A couple of things about the Bert Stiles 8th AF sequence.. the Mustangs were 354th FS/355th FG and the shots were taken by Cal Sloan on June 2, 1945..
Bert Stiles as several of you know wrote Seranade to the Big Bird ( published by his mother after the war) and expressed that he would sell his soul to fly Mustangs after he finished ops with the 91st BG. He got his wish and transferred to 339th FG and was involved in the big air battle surrounding Hannover/Misburg on November 26. He shot down his first Fw 190 and crashed shortly afterward, dying on the same day as Erich's cousin.