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I know what it was, I remember reading now that Ginger Lacey came upon on Squadron of Messerschmidts, flying in formation, and shot some of them down before he was ever noticed. *
I don't remember all the details, it was in an old series of books on WWII that I had that disappeared some years ago. *But I remember a series of diagrams that showed his approach and attack on the formation. *And it was described as a formation, not line ahead.
I'll have to see if I can find another reference to that.
VBR,
Al Lowe
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It was "The Greatest Aces" by Edward Sims. Sims, a P-47 pilot and newspaper editor, wrote a series of books detailing the most memorable fighter missions of WW2 American and international aces, chosen by the pilots themseves, detailed in extensive personal interviews.
ANY book by Sims is very well worth buying sight unseen, since it consists of first-hand personal information and insights not likely to be available anywhere else.
They were all issued in paperback and should be found in those great shabby paperback stores so full of forgotten, cheap treasures.