Hauptmann Johannes Kiel - 29 January 1944

[Ota Jirovec]

Hello all,

for your information, these were the claims made by 20th Fighter Group pilots against Luftwaffe twin-engined fighters on 29 January 1944, 6-0-1 in total:

2/Lt Royal D. Frey, 55th FS, 1 Me 110, Undenheim
2/Lt Chester A. Hallberg, 55th FS, 1 Me 110, Undenheim
2/Lt Walkter L. Whiteside, 77th FS and Maj Richard L. Ott, 79th FS shared 1 Me 210, SW of Frankfurt
1/Lt Evan J. Machen, 77th FS, 1 Me 110, SW of Frankfurt
1/Lt Richard T. Bond and 2/Lt Robert S. Flynn, both of 77th FS, shared 1 Me 210, SW of Frankfurt
2/Lt Richard C. Garrett, 77th FS, 1 Me 110 damaged, SW of Frankfurt
Maj Richard L. Ott, 79th FS, 1 Me 110, Mainz

This information comes from Kent D. Miller´s Fighter Units and Pilots of the Eighth Air Force (it is likely that Frank Olynyk´s ETO claim list can provide more accurate locations and times of the individual claims, but unfortunately I do not have this list).

Hope this might help a little,

Ota