JOEL Milton
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PROMOTIONS
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194?
1943
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Grade | Date |
Unités
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Arrivée | Départ | Fonction | Secteur | ||
Slt
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194?
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USAAF | 194? | 194? | Elève Pilote | Etats-Unis | ||
Lt
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194?
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USAAF | 194? | 10/42 | Pilote | Etats-Unis | ||
Cpt
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194?
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38 FS / 55 FG | 10/42 | 1943 | Pilote | Grande Bretagne | ||
Maj
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194?
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38 FS / 55 FG | 1943 | 1943 | Pilote | Grande Bretagne | ||
38 FS / 55 FG | 1943 | 11/43 | Commandant | Grande Bretagne |
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55th Fighter Group
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38th Fighter Squadron |
Traducteur / Translator / Traduttore / übersetzer / vertaler |
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DECORATIONS
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Victoires aériennes
Victoires
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Collaboration
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Probables
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Collaboration
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Non confirmées
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Collaboration
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Endommagés
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Collaboration
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Objectifs terrestres . |
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Avions détruits
au sol
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Endommagés
au sol
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Blindés
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Véhicules
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Locomotives
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Bateaux
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VICTOIRES
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Date | Heure | Revendic | Type | Unité | Avion d'arme | Unité | Lieu | Référence | ||
03.11.43
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13.40 | Détruit (1/2) | Fw 190 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Westerholt-Wittmund |
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(Maj)
Joel Milton (-) - |
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As we were about to leave the
bombers, I, leading Swindle White Flight, heard a call for help giving
position as behind rear box of bombers. As we reached the rear box we
saw a single P-38 in a steep dive being closely followed by four or five
FW 190's. At about 17,000, the P-38 pulled up and started turning with
the enemy aircraft. We dove in to help. As we started in, my second element
saw enemy aircraft turning and firing at the single P-38, break off and
dive away. I pulled up thinking the P-38 would join in, but he did not.
I made a climbing turn to 22,000 feet, levelled off, and began a shallow
left turn to orient myself. We were then attacked by enemy aircraft from
10 o'clock out of the sun. I turned into him in a tight chandelle and
fired as he closed almost head on. At the time the enemy aircraft was
in a diving right turn. Enemy aircraft passed close enough for me to see
oil stream out of his cowling, which was painted red. Enemy aircraft passed
just below me. Using my rear-vision mirror to see my wing man, I saw the
plane crossing my path, behind Lt. Kreft, at 90 degrees in flames and
disintegrating. When the enemy aircraft appeared in my mirror, there seemed
to be an explosion, and enemy aircraft appeared to stop in mid-air. As
there were other enemy aircraft in the area, I did not try to watch him
further.
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03.11.43
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13.08 | Endommagé | Fw 190 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Nord Wilhelmshaven |
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(Maj) Joel Milton | ||
03.11.43
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13.08 | Endommagé | Fw 190 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Nord Wilhelmshaven |
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(Maj) Joel Milton | ||
A formation of 5 FW 190's approached
bomber from 2 o'clock flying parallel to course at about 2000 feet below
us. I began a gradual dive toward them from astern. Two FW 190's pulled
off into half rolls to right and one to left leaving two who started gentle
turn. I fired from behind with about 10 degrees deflection, range about
500 yards and closed seeing what I believed to be strikes. Before I could
close within good range, one of them half rolled and the one I was firing
at pulled up and did what appeared to be vertical rolls at the ground.
I pulled up to rejoin bombers. Capt. Ayers states ship spun through clouds.
MILTON JOEL STATEMENT I saw Major Joel's Flight engage some FW 190's below me, 1000 or 1500 feet. After completing a 360 degree turn, I looked behind and below me and saw a FW 190 spinning down and smoke was coming from the cowling. I saw the FW 190 spin through the overcast. JERRY H. AYERS, |
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05.11.43
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12.49 | Détruit | Me 109 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Arnheim |
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(Maj) Joel Milton | ||
Flying parallel and behind #2
bomber box at 26,000 ft. when I saw 2 stragglers about to be attacked
by three 109's. Stragglers were behind first two boxes about 2 miles at
18,000 ft, approximately. We were just in front of stragglers. E/A were
about to make a diving head on pass from 2 o'clock on the bombers, I attempted
to head them off by making a diving turn firing at the lead 109 at about
400 yards or more at about 15-20 degree deflection, trying to close from
behind. Two E/A did a rudder roll downward into a vertical dive as I opened
fire. Before I closed much beyond 300 yards, the leader went into a vertical
dive and I could no longer hold my lead and had nearly reached compressibility,
I pulled up and over the bombers. E/A got no closer than 1000 yards to
bombers. My wing man Lt. Forsblad claims seeing heavy black smoke from
E/A though I saw no results while firing. Lt. Garvin in cover flight above
saw parachute break out below us.
MILTON JOEL STATEMENT At the time of Major Joel's encounter with a 109, I was above and behind the two straggling bombers about 2,000 ft. Shortly after, 1/2 to 1 minute, of the approximate time of encounter, I saw a parachute about 2,000 ft. below these two stragglers. This chute was in about a 10 o'clock position to me, and would have been about a 2 o'clock position to these two bombers. No E/A were seen. JAMES M. GARVIN STATEMENT When Major Joel started his attack on E/A, I turned inside of him getting on his right wing well forward in a line abreast position. I saw Major Joel open fire at about 400 yard range, I was then trying to take a lead on the same E/A. The E/A went into a dive, I followed for about a second after Major Joel broke off attack. I saw black smoke come from the E/A's engine, I then broke off and got back in formation. RICHARD W. FORSBLAD |
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13.11.43
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Détruit | Ju 88 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Bremen |
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13.11.43
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Probable | Ju 88 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Bremen |
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13.11.43
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Probable | Me 109 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Bremen |
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13.11.43
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Endommagé | Me 109 | P-38 | 38 FS / 55 FG | Bremen |
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(Maj) Joel Milton | |||
I was leading the second section
of Swindle Squadron as Swindle Yellow Leader, when we crossed the top
of the bombers just prior to reaching the target, about a thousand feet
above the top of the second box of bombers. Vapor trails were very heavy.
As we emerged on the port side, on which side we were supposed to provide
close support, I saw my second flight, lead (sic.) by Captain Myers, being
attacked by many ME 109's. He was about 500 feet below. As he went down
to run into the attack, I went over to cover him and saw about 8 ME 109's
coming down on us from 2 o'clock. I turned into the attack and the 109's
seemed to overshoot us. However, one ME 109 approached me on the same
level from 5 o'clock. I took about 15 degree deflection and followed through
firing all of the time as he passed. I believe that Lt. Stacker, who was
flying on my wing, was firing also. I saw strikes, smoke and flame. The
E/A seemed to fall over on one wing and go into a dive. I broke immediately
upward.
In the course of this engagement my second element became separated. I then noted a twin-engine aircraft coming down from above, closing in on the rear of the middle box of B-17's. Turning in behind them, I held my fire until I had closed within 300 yards, and fired from dead astern. I saw two great flashes of flame and pieces flying off, and what appeared to be a JU 88, now smoking heavily, did a very flow half turn and began to spin to the right. I broke upward and saw some ME 109's coming down on us from two o'clock. I turned into them and fired a deflection shot from about 300 yards at 10 degrees, at the last plane as he passed, noted strikes, but no further results. I then realized that I had lost my second element and found myself and my wingman toward the rear of the bombers. We started to head across the bombers path to the forward section of the formation in an attempt to join up with someone, when I noted three twin-engine fighters coming down from above on the tail end of the bomber formation to attack. All three of them appeared to be carrying rockets. I looked around and as I saw nothing above, I decided to attack the last one, and closed in to about 250 yards. Began firing and noted strikes on engine and rudder. I then looked in my rear vision mirror and saw a twin engine fighter coming down from 7 o'clock and about half a mile away, apparently intent on attacking my wingman. I called to him several times, telling him to break, but he apparently didn't hear. I wanted him to break first in order to get the enemy aircraft between him and myself. As he did not break, I pulled up to the left in a steep Chandelle, hoping he would follow me. The JU 88 that we had been firing at by this time had broken to the left and headed down in a steep dive, smoke and flame coming from one engine. Lt. Stacker apparently tried to follow the first E/A down further, because when I got to the top of my Chandelle, I saw that he had not followed me, but was in a dive with a twin-engine fighter closing on his tail. Still calling to him to break, I turned to try to close on the twin-engine fighter. At that moment Lt. Stacker pulled up, turning to the left at the same time. The fighter on his tail seemed to pull up inside of his turn. At the same time I was able to pull my turn tighter and close within 300 yards of the enemy fighter. I fired with about ten degree deflection, but my guns fired only about five or ten rounds and stopped. I saw Lt. Stacker's airplane turn over on its back at the top of his climb, smoke coming out from both engines with pieces falling off. A large black object came out of the cockpit, which I assumed was the pilot. I looked behind me and saw five 109's about to attack me from out of the sun. I gave it full throttle, and broke downward in an attempt to run away and join up with the other ships in the area. The ME 109's seemed to be closing on me so pulling about 55 inches I pulled upward in a very steep climb, and after about 5,000 feet they seemed to give up as they were falling back all the time. Before I could join any other P-38's, I noticed one ME 109 coming out of the sun (this was at 30,000 feet from about 5 o'clock about 500 yards behind me). With throttles open and my nose slightly down, I finally managed to out-distance him after about 10 minutes. I lost 5,000 feet, and the ME 109 had closed within range of me, and at one time managed to get a hit on my propeller with 20 MM. I finally lost him flying straight and level at 26,000 feet, pulling 60 inches, and indicating 300 miles per hour. Each time that the E/A fired I skidded the plane violently and corkscrewed. I could not do anything else as I was out of ammunition, and was afraid that if I turned into him, I wouldn't have gas enough to get back home, even if I did evade him. I joined six p-38's at the Dutch Coast. Upon landing I found that I had had stoppages in two machine guns and also in the cannon. My right prop had been pierced by a 20 MM shell about one-half the distance from tip to hub. |
Sources
STARS & BARS - Frank Olynyk - Grub Street Editions
http://www.station131.co.uk/55th/Pilots/38th%20Pilots/Joel%20Milton%20Maj.htm