P38 crash site aroun Salerno sept. 1943.

[salerno1943]

Here is a report of a crash site we investigate in Aprile before I know the WIX forum. Surely aircraft is a P38. There is no MACR. Pilot bailde out. This P38 is NOT Wojcik or Dibble P38 crashed in same area but in different place. Every help will be appreciate.

Here is my post as published in other forum:

We know from book and witnessing that a USA aircraft crashed on ground in sept 1943 (some say 9 sept, some say 21 sept) around 50 km south of Salerno. Aircraft had double fuselage. Shot down from german fighters. Pilot bailed out before crash.



Every informations you can give to identify it will be very appreciate.



The place.




Aircraft crashed near this home




The point of crash site





Researchers Antonio, Gigi, Daniele e Antonio.




Time for brakfast...




Fragments




Fragments with colours olive drab, yellow e sky-blue.




Printing P87)




Printing 191161




Plexiglass.




Printing … ARMY … FORCES … WEIGHT …




Bullets 12,7 with printings: KS 42, SL 42, 42 TW.




Printing: 10




Printings: 14 ST, 247805, (704), 246079.




Printing: 6642-2R

[Chappie]

Interesting detective work. Only if you could find just a little more of the data panel that would show the serial number.


Chappie

[51fixer]

Its a P-38.
Printings: 14 ST, 247805, (704), 246079.
Next to the last image is a fitting where the wings bolt togethers on a P-38.
Top and bottom differ in the dia of the hole and bolt. These ran between the front and rear spars.
The type and spacing of the nutplates is very P-38 as Lockheed loved to use many more screws than most.

[CoastieJohn]

Good picture detail.

[tom d. friedman]

reminds me of actor frank sinatra's movie "von ryan's express from the 60's.

[oscardeuce]

When you say the name Wojcik, do you mean Stanley Wojceik? I knew him from MAPS in Akron.

Is his crash site known?

[salerno1943]

When you say the name Wojcik, do you mean Stanley Wojceik? I knew him from MAPS in Akron.

Is his crash site known?

Yes, he is. We not know his crash site but it is in a different place of this P38.

[oscardeuce]

I would love to find his plane!
Is anyone researching his crash site?
Thanks!
Stanley was a great guy.

[salerno1943]

I would love to find his plane!
Is anyone researching his crash site?
Thanks!
Stanley was a great guy.

We have some informations about area aircraft of Wojcick can be crashed from relatives of Dibble that find their uncle crash site. However we have not precise informations to locate it.....

[oscardeuce]

Anything you find, please forward to me.

Thanks