Death of George Earl Preddy Jr - Top P-51 Mustang ace of WWII | 26.83 victories - 25th December 1944
On the evening of Christmas Day 1944, Major George Earl ‘Ratsy’ Preddy Jr. led a flight of 10 P-51 Mustangs of 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group on a patrol over Bonn, Germany. After being directed towards Liège, Belgium, Preddy pursued a lone Fw 190 D-9 at ground level to the SE of Aachen. Preddy was observed to fire on the Fw 190 before US anti-aircraft gunners began firing at Preddy's fighter. He was last seen in a shallow inverted dive as he bailed out and hit the ground. My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=60384096 Patreon members: Ethan Esgro Sources: Death of the Mustang Super Ace by John R. Beaman Jr. with Samuel L. Sox Jr, Air War Publications. George Preddy, Top Mustang Ace, by Joe Noah and Samuel L. Sox, Motorbooks International, 1991, from http://www.preddy-foundation.org/pred... http://www.aircrewremembered.com/Krac... https://www.starduststudios.com/georg... https://www.aviationarthangar.com/prp... https://www.americanairmuseum.com/per... http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/165/3/22 https://www.flightjournal.com/mustang... https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/... Music: 'Race the Sun' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Visuals: IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles https://il2sturmovik.com/ #sotocinematics #history #il2
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