Plynlimon P-38 Wreck

[heavyhorses]

P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in Mid
Wales....
Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day the
left the factory.....

[Syke[_2_]]

heavyhorses wrote:
>> P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in
>> Mid Wales....
>> Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day
>> the left the factory.....

Others will probably tell you more, but as a start, It was Bu. N0 42-73345,
coded G2-Q from 7PG (Pursuit Group?). Crashed during a training flight from
Chalgrove on 11/09/45.

Regards

Pat Macguire

[John Szalay]

heavyhorses > wrote in
:

> P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in
Mid
> Wales....
> Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day
the
> left the factory.....
>
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Found this among other info..

Aircraft was F5E the photo recon version of the P-38
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Sometime during late 2003 or early 2004 the crash site of F5E Lightning
44-24229 on Plynlimon,Mid Wales was attacked by souvenir hunters who
used hack saws to remove the supercharger and several smaller parts from
the crash site including a wing flap. The removal of these parts was
carried out without the permission of the landowner or the MOD. A reward
is now being offered for information on the whereabouts of the parts
removed.

The aircraft crashed On September 11th 1945,the pilot Lt Xenophen
E.Eugenedes was killed. The wreckage of the aircraft was left on the
crash site and has been regarded for many years as a memorial to the
pilot. The crash site is remote,the nearest vehicle access being over
two miles away and the weight of the parts removed is considerable,the
supercharger alone weighs over 100lbs. obviously those responsible were
organised and went equipped.
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7th Photo Recon Group, 27th Photo Squadron,, 8th Air Force

[heavyhorses]

heavyhorses wrote:
> P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in Mid
> Wales....
> Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day the
> left the factory.....
>
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>


Thanks for that, the information is much appreciated.

[John Szalay]

"Syke" > wrote in
:

> heavyhorses wrote:
>>> P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in
>>> Mid Wales....
>>> Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day
>>> the left the factory.....
>
> Others will probably tell you more, but as a start, It was Bu. N0
> 42-73345, coded G2-Q from 7PG (Pursuit Group?). Crashed during a
> training flight from Chalgrove on 11/09/45.
>
> Regards
>
> Pat Macguire
>
>
>

Pat

The serial you gave (42-73345) falls right into a group of numbers
allocated to B-24J production, not P-38 or F-5. Bu NO is a US Navy ID.

other than that, the data appears correct..

G2-Q is the proper ID for an aircraft from the 7PG which is the 7th
Photo Recon Group, and G2 sez its the 27the Photo Squadron..
the date is correct, and the home field..for the 7/27 photo recon a that
time period..

[John Szalay]

heavyhorses > wrote in news:MI5cm.89644
:

> P38 wreck, anyone know the details of this P38 wreck on Plynlimon in Mid
> Wales....
> Not a lot of it left, but the stainless bits look as good as the day the
> left the factory.....
>
> Attachment decoded: untitled-2.txt
> --------------010201060300040505000308
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> Attachment decoded: f8391.jpg
> --------------010201060300040505000308--
>

also sent you a e-mail with some added information
on this aircraft..