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King of the Strafers by Iain Wyllie. (B) ART202IW0006B. King of the Strafers by Iain Wyllie. Lt. Col. James A (Goody) Goodson's Mustang. Goodson's first victory, an Fw 190, on 23rd June 1943, was followed by many more. He became proficient in shooting down Luftwaffe planes, and soon 15 had found they could not outfight him. In the meantime, he became known as the King of the Strafers, wrapping up 15 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground for a total of 30 destroyed. The end of his combat with the
The desert fortress of Emaun Ghur was destroyed and then
The airstrip at Wajir in Kenya was attacked several times by the Italians
an He111 destroyed and a Bf109 damaged on the 15th
The air resonates to the unmistakable sound of Merlin engines as Lancasters from 630 and 57 Squadrons skim low over the Lincolnshire countryside whilst returning to their base at East Kirkby
the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge
79 from 219 Squadriglia on a reconnaissance sortie
Reacting quickly
Hawker Typhoons of 146 Wing
As the Autumn of 1944 turned to winter
the 56th destroyed more enemy aircraft in combat than any other fighter group in the Eighth Air Force
Maj David B Casey
With Europe already succumbed to Nazi rule