WWII Pilot Combat Report - Spiro Pissanos

Spiro Pissanos

4th Fighter Group 01/29/1944

HEADQUARTERS FOUR TH FIGHTER GROUP A . P . O . 637 U . S . ARMY PILOT ' S PERSONAL ENGAGEMEN T REPORT VIII FIGHTER COMMAND F.O. 2 26

A . Combat B . 29 Jan 44 C . 3 3 4 F i gh t e r Sq uadron D . 1 1 0 0 h ours E . Vicinity Aachen F . 10/10 to 4000 ft. – 100 mi. vis. above G . Me 109 H . 2 Me 109 s D estroyed . I . . . . . . . . I was flying Green 3 when we saw 12-15 e/a at about 17,000 feet. I followed Green leader down and saw him get into position to fire on a Me 109. Green 2 was also getting in position to fire. Then I saw a Me 109 on the right of Green leader trying to get on his tail. I lined up at once and began firing. He went into a dive and I followed him down at about 450 m.p.h. firing. Just above cloud base I saw hits behind the cockpit, the e/a rolled over to the right out of control and went straight down into the cloud at 3,000 feet. I then started to climb to the starboard when I saw another Me 109 below and to my port flying straight and level. I went down and closed on him, opening fire at 300-400 yards. As he dived into the cloud, I saw hits on the cockpit and fuselage, a lot of fire came out and he rolled over to the right and went straight in. I then broke away climbing, and joined up with a group of P-47s from the 335 Squadron. I claim 2 Me 1 0 9 s Destroyed .

Ammunition: S.N. Pissanos , 517 rounds fired 1s t Lt ., A ir C orps ,

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

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