Quote:
Originally Posted by Leo Etgen
Segatz: in Fw 190 A-7 "White 23" (W.Nr. 430 315) south of Luckau by fighters
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kb
Interesting report/possible link from 363rd FG pilot Morton Kammerlohr
"We were a little southwest of Berlin when the bombers we escorted started their bomb run...we had started our climb, when he (1stLt Frank O'Connor) called me again to alert me of a FW190 at 12 oclock high and for me to serve as a decoy by turning in front of him to get his attention, so he could get on his tail. It worked perfectly; when O'Connor was ready to blow him away, he told me to make a hard left turn. The FockeWulf pilot didn't know what hit him; down it went..."
Lt O'Connor's claim is listed as "50 miles (75Km) sw of Berlin".
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As for the demise of Segatz the 4FG webpage offers 1/Lt. James D. Dye as another possible victor apart from O´Connor, see
http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/re...stokesart.html
Jan