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Offline midnight Target

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« on: October 03, 2005, 10:21:50 PM »
Who was the first American pilot to shoot down 5 enemy planes in one day?
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Offline Rino

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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2005, 10:38:17 PM »
Off the top of my head, Butch Ohare?
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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2005, 10:42:22 PM »
Maybe Claire Chennault did it in China in 1938, but I wouldn't bet on it.  I would love to know more about his combat performance before the AVG
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2005, 11:59:25 PM »
Pryo?
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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2005, 12:07:13 AM »
A little known fact is that Eric Hartmann was born in the back of a Ford Model A pickup on a sheep ranch just outside Elko Nevada.
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2005, 12:07:33 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2005, 12:09:06 AM »
Buzz Wagner. Phillpines, Dec 1941
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« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2005, 12:13:03 AM »
If I had to guess, I would say it might be Gregory Boyington.

The Marines credited him with 6 aircraft in one day while flying with the Flying Tigers.


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« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2005, 12:51:10 AM »
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Who was the first American pilot to shoot down 5 enemy planes in one day?


Forget Claire Chenaullt, I change my answer to Frank Luke
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« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2005, 06:00:29 AM »
I think such claims should be discounted. Anyone who got 5 kills in a day was clearly vulching, cherrypicking, flying from "some sort of advantage", or had not booked an appointment with the enemy pilot.  Or... maybe they were using a small map that day!:rofl
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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2005, 06:38:43 AM »
Butch O'Hare was the first pilot in the US military to get 5 kills in a day. But not the first American.


Buzz Wagner was the 1st Ace of the US Army Air Corps. But still not the guy I'm looking for.
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2005, 07:35:09 AM »
Ben Affleck?
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« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2005, 07:47:01 AM »
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Ben Affleck?

he got a lot more than only 5 !
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« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2005, 08:31:11 AM »
Robert Hedman - AVG - Dec. 23rd 1941.
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« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2005, 08:35:25 AM »
I do believe Buzz has him beat, got 5 on the ground and two in the air Dec 12th, 1941... ??
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