CONFIDENTIAL
PILOT'S PERSONAL ENCOUNTER REPORT
A. Combat.
B. 25 November 1943.
C. 38th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.
D. 1315.
E. Near Lille.
F. CAVU.
G. ME 109.
H. Destroyed.
I. I was flying number 2 in White Flight lead by Major Shipman. We were
near Lille at 1315. When we observed 10-11 enemy aircraft above us and
trying to get into the sun. Our flight started to climb and turning into
enemy aircraft. Enemy aircraft observed our tactics and made an attack on
our flight out of the sun. I fired at a (sic.) ME 109 head on.
Observed hits on the nose of ME 109 and down the fuselage, after which he passed
off my right wing, at our level, which was 22,000 feet. The enemy aircraft
started their attack from 25,000 feet. Lieutenant Brown was in another
flight below and behind us, at the same time of this engagement. He saw 2
enemy aircraft fall past him, one in flames, the other smoking heavily and out
of control. It is his opinion that both enemy aircraft were destroyed.
There were no other friendly or enemy aircraft above our formation.
It is my claim that one of these enemy aircraft was the ME 109 which I struck in
this engagement.
ROBERT F. MALONEY,
2nd Lieut., Air Corps.
CONFIDENTIAL