Donald Strait
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* 28th April 1918 + 30th March 2015 US fighter pilot, who was assigned to the 356th Fighter Group. In august 1943 he began his career in England. Strait's first combat occurred on February 6, 1944, when his flight bounced a pair of FW-190s while on an escort mission. The group flew their first Mustang mission on 20 November 1944, the same day that Strait assumed command of the 361st Fighter Squadron. |
| Major General Donald J. Strait scored 13.5 victories, being the top ace of his Fighter Group. |