[Erich]

Brian and others :

hope this makes sense to you for your work, we have just had a major tragedy here so I am going off-line for sometime. Wanted to get this off to you becaue of your interest and Laurent I will be in touch with your inquiries

422nd :

July 15/16, 44

Lt. Ernst in # 47, 3 missions, shot down 1 V-1 at 900 yards with 3 bursts of 20mm.

July 16/17, 1944, operation # 2

Lt. elmore in # 34 dives on a V-1 and at 1000 feet gives the V-1 2 bursts, the V-1 explodes when hitting the ground. 650 rounds of 20mm used.

July 17, 1944, operation # 3, anti-diver patrols

4 P-61's up and 1 V-1 claim by ? , 513 rounds of 20mm used.

July 19/20, 1944 operation # 5, anti-diver patrols

4 P-61's up and 1 V-1 shot down by J.W. Anderson as he dove down on the bomb and dead astern fires between 2500 and 1500 feet. Flying P-61 # 43, used 224 rounds of 20mm

July 20, 1944, operation # 6, anti-diver patrols

2 V-1 claims, 1 crew unknown

# 40 T.Spelis dove down on a V-1 from 1000 feet at 340 mph. V-1 exlodes striking the P-61, damaging the left and right airelons as he flew through the debris, home safe. 820 rounds used.

July 23, 1944, opearion # 9, anti-diver patrols

7 P-61's up and a unifeid effort with sister unit, 425th nfs.

# 80 flown by the 425thnfs, a major Ross closed to within 3000 feet and then down to 1200 feet dead astern and fires on 1 V-1 destroying it with 160 rounds of 20mm.

this concludes the Anti-diver patrols against the V-1 with the 422nd NFS.

Brian be back shortly with the 425th nfs
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Erich