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Three rare victories by P-38 pilots over France in July 1944

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28th April 2026, 19:04

Lagarto

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Three rare victories by P-38 pilots over France in July 1944

Please help me verify the following claims:

5 July 1944, He 177 (of II./KG 40?), claimed by Lt.Col. Herbert Johnson and 2/Lt. James Reynolds of 20th FG, Tours – Angoulême area;

5 July 1944, Fw 200 (flown by Oblt. Hans Schuster of 2./KG 40?), claimed by Capt. Arthur Jeffrey of 479th FG moments after it took of from Cognac-Châteaubernard;

9 July 1944, Ju 290 (of FAGr 5?) claimed by 2/Lt Jesse Carpenter of 20th FG in the area of Moulins.

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