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hennjhn

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Need Pilots Name - 05/02/2006 08:55:30 PM
A P-38, SN# 43-2203 was lost over New Guinea on 11/2/43, the plane belonged to the 8th Fighter group.  Could someone please give me the name of the pilot.
 
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John
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RE: Need Pilots Name - 05/07/2006 02:13:12 PM
John, from the excellent book entitled: "Attack & Conquer-
The 8th Fighter Group in WW2"  page 313:

F/O Willis F. Evers (80th FS)  was from Upland, Nebraska

Hope that this helps, Steve
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RE: Need Pilots Name - 08/06/2006 02:44:43 AM
Hi John, F/O Willis F Evers was recovered by CIL-Hi in 1986 the file is; CIL 0082-86. He was recovered from some depth in a coconut plantation near Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. The CIL co-ordinates are MA 159 178. Your civilian consultant Mr Brian Bennett was present for the recovery.
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RE: Need Pilots Name - 08/06/2006 03:25:44 AM
Keith...Thank you very much for the information you give me, I didn't know that F/O Evers remains were recovered.  I don't work for CIL-HI since I retired from the Army, I still have some friends who still works their and my house is about a mile from their.  Do you know Bruce Hoy who was the Curator for the Aviation and War Branch at the National Museum in Port Moresby.  I used to do research on MIA's with him, and he went with my team on a few of our recovery missions.  Again thanks a lot for your information.
 
John
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