[ghostwriter]

paah,
irgendwie hab ich mich mehr mit
arnold statt mit steiger beschäftigt:

Flight Officer James Steiger from 364 Squadron was the only one to score on this day. As can be seen by his encounter report, he got a very close-up look at an Me262.

"I was flying Greenhouse blue four when we sighted an Me262 going 180 degrees to the bomber stream. We turned into the e/a as he turned into the bombers. The flight spread out and gave chase and I was on the extreme left. the e/a flew over Prague and I passed north of the town. At this time I sighted another 262 at 6,000 feet going to a northerly direction east of Prague. I tried to turn into the 262 but he turned inside me. I then pulled up into a wingover and rolled over onto his tail. As I closed I began firing at approximately 600 yards and continued right on up till approximately 15 yards away. At this time the e/a fell off on its left wing and dove straight into the ground and exploded."

Steiger, who had exhibited exceptional alertness considering this was only his second combat mission, was to score no more victories in WWII, but he had joined an exclusive club with his one victory.