Ghedi Airfield

[Richard T Eger]

The reader is referred to the website "The Ghedi Aerodrome Home Page", by Gianmaria Spagnoletti, previously named "Gianmaria Spagnoletti’s Website", and listed as such on the "Useful Websites" forums. The website address is:

http://it.geocities.com/gspagno/main.html

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

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Gianpiero Manca
B24 captured by the LW in Italy...
Wed Sep 4 09:25:59 2002
151.29.143.3

Ciao,

in july 1944 aircraft of I/Jg77 forced an American B24 to land wheels down at Ghedi airfield... in Northern Italy...
A couple of days later this aircraft was destroyed on the ground by American P47s...

Who has additional infos??

Caio...
gp

[Richard T Eger]

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Gianmaria
B24 at Ghedi?
Wed Sep 4 11:59:29 2002
192.92.126.137

I can't help but I may add this to my website if other details should come to the surface.
I heard a similar story from my Grandpa, former Todt worker at Ghedi, who witnessed the landing of a four-engined Allied bomber (I don't know what type) that was straffed the following day by "fighters with a double tailplane" (so he identified P38 fighters).

This hasn't much to do with it but I thought it was of interest.
Regards,
G.

[Richard T Eger]

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Nick Beale
B-24 at Ghedi
Wed Sep 4 12:45:27 2002
212.104.129.218

I don't have the book with me right now to confirm the date etc. but we had this story in "Air War Italy 1944-45" by Beale, D'Amico and Valentini (Airlife 1996).

As I remember it, among our sources were information contributed Jean-Louis Roba (from his study of JG 77) and an eyewitness contacted by Ferdinando D'Amico.

[Richard T Eger]

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Gianpiero Manca
thanks...
Wed Sep 4 22:11:41 2002
151.29.129.128

Hi,

the infos from your book are great.
A friend who spoke with eyewitness... told me that the aircrafts which destroyed the B24 were P47... but he was surely wrong... I've seen a photo with a short comment on its back saying that this B24 was forced down by I/77...
I should be able to get a 2000bpi's scan of this two photos soon... and maybe i'll be able to get the serial number out...

Ciao...
gp

[Richard T Eger]

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Ferdinando D'Amico
You're welcome...
Thu Sep 5 00:08:07 2002
151.27.9.54

As for the sources, I must add also the mission reports and War Diary of the 82nd FG, which detailed the mission of July 14th, 1944 quite well...

Keep us informed about that B-24 photo, since it is clearly an identification which is of some interest to us, thanks.

All the best

Ferdinando D'Amico

[Richard T Eger]

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indianer
B-24 at Ghedi...
Wed Sep 4 17:16:53 2002
202.52.251.9

From AirWar Italy 1944-45 (Beale, et. al):

12th July : B-24 (8th AF aircraft, hit by flak on mission to Munich), forced to land at Ghedi by Ewald Schummer, 5./JG 77 ;it was making for Allied -occupied Italy;

14th July : B-24 destroyed in a raid by 13 P-38s of 82nd FG, escorted by others from 14th FG, time 18.30 hrs ; 61/4 tons of bombs dropped, B-24 set on fire;

HTH,

[Richard T Eger]

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Gianpiero Manca
Thanx a lot!!
Wed Sep 4 17:21:04 2002
151.29.130.246

Ciao,

thanks for the infos...
I tried to order that book a couple of times...
But i had no luck... I'll try again.
Does it mention the name of the B24 or its serial??

Ciao...
gp

[Richard T Eger]

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indianer
Re: Thanx a lot!!
Wed Sep 4 17:50:11 2002
202.52.251.9

Sorry no further info in the book....
BTW "Air War Italy" is still listed as available in amazon.co.uk....

Regds,

[Richard T Eger]

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gianmaria
thanks from me too (nt)
Wed Sep 4 17:59:25 2002
192.92.126.137