CONFIDENTIAL
PILOT'S PERSONAL ENCOUNTER REPORT
A. Combat.
B. 26 November 1943.
C. 38th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.
D. 1200 - 1215.
E. Slightly West of Bremen.
F. CAVU above 20,000 to 25,000 feet, with clouds 6 to 7/10th cover below.
G. FW 190.
H. Damaged.
I. I was flying wing man to Lt. Leve, leader
of Swindle Blue Flight when we observed two enemy aircraft attacking two P-38's
from the rear. We dove down on them from above and the rear, slightly to
the left. I opened fire on the near FW 190 at about 350 yards with 10 to
15 degrees deflection and closed to 250 - 275 yards observing strikes on the
left wing and on the fuselage near the tail. We then broke off our attack and as
we did, I observed enemy aircraft smoking, roll over in a spiral into the clouds
below us. Lt. Carroll of the 38th was the pilot of the P-38 being attacked
by this particular enemy aircraft and he also observed enemy aircraft smoking
and in a spin apparently out of control.
This action took place at 29,000 to
30,000 feet. The enemy aircraft came down from above and to the port side
of the two P-38's they were attacking.
ROBERT E. ERICKSON,
2nd Lieut., Air Corps.
CONFIDENTIAL