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Old 3rd February 2006, 19:22
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Re: Revising Angels, Bulldogs and Dragons - History of 355th FG in World War II

I've thought a lot about first hand comments and pose the following:

weave some of the first hand recollections from pilots like Bud Fortier who recently passed away on settings or moments which were important. For example Bud was leading the 355th at the head of 354FS when they encountered JG300 on 26 November, 1944.

The encounter report which, combined with the film, and Egon Meyer's wingmans' recollection, outline the combat in which he was shot down by Walter Gresham on 2 March, 1944? I'm not sure but think that he was tops in B-17 kills and instrumental in developing company front attacks on 8th AF bombers for the Luftwaffe..

Billy Hovde's combat report in which he led the 358FS alone into a bounce of 70+ FW 190 and BF 109's over Berlin, shooting down 5 and sharing another, while breaking up the attack?

Col Claiborne Kinnard's reflection that he wished the Luftwaffe pilots had chosen to stay on the ground when he tricked them into thinking that he was leading the 355th away from their base in the last air combat of the 355th FG on 21 April, 1945 - expressing the sadness at more killing of young men like himself when the war was over?

Details and first hand narrative of Priest rescue of Marshall on 18 August?

Thank you all for your excellent suggestions.. any more would be welcome.
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