1943salerno.it
    We have also recently found crash site of B-24 40236 Flyrtle Myrtle and we are planning to investigate crash site of B-24 The Buzzer 41 29307. Any help with informations will be greatly appreciated!

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    Hi Al I am looking for any info on my Uncle KIA 4/8/1945 His name is 2nd LT John Stallworth, with the 460th bomb group. any advice
     
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