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Ace in a Day 14 March 1945
Lt Robert C. Burns.
Lt Burns was Mac's wingman on March 14, 1945.
He was flying "Jan's Little Joe".
Lt Burns attacked a FW-190 at 17,000 feet. The FW-190 dived down through the
overcast and Lt Burns followed, opening fire from 1000 feet astern, then he closed to
500 feet. Many of his hits entered the engine of the FW-190, which flipped over on it's
back and crashed to the ground.
This action was observed and was confirmed by Lt G.H. McDaniel.
Lt Burns was Mac's wingman on March 14, 1945.
He was flying "Jan's Little Joe".
Lt Burns attacked a FW-190 at 17,000 feet. The FW-190 dived down through the
overcast and Lt Burns followed, opening fire from 1000 feet astern, then he closed to
500 feet. Many of his hits entered the engine of the FW-190, which flipped over on it's
back and crashed to the ground.
This action was observed and was confirmed by Lt G.H. McDaniel.
The 318th P-51 pilots outnumbered better than two to
one destroyed eighteen (18),probably destroyed one
(1), and damaged two (2) FW-190s.
First Lieutenant Gordon H. McDaniel destroyed five (5)
during this encounter.
This was the day that Mac gained his status of
"Ace in a Day" On this day, Mac shot down five German
FW 190s in this single mission.He was one of the few
American pilots to ever do this. Including his first victory
he had a total of 6 FW 190's to his credit.
Mac was in the following campaigns:
Rome
Arno
Air Combat in the Balkans
France,
Rhine
Central Europe.
Mac flew 51 combat missions.
He also flew one of the famous "shuttle" missions to
Russia
one destroyed eighteen (18),probably destroyed one
(1), and damaged two (2) FW-190s.
First Lieutenant Gordon H. McDaniel destroyed five (5)
during this encounter.
This was the day that Mac gained his status of
"Ace in a Day" On this day, Mac shot down five German
FW 190s in this single mission.He was one of the few
American pilots to ever do this. Including his first victory
he had a total of 6 FW 190's to his credit.
Mac was in the following campaigns:
Rome
Arno
Air Combat in the Balkans
France,
Rhine
Central Europe.
Mac flew 51 combat missions.
He also flew one of the famous "shuttle" missions to
Russia
| Thanks to the Robert C. Burns Collection for this Photo. |
| Thanks to Lt Harold Kick for this document. |
Mission Reports:
Mac's Wingman
| Thanks to the Robert C. Burns Collection for this document. |
| Combat Claim Form |
| Mission Reports Missions #245-248 |
| Lt Robert C. Burns |
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| "The wingman is absolutely indispensable. I look after the wingman. The wingman looks after me. It's another set of eyes protecting you. That the defensive part. Offensively, it gives you a lot more firepower. We work together. We fight together. The wingman knows what his responsibilities are, and knows what mine are. Wars are not won by individuals. They're won by teams." — Lt. Col. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, USAF, 28 victories in WWII and 6.5 MiGs over Korea |
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