The story
Captain Clayton Kelly Gross led 8 P-51 fighters on a fighter sweep over the Bad Hersfeld-Mühlhausen-Weimar region in central Germany. The Americans shot down the Me 262 jet fighter flown by Kurt Lobgesong of German Jagdgeschwader 7 wing; Lobgesong would survive the engagement.
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.