With forty jets now entrusted to him, Franz had his hands full. He was so busy that he had allowed another pilot to fly White 3 on a mission that morning. Franz had downed as many as four bombers in White 3 during the weeks prior, a B-17 or two and several B-26s. He no longer watched them crash to claim them as victories. In fact, Franz had not claimed a victory since the prior August. To him, his score no longer mattered. He wanted only to do his job.
