367 FG/394 FS 24 December 1944

[Nokose]

Looking for the mission time of the 367 FG/394 FS and claimers for the 24 December 1944 in the area of Trier, Germany. In the book “To Win the Winter Sky” it states that they claimed eight German fighters.

[SteveR]

Per Frank Olynyk's USAAF (European Theater) Credits For the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air-to-Air Combat World War 2.

All claim times 1020 hours, all locations Trier.

2Lt. Lloyd M. Andes: 2 Fw-190, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed damaged
2Lt. James A. Comer, II: 1 Fw-190, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed destroyed, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed damaged
2Lt. Robert B. Fawly: 1 Fw-190
1Lt. William H. Lemley: 1 Fw-190, 1 Fw-190 damaged
2Lt. Donald I. Mygcatt: 1 Fw-190
1Lt. Willard A. Mason, Jr.: 1 Fw-190, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed damaged
1Lt. Richard V. Owen: 1 Fw-190 probable, 2 Fw-190 damaged
2Lt. John T. Curtis: 2 Fw-190 damaged
1Lt. Dwane A. Tlomsland: 1 Fw-190 damaged
1Lt. Jesse E. DeFrance: 2 Fw-190 unconfirmed destroyed, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed probable, 1 Fw-190 unconfirmed damaged, 1 Me-109 unconfirmed destroyed

I believe I have the time up/time down for the 394th FS but it may take a few hours to dig it up.

[Nokose]

Thanks Steve, this is the exact information that I was looking for on that day.

[SteveR]

I checked AFHRA REEL B0333 but it doesn't seem to have anything for this mission, though it does have the OpFlash for the 394th's second mission on 24 December.

Richard Groh's The Dynamite Gang: The 367th Fighter Group in World War II has two pages on the 1020 hours dogfight. There's also a ToCH thread from some time back:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-23418.html

[hanshauprich]

1/Ltn. Jesse E. Defrance become POW, 2nd/Ltn. James O. Baxter was MIA until Summer 1999 when JAPAC recover his remains at the crashside by Mehring/River Mosel.
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