Encounter Reports of P-51 Mustang Pilots - Aircraft of World War II

Snautzer · 05-17-2007, 11:54 AM

Nice to read the real reports

Mustang Encounter Reports

Thorlifter · 05-17-2007, 12:15 PM

These are so cool to read!!!!

timshatz · 05-17-2007, 01:01 PM

Good find, thanks for posting.

comiso90 · 05-17-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Snautzer

Nice to read the real reports

Mustang Encounter Reports

Good job! I'll book mark them and read as time allows..

Awseome!

v2 · 05-17-2007, 02:21 PM

drgondog · 06-04-2007, 08:19 PM

Snautzer - it is interesting to read them because you can spot a claim or two out of ten that causes you to ask "are you really sure this guy didn't recover from the inverted spin you last saw him in, etc, etc"

I have seen more than a couple that leave a question mark or two and sure a percentage of awards just flat weren't destroyed.

Of my father's seven confirmed, one prob and one damaged I know the Damaged actually crashed on September 11 because he met him at Paris airshow in 1976..

I also have questions about an award on 28 July for a 109 that probably went in as described near Mulhausen - but I can't find a corresponding LW loss to match it. He chased a guy that he wasn't hitting very much, said guy appearing out of control and diving at top speed into a low cloud deck, dad and wing pull out and turn back under to find burning wreckage under the cloud deck.

Confirmed, probably reliable but can't find a match on LW side. For that area should be JG300, JG27, JG 53 and possibly III./JG3 starting to pull from France to central Germany, but?

Regards,

Bill

PS this forum would be a good place to put the link on the art you showed on Experten!

Heinz · 06-06-2007, 10:35 AM

Awesome! Bookmarked shall be reading through this in the due course

Erich · 06-06-2007, 11:32 AM

I have posted several of these over the last year and it is a good idea to research the opposite-German side as to what they did in relationship to the US fighter pilots. Glad they are up

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Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	Awesome! Bookmarked shall be reading through this in the due course __________________

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Erich the old Sage Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere Posts: 10,774	I have posted several of these over the last year and it is a good idea to research the opposite-German side as to what they did in relationship to the US fighter pilots. Glad they are up __________________ Rip it up !

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05-17-2007, 12:15 PM	#2
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,346	These are so cool to read!!!!

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timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,446	Good find, thanks for posting.

06-04-2007, 08:19 PM	#6
drgondog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: oregon Posts: 3,944	Snautzer - it is interesting to read them because you can spot a claim or two out of ten that causes you to ask "are you really sure this guy didn't recover from the inverted spin you last saw him in, etc, etc" I have seen more than a couple that leave a question mark or two and sure a percentage of awards just flat weren't destroyed. Of my father's seven confirmed, one prob and one damaged I know the Damaged actually crashed on September 11 because he met him at Paris airshow in 1976.. I also have questions about an award on 28 July for a 109 that probably went in as described near Mulhausen - but I can't find a corresponding LW loss to match it. He chased a guy that he wasn't hitting very much, said guy appearing out of control and diving at top speed into a low cloud deck, dad and wing pull out and turn back under to find burning wreckage under the cloud deck. Confirmed, probably reliable but can't find a match on LW side. For that area should be JG300, JG27, JG 53 and possibly III./JG3 starting to pull from France to central Germany, but? Regards, Bill PS this forum would be a good place to put the link on the art you showed on Experten!