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Tuskegee Airmen: 112 aerial victories between July 1943 to April 1945
July 2 1943 April 26 1945
On 24 March 1944, three advanced Me 262
jet fighters were downed by three separate
pilots
Lt. Lee Archer flying a P-51C “Ina the Macon Belle”, was
among the top scoring pilots, downing a total of four Me
109s (one on 18 July 1944, and three in one day, 12 October
1944)
Lt. Edward Toppins and Cpt. Joseph Ellsberry also matched
Archer with four victories each.
31 March 1945, the
most victories in a single
day: 13 aircraft downed.
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Me 109
Fw 190
Me 262
He 111
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Anthony Starks, @ajstarks
Aircraft Illustrations by Gaëtan Marie