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GLENDON DAVIS

357th Fighter Group 04/19/1944

ENCOUNTER REPORT CAPTAIN GLENDON V. DAVIS O-730396 A . COMBAT B . 19 APRIL 1944 F.O. 305 VIII FIGHTER COMMAND C. 364TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 357TH FIGHTER GROUP D. 1 0 45 E. 10 MILES SOUTH OF BLEICHERODE F. HAZE-LOW CUMULUS BROKEN G. FW 190 H. FW 190 AND PILOT DESTROYED
I . I WAS FLY ING G REENHOUSE BLUE ONE . THE BOX OF BOMBERS WE WERE ON HAD JUST FINISHED BOMBING WHEN I HEARD A CALL ON THE RADIO THAT A BOX JUST COMING INTO THE TARGET WAS UNDER HEAVY ATTACK. WE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND FOUND THIS BOX UNDER ATTACK BY APPROXIMATELY 20 PLUS ME 109'S AND FW 190'S, WITH OTHER P-51'S ENGAGING THEM. AS WE CAME UP TO THE BOMBERS I SAW TWO FW 190'S SHOOT DOWN A B-17, AND THEN GET ON THE TAIL OF A LONE RED NOSED P-51. WE CHASED THEM DOWN AND THEY HAD THE P-51 WELL BOXED IN. HE WAS TRYING TO OUT DIVE THEM WHEN ALL HE NEEDED TO DO WAS OUT TURN THEM IN A LUFBERRY. WE CAUGHT THEM AT ABOUT 5000 FEET AND I GOT IN A GOOD BURST ON ONE OF THEM, SEEING STRIKES ALL OVER HIM. THEY CHASED THE LONE P-51 ON DOWN TO THE DECK WHERE WE GOT THEM OFF HIS TAIL. I GOT A SHORT HEAD-ON BURST ON MY MAN AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET ON MY WINGMAN, LT. HARRIS, TAIL. AFTER THIS I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED MY TURN TO FIND THE TWO 190'S STRAIGHTENED OUT. I CALLED TO LT. HARRIS TO TAKE THE LEFT AND I WOULD TAKE THE RIGHT. JUST AS I WAS GETTING INTO FIRING POSITION, THIS AIRCRAFT, THE SAME ONE I HAD BEEN FIRING AT, MADE A PERFECT PEEL OFF AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND FROM 50 FEET, EXPLODING AND BURNING. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A FLIGHT COME OUT OF A DOGFIGHT LIKE THIS AND NOT ONLY NOT BE SPLIT UP, BUT BE IN PERFECT FORMATION THE MINUTE THEY STRAIGHTENED OUT AND LTS. HARRIS, STANLEY AND ELLIOT DID A PERFECT JOB OF FLYING. I CLAIM A FW 190 DESTROYED.

J. AMMUNITION EXPENDED : 3 00 ROUND S . GLENDON V. DAVIS, CAPT., AIR CORPS, PILOT. CONFIRMATION I WAS GREENHOUSE BLUE 3, LEADING THE SECOND ELEMENT. MY WINGMAN AND I WERE GIVING CAPTAIN DAVIS COVER. I SAW CAPTAIN DAVIS FIRE ON A FW 190 IN A STEEP TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE 190 ACTED AS IF PILOT WAS HIT SINCE HE DID A HALF RO L L TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GROUND AND EXPLODED. MORRIS A. STANLEY, O-745531 1ST LT., AIR CORPS, PILOT.

Official US Army Air Forces Combat Report by GLENDON DAVIS of the 357th Fighter Group. This material is a transcription of official reports-testimonials of GLENDON DAVIS's combat experience.

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