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Re: Bf109 shoot down that causes B-24 loss
Daniel Culler.
I suspect that he wrote this story after his March 6 Berlin mission, but reviewing the link that Col Bruggy (Thank You) sent, the closest event to how Sgt. Culler described would be the Feb 5 mission. Which doesn't necessarily compile as it is a 68th BS aircraft and Culler was in the 66th and the aircraft was stated to be an Fw190, and one crew did survive.
FEB 5: The 68th plane, STAR VALLEY, #42-100181 Z, was shot down by enemy aircraft, which made very concerted attacks against the Group’s formation. It crashed at St. Leonard en Beauce, near Blois on the crew’s eighth mission.
Culler's book is 'Prisoner of the Swiss' (2017) written with Rob Morris. Culler was abused and tortured and relayed quite a tragic story.
So now need to perform more research on Luftwaffe records.
Again, thanks Col Bruggy, for that detailed document.
Tony
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