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Major Vernon B. Hathorn

7 April, 1945 - Smoking Me-262, no confirmation Encounter report for this Me262 encounter.

Capt. Robert H. Ammon

16 April, 1945 - Strafing parked German aicraft (last 2 are He-111's)

1/Lt. John C. Campbell

17 April, 1945 - Me-262, confirmed destroyed

Capt. Malcolm B. Edens

24 March, 1945 - Strafing a locomotive

1/Lt. Clarence I. Ferrell

17 April, 1945 - Me-262, no claim

16 April, 1945 - Strafing a parked Me-109

1/Lt. Luther B. Francis

These shots are from the gun camera of 1/Lt. Luther B. Francis, 503rd Fighter Squadron, on 27 November 1944

1/Lt. Robert J. Frisch

17 April, 1945 - Strafing a hidden German aircraft

1/Lt. Ralph S. Hill

17 April, 1945 - Burning aircraft on a German airfield

Capt. D. W. Johnson

1/Lt. Raymond G. Johnson

7 April, 1945 - Me-109, confirmed destroyed (note the B-17's below!)

L/Col. Dale E. Shafer

18 April, 1945 - Ar-234, confirmed destroyed

10 April, 1945 - Strafing a German airfield

1/Lt. Lyle M. Carter

7 April, 1945 - Me-109, confirmed destroyed

1/Lt. Raymond H. Creswell

7 April, 1945 - Burning Me-109, confirmed destroyed

1/Lt. Robert C. Croker

4 April, 1945 - Pursuing Me-262 flown by Major Sinner (see also Capt. Everson)
Confirmed Destroyed (shared with Captain Kirke B. Everson)

Capt. Kirke B. Everson

4 April, 1945 - Me-262 under attack, flown by Major Rudolf Sinner, III Gruppe, JG7.
Confirmed Destroyed (shared with 1/Lt. Robert C. Croker)

7 April, 1945 - Smoking Me-109, confirmed destroyed

Capt. Nile C. Greer

4 April, 1945 - Smoking Me-262, confirmed destroyed

Capt. Frank D. Guernsey

7 April, 1945 - Smoking Me-109, confirmed destroyed

2/Lt. Cephas Hermansen

4 April, 1945 - Pursuing Me-262, no claim

7 April, 1945 - Me-109... no claim

2/Lt. Leonard A. Kunz

30 March, 1945 - Lt. Eric Schulte's Me-262 crahing (see also Capt. Sargent)

2/Lt. Richard C Penrose

Gun camera "still" from 5Q-P "Miss Priss", flown by 2/Lt. Richard C Penrose Vs. Me109 "White 1", flown by Lt. Hubert Buschmann, Staffel 1, I Gruppe, JG3 "Udet". 16 August 1944. Richard C Penrose photo ENCOUNTER REPORT

Capt. Robert F. Sargent

30 March, 1945 - Capt. Robert F. Sargent, bringing down a ME262 flown by Lt. Erich Schulte. Encounter report for this victory.

30 March, 1945 - Capt. Robert F. Sargent, attacking a ME262... no claim

4 April, 1945 - Capt. Robert F. Sargent, pursuing a ME262... no claim

Capt. Bradford Stevens

12 Sept, 1944 - Capt Bradford Stevens downing a Me-109 - confirmed destroyed

30 May, 1944 - 1/Lt. Bradford Stevens chasing a Fw-190, confirmed destroyed. Encounter report for this victory

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