[Erich]

425th nfs

31 July 44

op # 1, 4 P-61's up, all pilots gave chases to V-1's, 0 success

5 August 44

op # 6, 4 P-61's up. # 81, Lt. Garth Peterson catchs a V-1 doing 180mph, dove on it behind 400 feet astern and fired, hits all over and under; the propulsion unit gives out and it dives down and crashes in the water 21 miles south of Hastings at 0445 hrs. 135 20mm rounds used

6 August 44

op # 7, 4 P-61's up. # 81 Lt. Garth Peterson at 300mph dove down on a V-1 and at 600 feet fired a long burst-several, V-1 blew up between Beachy Head and Brighton; 240 rounds used.
# 82, Thompson follows V-1 and he changed course to intercept, the V-1 blows up in the air (?)

7 August 44

op # 8, 3 P-61's up. # 82 Sartanowicz saw bomb at 3500 feet, flying at 200mph, came up behind and fired from 600 feet, propulsion unit went out and it dove into the channel 23 miles south of Hastings. 135 20mm rounds used.

8 August 44

op # 9, 4 P-61's up. # 82 Thompson flying at 360mph, saw a V-1 at 7,000 feet. Dove on it and down to 1800 feet and at 2,000 yards astern, fired, and as he got closer fired again and pulling up after a long burst, V-1 exploding. 820 rounds of 20mm used.

425th NFS moves to the burned out airfield at Vannes on August 12-26, 1944, non-operational due to reconstruction of field

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