Posted By PF on November 09, 2007 at 06:36:15:
In Reply to: Re: P-38 aircraft found in Wales posted by Edouard on November 07, 2007 at 00:58:33:
: 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
Thanks for info