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| Photos of Layden crash site under investigation by German historians |
| 395th Fighter Squadron Photo Album Page L-M |
| Alexander L. LeLoup |
| Lawrence P. Marsch |
| George Long & Dale Fortney |
| Marsch's nose art "Lady Grace" |
| Larry Marsch with his Crew Chief Sgt Joseph Surat |
| Wilbur H. Luker Ordnance |
| Larry Marsch & Bob Hellwig |
| Jack Mass & his nose art "Pink Front" |
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14Jan45
Bf-109
Bf-109
| Edgar M. "Pat" McCrone |
MACR Details:
Crash 14-08-44 TIME 12:00 LOCATION EAST DOMFRONT
PILOT MONTAG Thomas M Captain 0-732317 (25years)
ORGANIZATION Location A-3 Air Force 9th
MISSION: Departure ALG Course 170°
Target of opportunity.- Armed reconnaissance patrol.
AIRPLANE: P47 D-25 A.A.F. Serial number 42-26393
ENGINE: R2800-59 P-14980
WITNESS: Richard KIK 1st Lt 0-745414 saw crash.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Weather haze to 4000 feet
Statement by Lt Kik:
Captain Montag started to strafe some trucks on the main
road running east and west through the forest of Andaine
in the vicinity of Domfront.
He went into a pass at an angle of about 40°, he hit the
truck it started burning.
He started to pull out and scraped the trees for about a
distance of 30 yds and then his tail caught a tree and the
plane crashed into the forest. The plane burst into flames
and the engine has been torn off and the only thing I could
see was a small part of the fuselage which was burning.
Crash 14-08-44 TIME 12:00 LOCATION EAST DOMFRONT
PILOT MONTAG Thomas M Captain 0-732317 (25years)
ORGANIZATION Location A-3 Air Force 9th
MISSION: Departure ALG Course 170°
Target of opportunity.- Armed reconnaissance patrol.
AIRPLANE: P47 D-25 A.A.F. Serial number 42-26393
ENGINE: R2800-59 P-14980
WITNESS: Richard KIK 1st Lt 0-745414 saw crash.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Weather haze to 4000 feet
Statement by Lt Kik:
Captain Montag started to strafe some trucks on the main
road running east and west through the forest of Andaine
in the vicinity of Domfront.
He went into a pass at an angle of about 40°, he hit the
truck it started burning.
He started to pull out and scraped the trees for about a
distance of 30 yds and then his tail caught a tree and the
plane crashed into the forest. The plane burst into flames
and the engine has been torn off and the only thing I could
see was a small part of the fuselage which was burning.
| Monument to Capt Montag at his crash site near Domfront, France. |
| Bob Miller |
| Sgt Daniel Mohn Crew Chief |
| 23Dec44 FW-190 & Me-109 x 2 |
| LeLoup's A-2 |
| Temporary French grave of Capt Montag. A Farmer found the crash site and buried Capt Montag. |
| 25March44 Me-109 x 2 |
| Marshall E. Mumaw Commander 395th FS |
| Bob Miller after belly landing his crippled P-47 |
2nd Lt. Thomas H. Moore
KIA 25April45
MACR #14097, Shot down by flak while
strafing near Wasserburg, Germany.
P-47D-28-RA 42-28954
Cemetery: Epinal Wall of the Missing
KIA 25April45
MACR #14097, Shot down by flak while
strafing near Wasserburg, Germany.
P-47D-28-RA 42-28954
Cemetery: Epinal Wall of the Missing
Aviation Artist Tom Kalina has painted the was
flown by Larry Marsch of the 395th FS, 368th
FG. A very limited number of these prints are
available, please go to www.tomkalina.com for
details.
flown by Larry Marsch of the 395th FS, 368th
FG. A very limited number of these prints are
available, please go to www.tomkalina.com for
details.
2nd Lt. Thomas F. Layden
KIA 28March45
MACR #13621, Crashed while strafing near
Beuren-Gieben, Germany.
P-47D-28-RA 42-29126
Cemetery: Netherlands C-20
KIA 28March45
MACR #13621, Crashed while strafing near
Beuren-Gieben, Germany.
P-47D-28-RA 42-29126
Cemetery: Netherlands C-20
1st Lt. Pike B. Martin
KIA 16Aug44
MACR # Unknown, Shot down by flak
near Caen, France.
Cemetery: Brittany E-46-19
(may have been reburied in U.S.)
KIA 16Aug44
MACR # Unknown, Shot down by flak
near Caen, France.
Cemetery: Brittany E-46-19
(may have been reburied in U.S.)
1st Lt. Hugh P. Matthews
KIA 01March45
MACR #12805, Shot Down by FW-190
near Langenzelbold, Germany.
P-47D-30-RE 44-20627
Cemetery: Lorraine D-34-29
KIA 01March45
MACR #12805, Shot Down by FW-190
near Langenzelbold, Germany.
P-47D-30-RE 44-20627
Cemetery: Lorraine D-34-29
Capt. Thomas N. Montag
KIA 14Aug44
MACR #8155, Crashed into trees while
strafing near Domfront, France.
P-47D-25-RE 42-26393
Cemetery: Brittany E-17-11
KIA 14Aug44
MACR #8155, Crashed into trees while
strafing near Domfront, France.
P-47D-25-RE 42-26393
Cemetery: Brittany E-17-11
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