Which P-47 was shot down by German Pilot Ziesmann?

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Summary of the 405th FG missions on 18 November, 1944:

The 18th was a good day with the 405th flying 104 sorties; however, four aircraft, along with their pilots , were lost. During that day the 35th and 26th Infantry Divisions were supported. Over Dieuze, the 510th FS, led by Captain N. T. Nonnenmacher, were jumped by 40-50 ME-109's. In the wild melee one ME-109 was destroyed and one damaged.Lieutenants Hugh R. Miller and James Pelletier, of the 510th FS, were lost in that encounter with the Luftwaffe. Sixteen aircraft of the 509th FS, led by Captain C. L. Van Etten, attacked M/T, ammo trucks, railroad cars, and a railroad station in the area of Saargemund-Kaiserlautern. Heavy damage was inflicted upon 200 freight cars, each loaded with two half-tracks. It is estimated that approximately 50% were destroyed. Second Lieutenant Edwin Goss, 509th FS, was seen to dive into the ground, cause unknown, but he was probably hit by flak. Captain Monroe Sams bailed out because of flak damage to his aircraft ans was observed safely on the ground during the 511th FS attacks in the Saargemund-Kaiserlautern area.

See:
Thunder Monsters Over Europe A History of the 405th Fighter Group in World War II and The Christchurch Squadrons.
Nolte,Reginald G.
Yuma:Sunflower University Press,1989 (2nd Printing).
pp.59-60.

Col.