The Germans had come up with the jet engine in the late 30’s but Hitler wanted to stick to propellers. He really was our best general.
My next door neighbor did a full tour in B-17’s and then switched to fighters. He flew P-51’s and P-38’s. When he crashed his 5th plane, they awarded him an “Iron Cross”(made from foil gum wrappers) for being a German ace.
My 1st cousin was killed in April 1945, when his B-26 was shot down by a German JET!
“My next door neighbor did a full tour in B-17’s and then switched to fighters. He flew P-51’s and P-38’s. When he crashed his 5th plane, they awarded him an “Iron Cross”(made from foil gum wrappers) for being a German ace.”
I love that type of little story. They make the men and war more than dates and numbers to be learned/remembered.
So he kept his “Iron Cross” as a memento?