WWII Pilot Combat Report - Mark Moseley

Mark Moseley

56th Fighter Group 03/08/1944

HEADQUARTERS SIXTY SECOND FIGHTER SQUADRON AAF STATION #365 , APO # 637 U. S. ARMY Personal Combat Report VIII F ighter C ommand F . O. N o . 263

a . Combat b . 8 March , 1944 c . 6 2nd Fighter Squadron d . Approx. 13 00 hours e . Dummer / Steinhuder Lakes f . Excellent g . Fw 190's h . One Fw 190 c laimed D estroyed and One Fw 190 claimed Damaged. i . " I was flying Groundhog White Two when we saw several e/a making "lazy-8" patterns around a small box of bombers. This was in the area between Dummer and Steinhuder Lakes. Groundhog Squadron started over to break-up this attack and the e/a broke down and in several directions. Groundhog Leader started down on one e/a from 17,000'. He observed two but thought one had broken off in the opposite direction. I stayed a little above and about 400 yds. behind and noticed that , as soon as Groundhog Leader was closing in on the # 1 Fw 190, the #2 Jerry rolled back over and started pulling up on his tail. I immediately took a short burst, making him turn off, and he then went into a very shallow diving turn. I closed fast at about 350 mph. and started firing at about 300 yds. There were many hits and flashes all over the e/a and, at 50yds., the e/a exploded. I then heard some burst of flak and found that the Fw 190 had led me into a very heavy barrage of light flak. I was then at 1,000' so I made a very sharp climbing turn to the left. Looking back to see if I was being followed, I observed the e/a crash into a small patch of woods and start burning. I then saw another Fw stooging along over this wooded area and pealed down on him. I fired the rest of my ammunition at him and observed scattered strikes on his fuselage. I claim One Fw 190 Destroyed and One Fw 190 D amag ed . "

MARK L. MOSELEY, 1st L t. , Air Corps . ARMAMENT REPORT L t. Mark L. Moseley 41-6253 1 ,5 25 rounds AP / I/T

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

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