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Re: Losses of 363 rd FG in France – August 8, 1944
Hi,
According to Steve Blake's History of the 363rd F.G. in W.W.2 published in
"Fighter Pilots In Aerial Combat" No 12 Spring 1984:-
The 363rd flew 12 missions on 08 August 1944 over the Brest Peninsula, on the first of these Capt. John Brown ( acting C.O. of the 382nd Sq ) was shot down by AA while strafing 6 German warships in Benodet harbour, he managed to crash land in a field just near the coast. His Mustang P.51D "Big Mac II" was strafed and destroyed by his wingman Lt.Charles H Schiff Jr. to prevent its capture by the enemy. Brown managed to evade and returned to his unit on August 17th.
On a later evening mission Lt.Albert J Reinhart was hit by AA and had to bale out, he broke a bone in his foot and ended up in hospital in England.
Cheers
Bruce Lander
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