Posted By Edouard on November 07, 2007 at 00:58:33:
In Reply to: P-38 aircraft found in Wales posted by PF on November 04, 2007 at 04:58:16:
Hello,
Seems to be P-38F-1-LO Serial 41-7677 of 14th Fighter Group/49th Fighter Squadron. Had departed from nearby Llanbedr airfield on a training flight September 27, 1942 and ditched into the sea at Harlech due to mechanical problems. Aircraft partially salvaged at the time. Pilot Lt Robert Fred ELLIOTT (O-394428) from Rich Square, North Carolina. He died on a mission December 5, 1942 in Tunisia and is memorialized at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
Regards, Ed in Belgium