[foxhole1944]

I was quite surprised to find this discussion. I, too, have been wondering about the use of captured P-47 aircraft. Below is the text of a message I have posted on other forums. Although the aircraft mentioned above was shot down in August 1944 and the one I am curious about dates to December 1944, I wonder if there is a connection???
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I recently acquired a diary kept by a soldier with the 736th Field Artillery Battalion. He includes much detail in his entries and seems to be accurate in most cases. One entry has me wondering, however. For December 25th, 1944, when the battalion was in support of units fighting for control of the towns of Waldbillig and Haller in Luxembourg, the soldier made the following notation: "Krauts bombed and strafed area using captured American P-47s."

Is there any record of the Germans using such captured planes to support their breakthrough in the Battle of the Bulge? Or, as I suspect, is this a case of friendly fire or mistaken identity?