sentences:  Second Lieutenants Chester Kroplodowski was reported missing, presumed killed, and Steven Merena was captured.On 15 December Müncheberg took off with seven Bf 109s from III./JG 77 and attacked eleven British P-40s practicing ground attack tactics; he claimed one shot down.The pilot, RCAF Sgt N. E. McKee, crashed onto the shore and was captured.