Did Adolf Galland down B-17 "Struggle Buggy" on April 21, 1945

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Thanks Don

I know the MACRs for "Slienthe Je Vahr" and "Struggle Buggy" do not mention enemy fighters. I believe both were attributed to prop wash. Both aircraft had only 1 survivor. I communicated with the navigator of "Slienthe Je Vahre" a few years ago and he indicated that he would be surprised if their downing was due to jet activity. Some eyewitnesses on the ground suggested that "Slienthe Je Vahr" was hit by lightning which might also suggest that the loss was due to R4M rockets from an ME-262. The navigator was James Boehling and his memoirs are posted on the site of the Virginia Chapter of the 8th AF. They make a very interesting read I might add.

http://www.8thaf-virginia.org/storie...Jimmy_Boehling

As for "Struggle Buggy" the crashsite is apparently being investigated or has been investigated and a rough translation of the German newspaper article indicates that:

"According to condense information from our newspaper are now indications that the bomber was hit by a German fighter plane."

Prior to reading this comment any connection between AG and the loss of "Struggle Buggy" was pure conjecture.

All the best

Scott