toad
12-21-2005, 09:53 AM
Short story about the p-61's operating out of Iwo Jima. A not-so-known aircraft of that time...
http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/articles/dreamboat/splash1.asp
http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/images/articles/dreamboat/patrol.jpg
"Shep and I shot down that Superfortress—nobody else. I found it, and he shot it down. We got our names in the papers and on the air, and there was a syndicated feature story about the incident. It didn't mean a thing, but it was our only contact with public relations and fame during WW II. Besides, it was a funny thing; it's the only instance I know of in which a B-29 was shot down from the air by friendly fire."
http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/articles/dreamboat/splash1.asp
http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/images/articles/dreamboat/patrol.jpg
"Shep and I shot down that Superfortress—nobody else. I found it, and he shot it down. We got our names in the papers and on the air, and there was a syndicated feature story about the incident. It didn't mean a thing, but it was our only contact with public relations and fame during WW II. Besides, it was a funny thing; it's the only instance I know of in which a B-29 was shot down from the air by friendly fire."