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[Encounter report from "Honkin' Tales," December 5, 1944]
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2002-02-13-1136_text_002
Source
The Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection (2002-02-13-1136), Box 1, Folder 5
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United States. Army Air Forces
Description
Encounter report from the publication "Honkin' Tales," December 5, 1944. Describes an encounter near Berlin, Germany between Hellcat Blue Flight of the 38th Fighter Squadron and a group of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft. American fighter ace Merle C. Coons scored two aerial victories during this mission. One typed page.
Creation Date
1944-12-05
Subject
Coons, Merle M., 1921-1997
Aces (Fighter pilots)
World War, 1939-1945
Air pilots, Military
United States. Army Air Forces
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 38th
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 55th
Place
Germany
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military records
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The Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection/The Museum of Flight
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United States. Army Air Forces,
[Encounter report from "Honkin' Tales," December 5, 1944]
, [2002-02-13-1136_text_002]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 16/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/6835