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On Tues. 08 may 1945 Lieutenant Robert C. Little of US 12th Tactical Re.....

1945-05-08

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Lieutenant Robert C. Little of US 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron became the last pilot to shoot down a German Luftwaffe aircraft in combat over the Western Front when, shortly after 2000 hours, he destroyed an attacking Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft whilst on patrol over the Danube River.

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