April 7,1945 Me-262 downing of a F-5 Lightning

[kaki3152]

I think it's quite possible that Schuck was responsible for one of the two P-51s lost by the 354th FS, 355th FG. The two P-51Ds , s/n 44-15346 and 44-72306 were last seen at 1215hrs SE of Bremen. They were flown by Lts. Gilbert Plowman and Lt. Newell Mills. In their MACRs they are both reported as last seen at 1215 SEof Bremen.

In one of the MACRs (MACR 13960) reports it reports: "Jets were reported in the area when we were SE of Bremen and although our flight made several orbits we found nothing...There were many EA in the area SE of the bombers...after leaving him,I never heard from him [Lt. Mills] or his wingman again."

April 7,1945 was the date for the famous Rammkommando Elbe effort and there were other Me262 interceptions by KG(J)-54 which accounted for two bombers.