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Old 4th November 2010, 15:15
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Re: US 9th Fighter Escort to RAF Bomber Command

Wow, I know...five years for this reply, but oh well
The 367th FG did claim a kill that day. Lt. Jack H. Hallett chased a Bf109 through some clouds and when the emerged from the cloud cover, they were so low that the 109, which was still inverted, plowed into the ground. The P-38 barely made it, while the pilot passed out from the excessive g-forces.
As an interesting side note, MAJ Chester Slingerland was KIA near Griesheim, Germany on 19 March 1945. The engine of his Thunderbolt is now on display at the little Griesheim museum. I actually ended up with a double hernia when I lifted his undercarriage leg (still stuck in part of the wing). Danny
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