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Here's another example this time quoted from "Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe - The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II" by Jay A. Stout - Page 313

Joe Black of the 357th Fighter Group was one of the well-prepared replacement pilots who were arriving in England during the latter part of the war. Despite his excellent training, he was particularly anxious during his first few sorties-typical of virtually every aviator who has flown combat.

"It was February 1, 1945, and we escorted a group of B-17s to Wesel, where they were supposed to hit one of the bridges going over the Rhine," Black remembered. "It was actually pretty boring as there wasn't much going on. And the bombers missed the bridge." Following the ineffective raid, the group turned their escort duties over to another batch of fighters and began hunting for targets of opportunity. Black was flying on the wing of Leonard 'Kit' Carson, a leading ace. "Carson spotted a lumber yard that was serviced by a railroad spur," said Black. "He briefed us very carefully. We were supposed to make a low, fast pass and drop our wing tanks on the yard. The tanks would split open and spill fuel all over the place. Then we were going to make a second pass firing our guns. The idea was that our tracer rounds would set the fuel on fire and all that lumber would go up in a huge inferno. Well, I was so nervous that I fired my guns on the first pass and dropped my wing tanks on the second !"

Source : Telephone interview with Joe Black, 18 October 2009