Michael Quirk

{"header_block":"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 . 2 50","narrative":"a . Combat b . 2 5 Feb. , 1944 c . 6 2nd Fighter Squadron d . Approx. 1 50 0 hours e . Vicinity Homburg f . Clear g . Fw 1 90 h . One Fw 190 claimed d estroyed . i . \"I was leading Groundhog Squadron when, shortly after rendezvous with the bombers, I saw an Fw 190 flying toward them at about 7,000 '. I brought my flight dwon and, after considerable maneuvering, managed to position myself on his tail. I had closed to about 200 yds. and was just about to open fire when he saw me and broke right. I followed and chased him on the deck for about two minutes, firing short bursts and observing strikes on the under part of the fuselage. As he pulled up over a hill, I fired again and saw many strikes hitting him squarely in the belly. The Jerry then reversed his turn and went down on the other side of the hill and, as my guns continued to hit him, he made a steep chandelle to the right. This time there was a heavy concentration of strikes on the under part of the a/c and large pieces flew back. As he reached a height of about 700', upsun, I skidded to the right and saw the pilot bale out. His chute opened at about 300' and the a/c crashed into the ground and burned. I claim o ne Fw 190 D estroyed. \"","footer_block":"MICH AE L J. QUIRK , Cap t. , Air Corps . ARMAMENT REPORT Cap t. Michael J. Quirk 4 2 - 7 5 242 1, 367 r oun ds AP I & T \"….As I pulled up from my attack, I saw Capt. Quirk get in a good burst and the pilot baled out at 600/700'. His chute opened at 300'…." JOHN P. BRYANT, 1st Lt., Air Corps. "…The e/a then reversed his turn and White Leader was in proper position to shoot him. By the time I had turned I saw the e/a strike the ground and burst in flames, the pilot parachuting down…" THADDEUS S. BUSZKO, 2nd Lt., Air Corps.","military_group":"Sixty Second Fighter Squadron","date_of_event":"25 Feb., 1944","squadron":"62nd Fighter Squadron","location":"Vicinity Homburg","first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Quirk","rank":"Captain","witness_rank":"1st Lt.","witness_first_name":"John","witness_last_name":"Bryant"}