Jack Warren
357th Fighter Group 02/22/1944
B. 22 FEBRUARY 1944
C. 364TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
D. 1445
E. NEAR TARGET ( BERNBURG )
F. HIGH SCATTERED, 4 TO 5/10 AT ABOUT 10,000 FT
G. ME 109
H. DEST ROYED
I. E/A HAD JUST MADE PASS AT BOMBERS AS WE WERE APPROACHING R/V. AS THE 109 BROKE AWAY FROM THE BOMBERS, I PEELED OFF ON HIM, CLOSED TO ABOUT 500 YDS. AND FIRED A SHORT BURST WHICH SEEMED TO HIT THE COCKPIT AND THE PLANE STARTED A STEEPER DIVE TO THE LEFT. I FIRED SEVERAL SHORT AND LONG BURST AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 YDS. AND OBSERVED SMOKE TRAILING. I WAS INDICATING ABOUT 525 MPH SO PULLED OUT ABOUT 5000 FT AND CIRCLED. I SAW THE ME 109 GO INTO THE GROUND AND EXPLODE. J. APPROXIMATELY 512 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION WAS USED.
Official US Army Air Forces Combat Report by Jack Warren of the 357th Fighter Group. This material is a transcription of official reports-testimonials of Jack Warren's combat experience.
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