"All the remaining P-38s had drop dropped their tanks and Weaver, in the third position, got a burst at the Frank just as it fired a killing shot at Rittmayer from 90 degrees deflection. A moment later another explosion was seen on the ground less than two miles from Pinanamaan Town. Fukuda had also put a cannon shell into Thropp's right tail boom and left engine manifold. Weaver had done some damage to the Frank which made it back to Manalpa and crashlanded with twenty-three bullet holes from Weaver's guns, and was a complete wtite-off."