James Jones

a . Engagement b . 24 August, 1943 c . 62nd Fighter Squadron d . 1745 hours e . Just south of Paris f . 3 /10 cloud , visibility excellent. g . One F w 190 h . One F w 190 destroyed . i . "I was flying Blue Two behind Blue Leader (Capt. Craig) on F.O. #44/112 when I saw 12/15 Fw 190's make ahead-on attack on the bombers and then turn right underneath us to position themselves for another attack. Then two Fw 190's made a pass at the bombers and also started turning to the right. As they did we turned to the left a little and went down on them. Capt. Craig began firing from about 200 yards, and closed to about 75 yards when he pulled up. As he did so, I moved to the left a little and got astern of the Fw 190 Capt. Craig had attacked. When I got about 200 yards from the enemy aircraft I opened fire, closing to about 50 yards, firing continuously. I saw smoke and flames burst from both sides of the fuselage at the wing roots. I then Pulled up and rejoined Capt. Craig. I Claim one Fw 190 destroyed ." JAMES M. JONES , 1st Lt. , Air Corps . "When Blue Leader, Capt. Craig, opened fire on the Fw 190 he was attacking, I was flying right behind him as Blue Three. I saw hits on the enemy aircraft around the fuselage with a few pieces coming off the wing roots. The enemy aircraft did not start to burn but he had been hit several times by Capt. Craig. When the latter broke off his attack and pulled up, Lt. Jones, his wingman, got in a good burst directly astern of the same aircraft. The enemy aircraft broke into flames and smoke, and several pieces came off the fuselage and wing. When I passed the enemy aircraft he was obviously out of control and burning badly." LEROY

A. SCHREIBER, Capt., Air Corps. "I was Blue Four flying behind Blue Three (Capt. Schreiber) when Blue Leader (Capt. Craig) started his initial attack on two Fw 190's. We circled to the left to lose altitude and gain the correct position for a bounce. Our approach was unobserved because of our maneuvering. Blue Leader closed rapidly on one Fw 190 getting numerous hits on the fuselage and knocking pieces off the enemy aircraft before pulling up. Blue Two (Lt. Jones) then gave the same enemy aircraft a burst, getting direct hits on the fuselage, causing flame and smoke to issue forth. As