Raymond Care

4th Fighter Group 06/26/1943


HEADQUARTERS

FOURTH FIGHTER GROUP (USAAF)

Intelligence Combat Report

FIELD ORDER 57

 

Pilot:  1st Lt. Raymond C. Care

 

(a) 26 June, 1943

(b) 334 Squadron

(c) P-47D

(d) 1859 hours

(e) 10 miles off Dieppe

(f) 5/10 cloud at 6000 feet

(g) Six 

(h) Me 109G

(i) 23/24,000 feet

(j) 1 Me 109G Destroyed

(k) Nil

(l) Nil

(m) Nil

(n) Statement of Claim:

 

      I was flying as Blue 4, 334 Squadron, at 26,000 feet at approximately 1859 hours off Dieppe.  Six Me 109’s came under us 2000 feet head-on about a mile east of me, I turned and followed them down inland.  Two of them broke away and turned out to sea.  I picked the leading e/a and fired 4 or 5 bursts at 6-700 yards.  The bulb burned out of gun sight.  I then flicked up the bead and ring sight, closed to 250 yards, and gave two more bursts which hit e/a in cowling and cockpit.  Fire burst out of his engine and e/a slid down into the sea.  I observed e/a splash into the sea.  Claim one Me 109 Destroyed.

 

                                                RAYMOND C. CARE

                                                1st Lt., Air Corps

 

                        ARMAMENT REPORT

     Name               Aircraft                     Ammunition Used

1st Lt. R. C. Care      QP – R                 1200 Rnds .50 Cal A.P.I.

                        42-7981

 

                             CONFIRMATION

      I saw a P-47, which I identified as Lt. Care, firing at a Me 109 about 2/3000 feet out to sea off Dieppe.  I saw the e/a pouring out black smoke and dive into the sea.  (I have described the destruction of this a/e in my own statement of claim, in which I claim another Me 109 as damaged.)

                                          

DALE B. LEAF

                                             1st Lt., Air Corps

 

 


Official US Army Air Forces Combat Report by Raymond Care of the 4th Fighter Group. This material is a transcription of official reports-testimonials of Raymond Care's combat experience.


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