00077884 UNCLASSIFIED 2429996 01-01-1941 2430876 05-31-1943

GROUP/0014/FIGHTER (TWIN ENGINE)

HISTORY GP-14-HI (FTR) 0000001165 B0079 821 855 34 33 2445953 09-09-1984 GROUP WAS FIRST UNITED STATES' UNIT TO ENGAGE THE LUFTWAFFE IN NORTH AFRICA. ENCOUNTER OCCURRED DURING AN ESCORT MISSION DURING NOV 42. LT CARL T. WILLIAMS SCORED FIRST UNITED STATES AIR VICTORY, SHOT DOWN A GERMAN AIRCRAFT NEAR TUNIS ON 21 NOV 42. LT VIRGIL SMITH, WHO DESTROYED SIX GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN FALL 1942 IS BELIEVED TO BE FIRST AMERICAN ACE. NONE POOR ORIGINAL, SOME UNREADABLE PAGES.