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Re: Did the Luftwaffe use captured Allied Aircraft as 'bogies' & 'spotter aircraft' frequently in the defence of the Reich?
Incidences of possible captured Allied Aircraft used as 'bogies', 'bandits' and 'spotters'
Latter Report seems confirmed. All reports seem to be around same few days!
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"Captain Andrews, Blue Flight leader, and Lt. McKean, Green Flight leader of 486
Squadron, fired upon two Me 109s with yellow spinners in the vicinity of Tessel at 13.22 hours. Group leader was notified by bomber intercom. that a German
B-24 was in formation with one of the B-24 boxes. Colonel Mason orbitted with flight to encounter but could not locate the enemy aircraft".
Extract from Intelligence Issue No. 76 U.S. VIII th Fighter Command F.O. 191 VIIIth Bomber Command F.O. 315 26th November 1943
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"Lieutenant-Colonel Schilling led 56th Fighter Group" "One unusual B-17 reported near Egmond seen to approach straggler from the south and then broke off and headed
inland." "One lone P-47 with no white band on cowling seen also in area". "Considerable radio jamming". 29th November 1943
3.
"Captain Button, leader of Green Flight, 487th Squadron, saw one P-38 with old American red marking in a dog-fight with P-47s in the vicinity of Rethy at
11.35 hrs. at approximately 29,000 feet. He pulled up to the P-38 and fired his guns at it." Lieutenant Hamilton, of same flight, saw this P-38 attack
a P-47, but could not see if it had fired its guns". Captain Dilling, leader of Yellow Flight, 487th Squadron, reports another agressive P-38 flying up through last box of bombers. There were no visible markings. This plane was seen by Lieutenant Sweeney of Yellow Flight, 487th Squadron, who also identified the plane and saw no markings." Field Order No. 193 - Fighter Support
First Task Force: Solingen (abortive). U.S. VIIIth Fighter Command F.O. 193 VIIIth
Bomber Command F.O. 321 30th November 1943
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