 During the last week of the war , Johnson 's squadron flew patrols over Berlin and Kiel as German resistance crumbled . During a flight over central Germany looking for jet fighters , Johnson 's squadron attacked Luftwaffe airfields . On one sortie , his unit strafed and destroyed 11 Bf 109s that were preparing to take off . On another sortie , an enemy transport was sighted , but took evasive action and retreated back to German held territory but Johnson 's pilots shot it down . On another occasion , Johnson intercepted a flight of four Fw 190s . The German fighters , however , waggled their wings to signal non @-@ hostile intent and Johnson 's unit escorted them to an RAF airfield . 
