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Re: Who shot down Adolf Dilg?
Hi Nick,
Glad to hear you're enjoying our book the second time around.
No U.S. pilots claimed any Axis aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed or damaged on 24 January 1943.
The III./S.K.G. 10 KTB does not mention enemy aircraft being encountered on this mission. It noted: Uffz. Dilg nach 45 Min. Flugzeit aus noch unbekanntem Grund über See mit Fallschirm abgesprungen. D. wurde von einem Zerstörer an Bord genommen.
Summarische Verluste for III./S.K.G. 10 says an FW 190 was lost on a mission, although there was no enemy involvement.
Records of the Führer der Luftwaffe Tunis noted: "Flugzeugführer einer FW 190 aus unbekannter Ursache mit Fallschirm abgesprungen. Von Zerstoerer gerettet."
The loss report says Dilg was injured in a crash due to engine damage.
So Adolf Dilg's account in Alfred Price's book is the only source mentioning P-38s, or indeed any enemy aircraft, involved in this incident.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Andrew A.
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