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Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Good evening Gentlemen,
The P-400's of the USAAF claimed 45 kills, all in the Pacific. Who was the top-scorer of that subtype ? Cheers, Michael Last edited by knusel; 18th June 2017 at 21:00. |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Frank Olynyk, in his book Stars and Bar, a tribute to the American Ace 1920-73, notes that only one US fighter pilot, William Frederick Fiedler Jr, became an ace while flying the P-400/P-39, while serving with the 347 FG in the Solomons. A short bio is in the book by Frank Olynyk.
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Yes, but did Fiedler score in a P-400 ?
Michael |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Michael
If Olynyk's ace lists are correct (and I have no reason to believe anything else) Fiedler claimed all his victories in various P-39s and not in any P-400 Cheers Stig |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
A quick check of the Squadron-Signal “Aces of the SW Pacific” and cross-reference with Frank Olynyk’s Stars & Bars, indicated the following aces with victories while flying P-400s.
Frank E. Adkins (35 F.S.) - (Total dest/prob/dam 5/0/0) 26.05.1942 1x Zero Mt Lawson, NG Francis E. Dubisher (41 F.S.) – (Total 5/0/0) 6.02.1943 1x Zero NE of Wau Also in P-39N 15.08.1943 3x Sally Tsili Tsili Curran L. Jones (35 F.S.) – (Total 5/2/0) 9.06.1942 1x Zero Morobe, NG Thomas J. Lynch (35 F.S.) – (Total 20/1/6) 20.05.1942 2x Zero Waigani 26.05.1942 Zero SW of Mt Lawson, NG Jay T. Robbins (80 F.S.) – (Total 22/6/4) 17.01.1943 2x Sally (dam) nr. Fergerson Island Daniel T. Roberts (80 F.S.) – (Total 14/1/1) 26.08.1942 2x Zero / 1x Zero (dam) Buna A/S Richard C. Suehr (39 F.S.) – (Total 5/1/1) 9.06.1942 1x Zero Morobe, NG Charles P. Sullivan (39 F.S.) – (Total 5/1/2) 17.06.1942 1x bomber NE of Pt Moresby William L. Turner (41 F.S.) – (Total 8/0/2) 27.08.1942 1x Zero / 1x Zero (dam) Buna A/S Eugene Wahl (35 F.S.) - (Total ???)* 26.05.1942 Zero SW of Mt Lawson, NG (same flight as Lynch - above) Regards, ...geoff * additional data from P-39 Airacobra Aces of WW2
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- converting fuel into noise. Last edited by bearoutwest; 20th June 2017 at 10:14. Reason: Additional info |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Good morning Geoff,
this is very helpful. Thanks a lot ! Michael :-) |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
My pleasure. The old Cobra is a favourite of mine.
...geoff
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Hi guys
I made a comparaison between the claims and the supposes losses adverse (1942). Just to get an idea of the US overestimate. 26/05/42 Frank E.Adkins=1 Zeke Thomas J.Lynch=1 Zeke Eugene Wahl=1 Zeke Against Tainan Kokutai:NO Losses 20/05/42 Thomas J.Lynch=2 Zeke Against Tainan Kokutai:NO Losses 09/06/42 Curran L.Jones=1 Zeke Richard C.Suehr=1 Zeke Donald J.Green=1 Zeke Robert McMahon=1 Zeke John Price=1 Zeke Against Tainan Kokutai:TWO Losses(WO Yoshino Satoshi,FPO1 Kikuchi Sakyo) 17/06/42 Charles P.Sullivan=1 Bomber(Betty) Against Genzan Kokutai:NO Known Losses 26/08/42 Daniel T.Roberts=2 Zeke George Helveston=2 Zeke Gerald Rogers=1 Zeke William Brown=1 Zeke Gerald Roberts=1 Zeke Against 2° Kokutai and Tainan Kokutai 2° Kokutai:Two Losses(FPO1 Iwase Ki'ichi,FPO3 Ihara Daizo) by W.Brown and D.Roberts. Tainan Kokutai:THREE Losses(FPO3 Nakano Kiyoshi,WO Tsunoda Kazuo,FPO2 Yamazaki Ichorobei). Five for Seven:Good ratio 27/08/42 William L.Turner=1 Zeke Francis Riggin=1 Zeke Jack Wilson=1 Zeke Edwin Jackson=1 Zeke Jean Jackson=1 Zeke Against Tainan Kokutai:ONE Losse(FPO3 Matsuda Takeo) Conclusion:EIGHT real for 23 claims Michel |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
Good morning Gentlemen,
thanks for the interesting additional info. Is it justified to say that every P-39 had a 37-mm-cannon, whereas every P-400 had a 20-mm-cannon ? Michael |
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Re: Top USAAF P-400 pilot ?
All P-400s had the Hispano-Suiza 20 mm cannon but not all the P-39s had the Oldsmobile 37 mm cannon. For example, the D-1 variant (almost identical to the P-400, only the caliber of the wing MGs change slightly) had the 20 mm cannon. And also there was field modification in Russia but maybe by the Americans too as the Hispano was more reliable and less prone to jam than the Oldsmobile.
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