Jimmy Interview with Uncle Buster Dec 13 1943

My cousin Jimmy interviewed my father, Col P.R. Adair about the time he challenged 64 enemy airplanes single handedly. He was awarded the Silver Star and was awarded one conformed kill and two probables. Years later I would find out that one plane was claimed by another pilot that got off the ground later. According to my father the one dad shot down was over the end of the runway and was confirmed by one of the anti aircraft gunners. That one was claimed by the other pilot. Since he was so badly burned dad didn't say anything about it. The other pilot did shoot down a plane that day but it was a different one that landed in the jungle. Dad saw it go down in the jungle. Years later, I would ask him why he never straighten that out. His reply was, we were kind of busy.