On October 12, 1944 Lt. Yeager scored five confirmed kills over Bremen, Germany, becoming the first “Ace” in one day.
As group leader, Lt. Yeager was escorting B-24 bombers over Holland when his squadron spotted 22 Bf-109 aircraft. Lt. Yeager spooked one pilot who collided with another, sending both down in flames, continued to shoot down another at 600 yards, then rolled over behind his pursuer to take him out at less than 50 feet. The last pilot went into a steep dive as Lt. Yeager pursued the aircraft, but it could not pull out and barreled into the ground.
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I drilled chucks water well in Grass Valley Ca. on Greenhorn road. His P.U. was by the rig,I asked if he was going camping because he had camping gear in the back. He said he’s checking out a plane at Beal A.F. base and going to Nepal. He asked about the drill rig and wanted to learn about it. It is a huge machine and has 10 different handles. I explained what each one was for.It took me a year to master it. He took over and was running it like an old pro. AMAZING MAN. He gave me a picture with him beside Glamorous Glennis and said “fred thanks for checking me out on Kens rig.” Ken and he were buddies and Ken was also a Mustang pilot and the stories they told. What great men!