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22nd September 2015, 19:20
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Re: Friendly fire January 14, 1945
Thanks John, Stephen, Brian and Kent for your thoughts and comments.
It seems most likely that the P-47 pilots indeed mistook the Typhoons for FW-190s. Perhaps they were still in a frenzy after the 'turkey shoot' with JG 300 and 301. What puzzles me is that the P-47s did not stay around to finish their kill. They most likely saw their hits on Horn's Typhoon and must have noticed that they didn't score a 'kill', but 'sheered off immediately'. Were they low on fuel? Did they notice their mistake (and perhaps never even reported their encounter)? Kent: are the claims that you list for 'destroyed' only, or do they contain 'damaged' as well? The 62nd FS claims from 1230 to 1245 seem to match best. Can you tell me who these pilots were, and do you perhaps have their combat report at hand? Thanks again, Ivo de Jong 
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