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Re: Was there an order to destroy aircraft force landed in enemy territory?
apparently my father had an incindiery grenade on board in his Mustang when he was shot down and rescued on August 18, 1944 - by Royce Priest.
It was a matter of record in the debriefing that he destroyed his Mustang before trotting over to another wheat field for pick up.
I do not know what the mil spec was for the device or whether it was SOP.
In most cases given time, once the pilot escaped, another fighter would strafe it to destroy it.
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