Walter Schuck's two P-51 victories on March 24,1945

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Just received my copy of "Abschuss:von der Me 109 zur Me 262" by Walter Schuck and I must say its a great read.

In it, he relates his first ME-262 victories over two P-51s who were escorting a P-38 recon plane. According to the book,the victories were accomplished "120 km suedwestlich von Berlin" . Both victories are described in detail.

The problems is there is no good match with any reported USAAF P-51 losses. The closest match is a report the 332nd FG lost one and possibly two P-51s to Me-262 attacks. The 353rd FG lost 5 P-51s in a battle with
S/E E/A near Kassel.Also, the 55th FG lost one P-51 in aerial combat near Soest,Germany.

The 8th AF War Diary shows that there were escorted PRU missions but does not mention any losses. The 332nd FG was escorting B-17s to Berlin.