http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30Hi, I know Dan to the absa39-45 webiste's but there is nothing about the 2nd Lt Montgomery. A Coddington. A this date of 7th June 1944 the 474th Fg was attached to the 9th TAC. I join to this post some very interresting dohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184363Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:20:11 GMTHi, How do you do I know that part of first unit on P-38 reparted between 8th and 9th US Air Force. Later, near end of war,(began 1945, after landing in normandy) they changed material with P51 Mustang. No direct answer for your dehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184360Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:26:40 GMT My name is Vincent, I lived in Mayenne (France). I doing some research about all the american soldiers killed in Action to free my country during the World War II. I'm request your to help me in my resarch about the 2nd Lt. Montgomeryhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184358Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:33:16 GMTI'm serachingfor the individual call letter for P38-J 42-67522 and 42-67507. Thanks for your help. Philhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=183997Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:50:25 GMTBonjour Axel, Je serai heureux que vous me contactiez au sujet de l'histoire de John McKay. J'ai eu l'occasion d'avoir des contacts avec l'association des anciens du 474th Fighter Group il y a quelques années. J'ahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=183674Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:22:33 GMTHi guys I have some good news! I had some more informations from my grand mother : Mackay arrived in her farm on july 1944; she can't be more precise on the date and then joined back US forces on august 4th when Josselin, the closest city was liberahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=181252Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:24:08 GMTMcKay appartenait au 474 FG, 428 FS-Touché par un tir d'armes légères allors qu'il mitraillait une voie ferrée.A sauté en parachute.Pas de trace d'un éventuel rapport d'évasion.Pas de trace d'un retour en Angleterre.Le MACR n'est pas très éloquent sauf lhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=181243Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:49:57 GMTLe MACR 6509 est disponible sur www.footnote.com Philhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=181242Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:20:20 GMTHi everybody, I'm Axel from France and some weeks ago I was looking some picture with my grand mother and we found a picture of captain John A MacKay that was hidden by my grand mother after being shot down. So I decided to undertake some reshttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=181227Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:50:41 GMTMarc, You can do me a favor. I do know the crash site locations for Rubel and Frederick. This is the first I have seen of the crash sites for Ernst and Maximow. I would appreciate it if you could send me a map pinpointing all four crash sites basedhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=180733Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:10 GMTBonjour Marc, Félicitations pour vos recherches sur ces deux pilotes du 428th squadron. Si celà peut vous aider, à moins que vous ne les ayiez déjà, voici les photos de Robert J.RUBEL et James . FREDERICK . A+ http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=180563Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:49:01 GMTMany Thanks Gary, Roger just wrote me he will connect him directly.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=180476Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:30:57 GMTJaap, Richard Johnston is alive and well. I talked with him at the last 474th FG reunion this past April. Told me all about his shootdown and POW experiences. Is there anything in particular you want to know about him? Cheers, Gary Koch (http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=180404Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:16:30 GMTBonjour Marc, You are correct in that the two 428th FS pilots shot down were Bob Rubel and James Frederick. My good friend, Bob Milliken (429th FS), was the one who shot down Ernst. I have a very good friend who knows this fight very well. Hishttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=180403Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:08:31 GMT2/Lt.Richard E.Johnston,474 FG/ 428 FS,P-38J,44-23161,crashed 14th February 1945 at 15.30 hours near Brueggen,Germany. Jaaphttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179846Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:49:00 GMTGood Morning, Firstly, my friend Roger and I, we would like to thank again Jaap (Airwar) for his great help !!! Please find below a map of the location of the wrecks of the airplanes shot down during the fighttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179811Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:42:24 GMTGary,I send a letter to the Pfarrer ( father) of Bleialf.Hainley was KIA and maybe buried at the cemetery of Bleialf,or a place nearby.Most of time they know also the exact crashplace. As soon I hear someting,I let you know, Jaaphttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179701Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:37:15 GMTMarc, Maybe it was Lt.Frederick,474 FG/ 428 FS,42-104224,crashed vicinity Nogent,France ? Jaaphttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179672Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:57 GMTMarc, 2/Lt.Bernard B.Jacobs,474 FG/ 430 FS,P-38J 42-67470,crashed 6th July 1944 at 09.20 hours near Pont de Brave,France. 42-104224,P-38J,6th July 1944,474 FG,no other details. I will send you the MACR of Jacohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179671Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:29:28 GMTGood Morning from France, I am looking for the name of the pilots of P-38 of the 428th FS who were shot down near Mortree, in Normandy, in the afternoon of 7-6-1944 ... One of my friends found thhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=179656Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:54:35 GMT