17th of April 1945 was on this place shoot down by enemy ground fire commander 503. FSq, 339. FG, 8.USAAF Capt. Raymond F. Reuter who piloted his Mustang P-51 No. 44-72485, code D7-J during the attack to the airport in Plana near Ceske Budejovice.
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On April 17th Bill and his CO, Captain Reuter, gave chase to two Me- 262 jets after strafing airfields at Klatovy and Eisendorf. Although the Me 262 is much faster than the Mustang by about 100 mph, on some occasions the Mustangs were successful in catching the short range Me-262s in their landing pattern. We suspect that is what Bill and Ray hoped for that day. However, apparently they did not catch the 262s ; their chase led them to Ceske Budejovice –– about 75 miles south of Prague –– where they decided to make one last strafing run before going home. Both were shot down by enemy ground fire. Reuter's aircraft exploded when hit.