Crew Douglas A-20 Havoc - type J - s/n 43-21466 |
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1st Lieutenant | Walter Havens WINGERT | Pilot | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James |
F/O | Richard Theodore LYNCH | Navigator | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James |
S/Sergeant | Nathan Leo LEPSELTER | Gunner | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James |
Source : Aéro-Mémoire-39/45 |
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Le Douglas A 20 J - 15 DO (F-3A) 43-21466, du 10th Photo reconnaissance Group, 155th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, avec trois aviateurs à bord : le pilote: 1Lt Walter H. WINGERT
This crew left the Chalgrove UK base on a photo reconnaissance mission, towards Torigny Sur Vire. This crew is officially registered lost, with a death date of July 18, 1944. We can therefore assume that the aircraft crashed in the channel (Arm of the sea).
On February 10, 1945, S / Sgt Nathan L LEPSELTER was buried in the US Military Cemetery at Marigny, near St LÔ, Plot N, Row 4, Grave 74.
The 3 bodies are now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery in St James. Le Pilote : 1Lt Walter H. WINGERT, plot B, Row 14, Grave 14. Source : Aéro-Mémoire-39/45 |
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INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov/aad |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE - 6juin1944.com - Aéro-Mémoire-39/45 |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |