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Re: Robert Johnson vs Egon Mayer-Urban myth?
I have Don Caldwell's "The JG26 War Diary Volume two 1943-1945" in front of me. On page 110-111, he describes this combat. The US 56th Fighter Group lost 4 P-47's shot down by II/JG26, a fifth crashed off the English coast, two more including Johnson's were scrapped.
Of the German pilot who emptied his ammo into Johnson's plane, Caldwell writes, "The identity of the German pilot is unfortunately not known." There was no evidence that Mayer's unit, III/JG2 was in the vicinity, but no proof that he was not. Caldwell added-"If Mayer did participate, he was probably flying as part of the Geschwader Stabsschwarm; he was to be named JG 2 Kommodore on 1 July.
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