P47 41-6230  362^nd Fighter Group    377^th Fighter Squadron

25 January 1944

Mission: Ramrod   (short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets)

Crash: Near Eupen

Major John J Fisher   O-427486

Witness:

I was flying position 3 in TROOp TRAIN blue Flight returning from Ramrod mission over enemy territory. Troop Train yellow reported “boogies” to the rear. I saw Yellow 2, Major Fisher, rack his plane into a tight, steep bank to port. He spun left for two turns, recovered, climbed, spun to right. Three time, he almost succeeded in bringing his ship under control. Lost sight him as he was   overcast ( about 4000 ft.) still spinning.

 

Lawrence J. Dissette,

1^st Lt, Air Corps, Pilot, 358^th Fi. Sq