ROBERT FOY

B . 2 5 Ju ly 19 4 4 F ield O rder No. 4 6 2

C. 363 r d Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group

D. 114 5

E. Over Southe a st P ARIS

F. Very hazy

G. FW 190

H. One FW 190 destroyed I . I was flying #1 Cement Yellow Flight when we observed 20 plus enemy aircraft high and cutting left in front of our squadron. I broke to the right and pulled up to the rear box of E/A. I tried to pick out the tail-end Charlie but couldn't distinguish which was which. I picked out what I thought was a 109 and started firing out of range closing in rapidly. He suddenly pulled into a sharp right turn and I put down 20 o flaps and followed giving several bursts with about a two radii lead. Smoke started pouring out of the right side of the E/A and he continued turning to the left. I pulled up to avoid collision with a silver P-51 and then continued on the E/A 's tail. He was still turning at about 100 ft. from the ground – he hit the ground in the middle of a small racetrack and I flew directly over top of him at about 100 ft. I started to circle to the left to come back and strafe the ship but found an airfield directly in my path. The flak was very intense and fairly accurate. I turned right and hugged the deck to avoid the flak. The FW 190 had Me. 109s with him and it was the only 190 I observed. I claim o ne FW 190 destroyed . J. Ammunition E xpended : 5 0 1 rds . .50 cal MG. ROBERT W. FOY, Cap t , AC . SUPPORTING STATEMENT I was flying Captain ROBERT FOY'S wing at the time. He was getting good strikes on the FW 190 and also the FW 190 was leaving a trail of black smoke from its right side. The last I saw of the E /A was when he hit the ground in the middle of a small racetrack. By the way he hit the ground, I doubt very much if the pilot is telling ab o ut his experience. The flak was very intense so we hit the deck and left.