[Alex Smart]

No, the Witness statement is from the MACR, available on the "Fold 3" site.
Other details are also avaiable on the www.
Can't say I know the Net/Trifold site you mention.
Will look at the link you kindly provided.
Thank you
Alex

PS

QUOTE -"October 14, 1944 117th Guards IAP was moved to the Yugoslav air station "Red Crkva", and on this day the event occurred, which until now have not been reported in Soviet military history. Captain GA Shadrin shot down an American plane! In the morning, he is paired with Lieutenant EI Gorshenin flew for exploration in the area of ​​Batajnica. There's railway station train pilots found the enemy and fired his cannon. Immediately after landing Shadrin ordered again rise into the air, and immediately fly to the town of Bela Crkva, where at an altitude of 10OO meters appeared unidentified aircraft - intelligence.
Shadrin went to take off, and it was quickly put things on the radio on the plane potential adversary who has already flown over the airfield at Bela Crkva and approached the airfield of the 117th Guards IAP. What a surprise it was the pilot when he approached the intelligence officer, identified in him an American fighter P-51 "Mustang" with the identification signs the US Air Force. Gennady reported this to the command division, followed by a team from the American force to land at our airport. Shadrin approached close to the "Mustang" and the evolution of the aircraft ordered to follow him, but he continued to fly as if nothing had happened.
Then Gennady gave warning of all the nose of "American", demonstrating the seriousness of their intentions. In response, the "Mustang" spun around and started to go south to climb. Report this Shadrin has received an order from the KP to give another warning of all. The captain went up, and then to dive again made friends with the "Mustang" and let the "road" next to it. But the American pilot again did not react. Then Shadrin Vitruka received from direct and unequivocal command: "Beat it! If you do not have shells, go to the ram".
Meanwhile, the "Mustang" was already 2500 meters and continued to climb. Shadrin had no choice but to press the trigger. He made the sighting of all the fuselage, but the scout continued to fly further. Then Gennady released another turn, and "Mustang" fell into a nosedive. Immediately he flew with a lantern, and the pilot fell out of the cab. It would seem that everything was "normal" and the Americans have nothing to fear, but somehow have downed pilot parachute did not open. Shadrin with a bitter sense of duty watched the falling figure, until it hit the ground ...
According to US data, we can assume that the victim Captain GA Shadrin became the P-51B-10 from the 100th Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group US Air Force, which in that day was missing over Yugoslavia. It was the "jubilee" 500th sortie Gennady Shadrin and his 14th official victory, which also was the last, the 124th victory of the 117th Guards IAP in the war."

The Russian story just does not fit.
As it tells of the American pilots chute not opening, in which case the pilot would have not survived. While it is a fact that Bell did and returned to his unit to score the victory I noted above in 1945.