| Příjmení: Surname: | Brown | Brown |
| Jméno: Given Name: | Quince Lucien | Quince Lucien |
| Jméno v originále: Original Name: | Quince Lucien Brown Jr. | |
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| Hodnost: Rank: | major | Major |
| Akademický či vědecký titul: Academic or Scientific Title: | - | - |
| Šlechtický titul: Hereditary Title: | - | - |
| Datum, místo narození: Date and Place of Birth: | 07.12.1917 Bristow, Okres Creek, Oklahoma | 07.12.1917 Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma |
| Datum, místo úmrtí: Date and Place of Decease: | 06.09.1944 Scheiden, Severní Porýní-Vestfálsko | 06.09.1944 Scheiden, Severní Porýní-Vestfálsko |
| Nejvýznamnější funkce: (maximálně tři) Most Important Appointments: (up to three) | - | - |
| Jiné významné skutečnosti: (maximálně tři) Other Notable Facts: (up to three) | - americké armádní stíhací eso 2. sv. v. s 12 samostatnými sestřely, 1 sdíleným a 2 zničenými na zemi - nejúspěšnější eso 78. stíhací skupiny - zemřel po nouzovém přistání za nejasných okolností | - american army fighter ace of WW2 with 12 solo claims, 1 shared and 2 destroyed on the ground - top scoring ace of 78th Fighter Group - died after emergency landind under unclear circumstances |
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Brown, Quince L.
| Příjmení: Surname: | Brown | Brown |
| Jméno: Given Name: | Quince Lucien | Quince Lucien |
| Jméno v originále: Original Name: | Quince Lucien Brown Jr. | |
| Všeobecné vzdělání: General Education: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Vojenské vzdělání: Military Education: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Důstojnické hodnosti: Officer Ranks: | 25.04.1941 poručík DD.MM.RRRR nadporučík DD.04.1944 kapitán DD.MM.1944 major | 25.04.1941 Second Lieutenant DD.MM.RRRR First Lieutenant DD.04.1944 Captain DD.MM.1944 Major |
| Průběh vojenské služby: Military Career: | 25.04.1941-21.04.1943 Letectvo Armády Spojených států (instruktor) 21.04.1943-26.05.1944 84. stíhací peruť, 78. stíhací skupina (pilot) 26.05.1944-06.09.1944 84. stíhací peruť, 78. stíhací skupina (pilot, operační důstojník) | 25.04.1941-21.04.1943 United States Army Air Force (instructor) 21.04.1943-26.05.1944 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group (pilot) 26.05.1944-06.09.1944 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group (pilot, operational officer) |
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Zpráva o pohřbu (tělo bylo znovu pohřbeno na vojenském hřbitově), kterou obdržela skupina říkala, že pilot zemřel na střelná zranění do hlavy a krku a že byl pohřben německými civilisty. Zpráva pokračuje že: "Panuje podezření, že tělo bylo oloupeno o osobní věci ještě před pohřbem."
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P-47D-6-RE "Okie" WZ-J (42-74753), na kterém létalo nejúspěšnější eso 78. stíhací skupiny, Quince L. Brown z Duxfordu v březnu 1944.
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Lucien Brown's Quince Victories
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| date | unit | aircraft | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.09.1943 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | Bf 109 (destroyed) |
| 04.01.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | Fw 190 (destroyed) Fw 290 (destroyed) |
| 05.01.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | Bf 109 (destroyed) |
| 30.01.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | Bf 109 (destroyed) |
| 15.03.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | Bf 109 (destroyed) |
| 16.03.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74723, WZ-X | 2x Bf 109 (destroyed) Fw 190 (destroyed) |
| 23.03.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.č. 42-74753, WZ-J | Fw 190 (destroyed) |
| 30.03.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-6RE, s.no. 42-74753, WZ-J | 1/3 Do 217 (destroyed) |
| 12.04.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-5RE, s.č. 42-8574, WZ-D | Fw 190 (destroyed) |
| 01.09.1944 | 84. FS / 78. FG | P-47D-25RE, s.no. 42-26567, WZ-V | Bf 109 (destroyed) |
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Combat report from Lt. Quince Lucien Brown from 4th January 1944 (2nd and 3rd separate kills)
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 4 January 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 10:45
e. Near Coesefld, Germany
f. visibility good at altitude, 6-7/10 in low and medium clouds
g. ME 109 and FW 190
h. one (1) destroyed FW 190
one (1) destroyed FW 290
i. I flew as Blue Commander Bayland, with "A" Group. We flew past the first box, which was at 25,000 feet. There was one Flying Fortress that was behind at 18,000 feet. I saw three unidentified aircraft probably making a pass on the Flying Fortress. We encountered them and found out they were P-47s. We then climbed again to 24,000 feet and stayed with the lagging Flying Fortress. At about that point, my number four, Lt. Pompetti reported that the bandits were making an attack on the renegade Flying Fortress that was flying below us. I made a right turn and dropped down to about 18,000 feet. At that point, I reported more than 12 aircraft and called for help for them to join me. I approached at 300 MPH and opened fire from 350 yards. I continued to fire out to 50 yards. First I saw hits around the wing roots and a couple on the tail. At that point, the NL lowered its nose and I saw a lot of hits on the belly of the NL. It was on fire the moment I flew over it from above. My number two told me it started to rotate and smoke massively.(1) It was a FW 190, but it could have been a FW 290 as the FW 290 was flying in front of it on the right side. It carried an extra tank, was slate grey in colour and had a bit of yellow paint on the indicator.
At about that time two ME 109s from the 5 o'clock flew into us. We banked it towards them, then split up and flew down. I saw an FW 290 getting ready to engage four P-47s, so I made a sharp right turn and approached with no difficulty at about 45 inches Hg. I fired at him with a 30 degree advance and added approximately one more scope circle. I didn't see any hits at first, but I held and saw hits on the cowling, right wing and cockpit. The plane started smoking heavily and I saw flames rolling from the wing roots as he pulled to the right. Then the NL began to roll uncontrollably and smoke heavily.(2)
We then encountered two ME-109s from the sixth hour. We pulled off to the left, but the ME-109s started attacking us again from the elevation. So we pulled to the right and pulled in. Then the squadron of Cmdr. Fleming broke right and flew at the two ME-109s, and they broke off and dropped.
Shortly thereafter, we headed home at 20,000 feet and stayed at 1 o'clock away from the bombers. Again, a pair of ME-109s attacked us from above at 6 o'clock. We started turning and the ME-109s turned and flew inland. We were southwest of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. My first fight was near Coesfeld, Germany. We flew over the coast of the Netherlands at 18,000 feet at 300 MPH, near Haamstede.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed and one (1) FW 290 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cdr. Air Corps
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 4 January 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 10:45
e. Near Coesefld, Germany
f. visibility good at altitude, 6-7/10 in low and medium clouds
g. ME 109 and FW 190
h. one (1) destroyed FW 190
one (1) destroyed FW 290
i. I flew as Blue Commander Bayland, with "A" Group. We flew past the first box, which was at 25,000 feet. There was one Flying Fortress that was behind at 18,000 feet. I saw three unidentified aircraft probably making a pass on the Flying Fortress. We encountered them and found out they were P-47s. We then climbed again to 24,000 feet and stayed with the lagging Flying Fortress. At about that point, my number four, Lt. Pompetti reported that the bandits were making an attack on the renegade Flying Fortress that was flying below us. I made a right turn and dropped down to about 18,000 feet. At that point, I reported more than 12 aircraft and called for help for them to join me. I approached at 300 MPH and opened fire from 350 yards. I continued to fire out to 50 yards. First I saw hits around the wing roots and a couple on the tail. At that point, the NL lowered its nose and I saw a lot of hits on the belly of the NL. It was on fire the moment I flew over it from above. My number two told me it started to rotate and smoke massively.(1) It was a FW 190, but it could have been a FW 290 as the FW 290 was flying in front of it on the right side. It carried an extra tank, was slate grey in colour and had a bit of yellow paint on the indicator.
At about that time two ME 109s from the 5 o'clock flew into us. We banked it towards them, then split up and flew down. I saw an FW 290 getting ready to engage four P-47s, so I made a sharp right turn and approached with no difficulty at about 45 inches Hg. I fired at him with a 30 degree advance and added approximately one more scope circle. I didn't see any hits at first, but I held and saw hits on the cowling, right wing and cockpit. The plane started smoking heavily and I saw flames rolling from the wing roots as he pulled to the right. Then the NL began to roll uncontrollably and smoke heavily.(2)
We then encountered two ME-109s from the sixth hour. We pulled off to the left, but the ME-109s started attacking us again from the elevation. So we pulled to the right and pulled in. Then the squadron of Cmdr. Fleming broke right and flew at the two ME-109s, and they broke off and dropped.
Shortly thereafter, we headed home at 20,000 feet and stayed at 1 o'clock away from the bombers. Again, a pair of ME-109s attacked us from above at 6 o'clock. We started turning and the ME-109s turned and flew inland. We were southwest of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. My first fight was near Coesfeld, Germany. We flew over the coast of the Netherlands at 18,000 feet at 300 MPH, near Haamstede.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed and one (1) FW 290 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cdr. Air Corps
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Combat report from Lt. Quince Lucien Brown, 5 January 1944 (4th separate kill)
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 5 January 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 10:17
e. Near La Rochelle
f. Clear with light fog over the ground
g. ME 109 F/G
h. One (1) destroyed ME 109 F/G
i. I led a squadron of Clinton Black Five at 22,000 feet, escorting bombers near La Rochelle. I saw two bandits at 15,000 feet, climbing towards the bombers. I made a 180-degree left turn and when I was halfway to them, I saw two more planes ahead. They were ME 109s. When we were halfway to them, the lead NL made a 40 degree turn towards us. And before we got in range, both squadrons, two aircraft each, turned left, towards us. I got in front of the first NL and fired about a two-second burst. I was 350-200 yards away at a 40 degree angle, at 350 MPH. These NLs were at 14,000-16,000 feet. I saw hits and flames all over the NL. It rolled uncontrollably to the left.(1)
While I was firing at the NL, a second one flew through my batch. I don't know if it hit him or not.
After the encounter, my squadron was heading home. Just 25 miles northeast of Nantes, while I was flying at 18,000 feet, I saw a squadron of five to seven P-47s fighting the NL. One P-47 took a hit. Most of the P-47s took it down to the left, but I took it down to the right, and about four or five NLs flew down behind it and fired on it the whole time. All the other planes were going down, too. That's all that happened until an NL tried to attack us from the sun over the coast. We dropped over the water into the clouds at 450 MPH and the NL gave up.
I credit one (1) ME 109 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 5 January 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 10:17
e. Near La Rochelle
f. Clear with light fog over the ground
g. ME 109 F/G
h. One (1) destroyed ME 109 F/G
i. I led a squadron of Clinton Black Five at 22,000 feet, escorting bombers near La Rochelle. I saw two bandits at 15,000 feet, climbing towards the bombers. I made a 180-degree left turn and when I was halfway to them, I saw two more planes ahead. They were ME 109s. When we were halfway to them, the lead NL made a 40 degree turn towards us. And before we got in range, both squadrons, two aircraft each, turned left, towards us. I got in front of the first NL and fired about a two-second burst. I was 350-200 yards away at a 40 degree angle, at 350 MPH. These NLs were at 14,000-16,000 feet. I saw hits and flames all over the NL. It rolled uncontrollably to the left.(1)
While I was firing at the NL, a second one flew through my batch. I don't know if it hit him or not.
After the encounter, my squadron was heading home. Just 25 miles northeast of Nantes, while I was flying at 18,000 feet, I saw a squadron of five to seven P-47s fighting the NL. One P-47 took a hit. Most of the P-47s took it down to the left, but I took it down to the right, and about four or five NLs flew down behind it and fired on it the whole time. All the other planes were going down, too. That's all that happened until an NL tried to attack us from the sun over the coast. We dropped over the water into the clouds at 450 MPH and the NL gave up.
I credit one (1) ME 109 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
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Combat report from Lt. Quince Lucien Brown, 15th March 1944 (6th separate kill)
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 15 March 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 12:15
e. West of Munster, Germany
f. low cloud cover 7 to 10/10
g. ME 109
h. one (1) destroyed ME 109
i. I led the Yellow Bayland Squadron and we met the bombers at 11:20 and left at 11:40. After flying home with a 30" mercury column (an obsolete unit of pressure used as a unit of engine pressure) and 2250 rpm at 10,000 feet by 12:10 when we saw 10-15 condensation lines heading east and 20-30 heading west at 22,000-25,000 feet. The encounter took about three minutes. At that point we were 10 miles away, so I took my squadron. When we got below the fight, I saw the ME 109, in flames, descending in a spiral. I also saw a P-47 chasing the ME 109 down. I saw two ME 109s within an hour of us and 500 feet below. When we got within 600-800 yards of them, they pulled off to the left and the fight was on. The two ME 109's were doing everything they could to get away from us. I easily outmaneuvered them from 9,000 to 2,000 feet. [I finally got behind the tail of one of the ME 109s. It tried to fly away from me in straight flight. Then it tried to fly away from me in climb and I turned on the water injection. I was catching up to him in the climb when he found a hole in the 10/10 cloud and started to descend. I easily got to 275 yards and started shooting. I saw hits on the wings, engine, cockpit and tail. That's when I saw the fire coming out of the wing roots. As I pulled in, I saw the NL make several spirals. I didn't see it land, but the last time I saw it was in a spiral at 2,000 feet.(1) I then set a course for home at 4,000 feet and later we climbed to 7,000 feet.
I credit myself with one (1) destroyed ME 109.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 15 March 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 12:15
e. West of Munster, Germany
f. low cloud cover 7 to 10/10
g. ME 109
h. one (1) destroyed ME 109
i. I led the Yellow Bayland Squadron and we met the bombers at 11:20 and left at 11:40. After flying home with a 30" mercury column (an obsolete unit of pressure used as a unit of engine pressure) and 2250 rpm at 10,000 feet by 12:10 when we saw 10-15 condensation lines heading east and 20-30 heading west at 22,000-25,000 feet. The encounter took about three minutes. At that point we were 10 miles away, so I took my squadron. When we got below the fight, I saw the ME 109, in flames, descending in a spiral. I also saw a P-47 chasing the ME 109 down. I saw two ME 109s within an hour of us and 500 feet below. When we got within 600-800 yards of them, they pulled off to the left and the fight was on. The two ME 109's were doing everything they could to get away from us. I easily outmaneuvered them from 9,000 to 2,000 feet. [I finally got behind the tail of one of the ME 109s. It tried to fly away from me in straight flight. Then it tried to fly away from me in climb and I turned on the water injection. I was catching up to him in the climb when he found a hole in the 10/10 cloud and started to descend. I easily got to 275 yards and started shooting. I saw hits on the wings, engine, cockpit and tail. That's when I saw the fire coming out of the wing roots. As I pulled in, I saw the NL make several spirals. I didn't see it land, but the last time I saw it was in a spiral at 2,000 feet.(1) I then set a course for home at 4,000 feet and later we climbed to 7,000 feet.
I credit myself with one (1) destroyed ME 109.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
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Combat report from Lt. Quince Lucien Brown from 23rd March 1944 (10th separate kill)
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 23 March 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 11:30
e. in the area of Goch, Germany
f. low cloud 9 to 10/10, top 4,500 feet, base 3,000 feet
g. FW 190
h. one (1) destroyed FW 190
i. Led the Bayland Black Squadron here and served as retreat support to the bombers. We flew over the enemy coast at 1100 Westhoofd at 22,000 feet. The bombers reported to us over the fighter/bomber intercom that they would be arriving 35 minutes early. We rendezvoused with the bombers in the Cosefield area. Took my squadron up here and escorted two boxes that flew behind. We got a report of a B-17 box, 20 miles southeast of Rotterdam, at 5,000 feet. I notified Bakehouse, our group commander, that I would try to find the box. Just as we were descending, a squadron of P-47s reported that some bombers had been attacked 10 miles southwest of us, so I started there. After a minute or so, I saw four unidentified planes flying straight down toward a small box of bombers. I was at 10,000 feet at that point and started following these planes and soon found out that they were four FW 190s. The cloud cover was 9/10, with the peak at 4,500 feet and the base at 3,500 feet. The four planes were heading for a hole in the clouds, so I cut them off. I approached them; two flew through the cloud cover and the other two were heading for the hole. After I got under the clouds, I found a B-17 burning on the ground, shot down by an NL. Near it was the parachute of one of the crew. I made one circuit and then headed north, looking for the NL. After I flew about a mile north, I saw a NL flying along the ground, head-on. I waited until he was level with us and then he made a 180 degree turn and I got on his tail. The NL began to maneuver wildly, trying to flip me, climb over me, and then flew to the ground. I was on his tail the whole time, but his evasions were so rapid that I couldn't keep the scope on him long enough to fire. When it dropped below treetop level, it tried to flip me over and then flew upward in a near-perpendicular climb, kicking the rudder so that it looked like it was trying to get up and away from me before reaching a dead stop. I tried using water injection on this climb, but to no avail; I still thought I was going to ram him before he started doing his evasive maneuvers at the top of the climb. At this point I started firing and saw hits all over the plane, including the cockpit, wing roots and engine. It exploded and debris started falling around me.(1) I executed a sharp roll, almost a 500-foot roll, before leveling off. The squadron was with me the whole time. I was shooting at NL just below the clouds at 3,000 feet, in the Goch area, Germany.
After the fight, my squadron consolidated, we got above the clouds to 10,000 feet and headed northwest, where we got a call that some bombers were in trouble. We picked up a B-17 in the Gorinchem area that had its landing gear out and bomb bay open. We escorted it over the English coast and came back over the channel and picked another renegade that had both bomb bays open. We contacted him on channel "C" and he said he was fine. Then we flew home.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
Pilot: Cdr. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 23 March 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 11:30
e. in the area of Goch, Germany
f. low cloud 9 to 10/10, top 4,500 feet, base 3,000 feet
g. FW 190
h. one (1) destroyed FW 190
i. Led the Bayland Black Squadron here and served as retreat support to the bombers. We flew over the enemy coast at 1100 Westhoofd at 22,000 feet. The bombers reported to us over the fighter/bomber intercom that they would be arriving 35 minutes early. We rendezvoused with the bombers in the Cosefield area. Took my squadron up here and escorted two boxes that flew behind. We got a report of a B-17 box, 20 miles southeast of Rotterdam, at 5,000 feet. I notified Bakehouse, our group commander, that I would try to find the box. Just as we were descending, a squadron of P-47s reported that some bombers had been attacked 10 miles southwest of us, so I started there. After a minute or so, I saw four unidentified planes flying straight down toward a small box of bombers. I was at 10,000 feet at that point and started following these planes and soon found out that they were four FW 190s. The cloud cover was 9/10, with the peak at 4,500 feet and the base at 3,500 feet. The four planes were heading for a hole in the clouds, so I cut them off. I approached them; two flew through the cloud cover and the other two were heading for the hole. After I got under the clouds, I found a B-17 burning on the ground, shot down by an NL. Near it was the parachute of one of the crew. I made one circuit and then headed north, looking for the NL. After I flew about a mile north, I saw a NL flying along the ground, head-on. I waited until he was level with us and then he made a 180 degree turn and I got on his tail. The NL began to maneuver wildly, trying to flip me, climb over me, and then flew to the ground. I was on his tail the whole time, but his evasions were so rapid that I couldn't keep the scope on him long enough to fire. When it dropped below treetop level, it tried to flip me over and then flew upward in a near-perpendicular climb, kicking the rudder so that it looked like it was trying to get up and away from me before reaching a dead stop. I tried using water injection on this climb, but to no avail; I still thought I was going to ram him before he started doing his evasive maneuvers at the top of the climb. At this point I started firing and saw hits all over the plane, including the cockpit, wing roots and engine. It exploded and debris started falling around me.(1) I executed a sharp roll, almost a 500-foot roll, before leveling off. The squadron was with me the whole time. I was shooting at NL just below the clouds at 3,000 feet, in the Goch area, Germany.
After the fight, my squadron consolidated, we got above the clouds to 10,000 feet and headed northwest, where we got a call that some bombers were in trouble. We picked up a B-17 in the Gorinchem area that had its landing gear out and bomb bay open. We escorted it over the English coast and came back over the channel and picked another renegade that had both bomb bays open. We contacted him on channel "C" and he said he was fine. Then we flew home.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Cmdr. Air Corps
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Combat report of Capt. Quince Lucien Brown on 12 April 1944 (11th separate kill)
Pilot: Capt. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 12 April 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 13:10
e. Near Duren, Germany
f. Heavy ground fog. 4-6/10 medium cloud. 8-10/10 high cloud at 24,000 feet. Visibility poor.
g. ME 109 and FW 190
h. One (1) destroyed FW 190.
i. I was leading a yellow Bayland squadron. When we reached the area where we were to rendezvous with the bombers, my squadron went through the clouds and my squadron was lost to the other squadrons of our squadron. While we were flying at 23,500 feet, shortly after the B-24's that had just made a turn and were heading somewhere southeast of Aachen, when 2,000 feet higher, about 18 ME 109's passed us in the opposite direction to the east. We dropped the auxiliary tanks and I led my squadron into a 180 degree climbing turn. When we got the ME 109s in sight, they were joined by an equal number of FW 190s. They were all flying the same type of formation as us. The NL flew over us again with a 1,000 foot climb. They started to climb into a right turn. I set the mercury column at 45 inches and in a 130 to 120 MPH climbing turn, I dialed in their entire formation. The ME 109s broke off and the FW 190s spread out across the sky and they were all descending to the ground. I picked the FW 190 that still had the auxiliary tank and which I was approaching so fast I thought I was going to fly over it. I chased it through the clouds to about 5,000 feet. I pre-set 15 degrees, fired at it and saw my hits carving a path from the left wing to the cockpit. Then I got right behind him at 350 yards, fired a short burst and the NL blew up. I was close enough to fly through his fireball and debris.(1) I made one circuit, collected my squadron and saw the NL land on a small road about 10 miles west of Duren, Germany. This NL had not yet encountered our bombers and their formation was broken up and scattered by my squadron.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Capt. Air Corps
Pilot: Capt. Quince L. Brown
a. Combat
b. 12 April 1944
c. 84th Fighter Squadron
d. 13:10
e. Near Duren, Germany
f. Heavy ground fog. 4-6/10 medium cloud. 8-10/10 high cloud at 24,000 feet. Visibility poor.
g. ME 109 and FW 190
h. One (1) destroyed FW 190.
i. I was leading a yellow Bayland squadron. When we reached the area where we were to rendezvous with the bombers, my squadron went through the clouds and my squadron was lost to the other squadrons of our squadron. While we were flying at 23,500 feet, shortly after the B-24's that had just made a turn and were heading somewhere southeast of Aachen, when 2,000 feet higher, about 18 ME 109's passed us in the opposite direction to the east. We dropped the auxiliary tanks and I led my squadron into a 180 degree climbing turn. When we got the ME 109s in sight, they were joined by an equal number of FW 190s. They were all flying the same type of formation as us. The NL flew over us again with a 1,000 foot climb. They started to climb into a right turn. I set the mercury column at 45 inches and in a 130 to 120 MPH climbing turn, I dialed in their entire formation. The ME 109s broke off and the FW 190s spread out across the sky and they were all descending to the ground. I picked the FW 190 that still had the auxiliary tank and which I was approaching so fast I thought I was going to fly over it. I chased it through the clouds to about 5,000 feet. I pre-set 15 degrees, fired at it and saw my hits carving a path from the left wing to the cockpit. Then I got right behind him at 350 yards, fired a short burst and the NL blew up. I was close enough to fly through his fireball and debris.(1) I made one circuit, collected my squadron and saw the NL land on a small road about 10 miles west of Duren, Germany. This NL had not yet encountered our bombers and their formation was broken up and scattered by my squadron.
I credit one (1) FW 190 destroyed.
QUINCE L. BROWN
Capt. Air Corps
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