I have just heard of a story about a P-47 pilot named Fred Hillis who is
supposedly credited with 4 German built aircraft and one German flown
American
aircraft, another P-47. The enemy flown P-47 was unmarked and had just shot
down an American P-47.

It was very common for aviators to confuse the FW 190 with the P-47. P-61s
attacked Mosquitos ("Bad SHOW!" over the radio), P-51Bs = Bf 109s, the list
goes on and on. One of the most advanced radars was being flight tested with a
crew of engineers onboard and unfortunately, they were shot down by Allied
fighters, killing all onboard. Friendly fire is all to often completely
ignored in WWII histories, but it was a part of everyday life.

I had never heard of this incident before and so far Hillis is not mentioned
in
Olynyk's Stars and Bars or my copy of the American Fighter Aces Album from
1979.

Frank's got a brand new version - very well done too.

v/r
Gordon
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USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
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