Lieutenant John “Dud” Crouchley, Pilot
MIA on June 28, 1944 after air crash near village of Churen, Plovdiv region in Bulgaria,
Summer 2007- searching for the crash site
June 15, 2007 - Stanev's team in Churen,
( Photo from Stanev's collection)
June 25, 2007- US DPMO team in Churen.
( Courtesy of Lt. Col. Borukhin, USAF)
Main results: Found the place of the crash in the mountain Rodopi and
some parts of the plane on the surface.
No date about buried KIA airman
To be continued...