According to 2nd Lt Robert N. Horn, Pilot of an aircraft in the same formation, the following is what happened to Aircraft No. 42-31897, Pilot 2nd Lt David A. McNaught on 20 July, 1944: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our aircraft, No. 897, pilot McNaught, was hit by anti-aircraft gun fire about 1121 hours in Leipzig area. Left Tokyo tank and No. 1 engine caught fire. Aircraft dropped out of formation into steep dive, then came back up, flying level. Turned off to left and flew diagonally away from formation finally disappearing into clouds. Fire was observed to go out. Pilot evidently was unable to feather engine. No chutes observed from this aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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