Any 370th FG, 402 Squadron Experts out there?

[Warbirdnerd]

I've looked around and have not found anything on this, so I am hoping some of you can help...
One of the Crew Chiefs from the 402nd Squadron claims that Lt Bob Bohna flew his P-51D 44-63675 under the Eifel Tower while on leave in Paris at the end of the war. He said no charges were filed against Lt Bohna. Anyone heard this before? Any thoughts on where I might get more info/verification?
Thanks In Advance.

[Dave Smith]

I can't confirm that Lt Bohna flew under the Eiffel Tower but a lot of fighter pilots did after Paris fell in the late summer of 1944 so it's very possible. Jon A Maguire's excellent book Gooney Birds and Ferry Tales, about the 27th Air Transport Group, has a bit about this. Fighters were literally queuing up to fly through and one unfortunate ferry pilot was unlucky enough to have his tail number taken by some groundpounder. The book has a copy of the reprimand issued to him by the Commanding General and the imposition of a $75 fine!

It got so bad that the military authorities let it be known that cables would be strung if it didn't cease.