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Re: P-47 recovery in 1995 from IJsselmeer

Posted by Harm Jan Strating on Thu Dec 05, 2002 08:08:20 AM

In reply top Re: P-47 recovery in 1995 from IJsselmeer posted by Paul Patist on Thu Dec 05, 2002 05:40:07 AM

: : Hi Paul,

I will be in the vicinity of Margraten on monday. (Looking for the remains of another P-47) I will have a look to see if he is still reported as missing.

Harm-Jan Strating

Don't know if it was posted on this board before but for
: t
: : hose who haven't seen it.
: :
: : Here is the story about the recovery of Frank Gallion an
: d
: : his aircraft during 1995.
: :
: : www.pagowirense.nl/wr-ges7a.asp
: :
: : Cees
:
:
: Hallo Cees,
:
: When I checked the Margraten Wall of Missing just a few ye
: ars ago I noticed Frank D. Gallion was still listed as mis
: sing...Up to then his name wasn't marked with an 'asterix'
: indicating he was found and identified. Shortly after tha
: t I wrote a letter to the C.O. of the ABMC asking for an e
: xplanation but no reply was send ever ! According to the M
: argraten people it is a matter of bureaucracy on the other
: side of the Pond ! Maybe it's corrected in the meantime b
: ut I have my doubts...
:
: Paul

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