PLOIESTI 06/10/44

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Hello

They are credited with victories...but what did they claim?

71°Fsqd
Ralph Hisey=1 (Do-217?)
Carl Hoenshell=3
Rudolph Janci=2
John Allen=1
Chester Heien=1 (Do-217?)
Shepard=1 (prob.?)
Flack=1 (prob.?)

George Eldred=1 IAR 80/81 prob.?

82°FG
William Jefferson=1
John Mcmonegal=1

Merrill Adelson=2 +1prob.?
one Me-210
one He-111
one Fighter prob.?

Thanks in advance
Michel

[Stig Jarlevik]

Michel

Our friend Geoffrey Sinclair wishes to add the following

According to the 82nd FG report for 10 June 1944 claims total 5-3-1
Destroyed, Me110 LtCol Mason, Hs126 Lt Lette, Me210 and Me109 Lt
Adelson, Me109 Lt Rognier? Bognier?
Probable T/E a/c Lt Adelson, Biplane Major Phillips, Me109 Lt Carroll
Damaged Me109 Lt Kidder

By the time it reached 15th AF HQ, destroyed, 1 Bf109, 1 Bf110, 1 Me210,
1 He111, 1 Hs126, probable 1 Bf109, 1 S/E a/c, 1 biplane, damaged 1 Bf109.

No break down for 1st FG, the Air Force report says Bf109 4-2-4, Fw190
6-1-2, Do217 6-0-0, CR42 5-0-0, Fi156 1-0-0, T/E a/c 2-0-0
Cheers
Stig

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This doenst really clarify my problem.
J' have the list of the 28 vic.attributed in Romania + 1 (Varnell...J don't know where?)...but J don't know the types (bf.109..fw.190..Do-217???) assigned at each pilots.

Michel

[KM1957]

Cannot add anything on the victories, but your Varnell comment is possibly off. According to Frank Olynyk's Stars & Bars, Varnell made no claim on June 10, although he did claim on June 9 and June 11. If any member has a copy of Olynyk's MTO claims book, it would solve your mystery. Unfortunately I do not have it, only his ETO claims book.

Kent