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Gun Camera Evidence / Conformation - Huge Claims
Leo wrote: "In regards to gun cameras it is my understanding that it was not usual for Luftwaffe fighters to be fitted with these until somewhat later in the war."
Emmm... Gun cameras were fitted by mid-1942?
A lot of very big multiple claims were made in late-1942, all of 1943 and 1944 when gun cameras were certainly in use. And when a star pilot returned to base claiming five, six or ten kills on a single mission, EVERYONE in that unit (and of-course in higher headquarters) would want to see that film. (Not to mention all the other pilots for moral and celebration if nothing else.)
How could a star pilot continue to make huge single mission or weekly mission claims when the evidence was never appearing on his gun camera??
I don't have a dog in this fight: I just want to know.
Bronc
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