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Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:40 pm
On November 9, 2013, several shards from the P-38D crash from October 15, 1941, were retrieved from a field near Richmond, Michigan. The aircraft was flown by 2nd Lt. Alfred Voss, Jr. during a routine transition flight out of Selfridge Field. The known compressibility stall problem with the early P-38's, was apparently the cause of this crash as well. According to records, Voss flew several YP-38's, one of which crashed as a result of an uncontrolled dive in Atlanta, Michigan earlier in 1941.
Having a photo image of Voss from his records, I was surprised to see what I think is another photo of him sitting in a P-38, which could well be the actual aircraft that he crashed in. Can anyone identify this photo and/or the source it came from?
Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:40 pm
On November 9, 2013, several shards from the P-38D crash from October 15, 1941, were retrieved from a field near Richmond, Michigan.
Could you give me a few more details? I want to be there when this happens!
Chunks
P.S. A few stock values for that date would be nice to know now as well...
Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:30 pm
Yes, the pilot of crashed 40-781 was 2nd Lt. Alfred Voss, Jr. who we have photos of. I am trying to identify the pilot wearing a leather jacket sitting in the P-38 cockpit in the QUESTIONS ABOUT RADIO'S AND ANTENNA'S forum. If he is not 2nd Lt. Voss he could be a close twin. Or the source of that photo.