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Wrecks of the P-51 of 2/Lt Kiggins found in the Czech Republic
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Wrecks of a P-51B Mustang (including 0.50-caliber bullets, small metal sheets painted in olive drab, asbestos net from the cooler and the speed reducing gear, burnt-out parts of the cockpit etc.) were found south-west of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Researchers of the Moravian Museum have been involved in this project.
The aircraft (nicknamed "Miss Betty") was shot down by light flak that defended the nearby airdrome while it was strafing a RR station where one (or four?) oil cars were left burning and a locomotive was destroyed. The pilot, 2/Lt William L. Kiggins of the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th USAAF, perished. His body was buried in the local cemetery and exhumed on September 18, 1946.
According to the INTOPS Summary 308th Squadron was credited with two destroyed and two damaged enemy planes on the A/D but members of the local police post counted nine destroyed and nineteen damaged planes...
Human remains of 2/Lt Kiggins have been stored in the City Cemetery Service and the U. S. Embassy has been officially approached to communicate with the 2/Lt Kiggins' family whether they would like to take over the remains and place them into the grave in Toledo, Ohio.
An event commemorating 2/Lt Kiggins's death will be held on October 13, 2007 in Brno-Slatina.
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