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FELIX WILLIAMSON

56th Fighter Group 03/16/1944

HEADQUARTERS SIXTY SECOND FIGHTER SQUADRON AAF STATION # 36 5 , APO # 637 U. S. ARMY Pe r sonal Combat Report VIII F ighter Command F.O. No. 2 70
a . Combat b . 16 March , 1944 c . 6 2nd Fighter Squadron d . Approx. 1 1 0 5 hours e . Vicinity St. Dizier f . 8-9/10 cloud at 5 to 6,000'. Visibility good g . Fw 190 h . One Fw 190 claimed D estroyed . i . " I was leading Woodfire Blue Flight and giving Red and White Flights top cover. After a big scramble, I lost these two flights and continued to escort the bombers with my one flight. After about twenty minutes of escort, I observed four Fw 190's coming in out of the sun at about two O'clock to the bombers. Another flight of four followed behind at about 800 yds. These e/a broke and started down. I waited too, and went down after the last flight, lining up on the #4 man. As I closed in, I could not positively identify these a/c as enemy so I held my fire. As #4 man broke, I saw a circle with a cross in it on his wing so I opened fire at about 300 yds. The e/a started a roll and as I continued to fire, following him through, I observed numerous hits on the wing roots and fuselage and the e/a started to smoke. He then snapped to the left as I ceased firing. The e/a was going straight down so I gave him another short burst and there was another violent snap and more smoke. The Jerry went into a cloud going straight down, burning and smoking fiercely. The top of this cloud was between four and five thousand feet and my airspeed was well over four hundred miles and I then pulled up, rejoined my wingman and two other P-47's and, being low on gas, started home. I claim One Fw 190 D estroyed . "

FELIX D. WILLIAMSON , 1st L t. , Air Corps . ARMAMENT REPORT Lt. Felix D. Williamson 42- 22541 1, 245 r oun ds AP & I " I was flying Woodfire Blue Flight Leader's wing, we had been with the bombers for about 20 minutes and there were many e/a around . We were acting as top cover. I had just come out of a turn to the left when I saw my flight Leader bounce an Fw 190. Following them, I saw the e/a roll over on his back with Blue Leader following him in the roll, firing all the time. The e/a was smoking badly when he rolled back to the left, he then started straight down towards the clouds, still smoking. We then broke off the attack. " DONALD K. WEIGLE , 2nd Lt., Air Corps.

Official US Army Air Forces Combat Report by FELIX WILLIAMSON of the 56th Fighter Group. This material is a transcription of official reports-testimonials of FELIX WILLIAMSON's combat experience.

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