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Lake Traun P47?
Posted by Dan Johnson on Tue Aug 06, 2002 05:22:41 PM
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I was looking for info on 474th FG P38s in Kenn Rust's book on the 9th AF when I came across mention of the last 405th FG P47 loss of WW2 when the pilot bounced off the water of Lake Traun in Austria and had to belly it in to the water while buzzing POW camps May 8, 1945.
Anyone know anything about that particular bird? Considering the war was over, I'd kinda doubt they'd put the effort into salvaging it at the time.
Dan