DONALD REED - PHILIPPINES, Autumn 1944

1st Lt., USAAF 5th AF- Philippines, Autumn 1944

Earned the "BURST" Ace Ability

EVENT	Miss #	Mission Type	Flight Position	Kills	Type of Kills		Number of times shot down	Escort Points	Status	Ace Ability
CSW-2004	1	Escort	P-47D Wm	1	N1K1-J		0	+1	Active	---
CSW-2004	2	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		0	+1	Active	---
CSW-2004	3	Dogfight	P-47D Wm	1	N1K1-J		0	---	Active	---
CSW-2004	4	Escort	P-47D Wm	1	N1K1-J		0	+1	Active	---
CSW-2004	5	Dogfight	P-47D Wm	1	N1K1-J		0	---	Active	---
CSW-2004	6	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		0	0	Active	---
CSW-2005	7	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		1	0	Active	---
CSW-2005	8	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		0	-1	Active	---
CSW-2006	9	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		0	+2	Active	---
CSW-2006	10	Escort	P-47D Wm	0	None		1	-2	Active	---
CSW-2006	11	Escort	P-47D Ldr	1	Ki-84-1A		0	+2	Active	---
CSW-2006	12	Escort	P-47D Ldr	2	2 Ki-84-1As		1	0	Active	B
CSW-2006	13	Intercept	P-47D Ldr	0	None		1	---	Active	B
CSW-2006	14	Escort	P-47D Ldr	1	N1K1-J		0	-1	Active	B
CSW-2006	15	Escort	P-47D Ldr	1	Ki-84-1A		0	+2	Active	B
CSW-2007	16	Dogfight	P-47D Ldr	0	None		1	---	KIA	B
TOTALS	16			9	5 N1K1-Js	4 Ki-84-IAs	5	+5	KIA	B

PILOT HISTORY:

• Wingman to 20-Kill Ace, Philo T. Farnsworth, during his first 10 missions
• Promoted to 1st Lt. after Farnsworth was shot down and declared MIA (captured)
• Shot down future 15-kill Japanese Naval ace, Lt. Toshiro Mifune, on his 5th mission for his 4th victory
• Blew up and killed 6-kill Japanese Army ace, Lt. Kenji Murakami, on his 12th mission for his 7th victory
• Engaged in a 4-on-4 dogfight lead by one of Japan's top ace, Lt. Cdr. Shintaro Mendo.  Shot down and killed by Lt. Cdr. Mendo's wingman, Ensign Shichi Ni.  Ensign Ni was killed soon after in the same mission by one of Reed's squadron mates

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