12th October 2005, 17:34
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Re: Bomber Aces
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If I had believed certain posts about the over-claiming of a number of Polish fighter aces, then you are telling me it’s ok, because after all it does not really matter. ?
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Smudger Smith, due to the findings of John Alcorn - published in Aeroplane Monthly, September 1996 - the accuracy of claiming made by Polish 303 Sqn in the Battle of Britain was only 34 percent - i.e. a higher degree of overclaiming than any other unit participating in the Battle of Britain.
But I agree - it doesn't really matter that much. After all, the Poles contributed significantly to give the Luftwaffe a bloody nose, and that's what counts. The contribution by Polish 303rd Sqn even was above RAF average. You will be able to read about it in my forthcoming biographies on two Luftwaffe aces who participated in the Battle of Britain - on Hans-Ekkehard Bob and Max-Hellmuth Ostermann. (No, it is no "dual biography" this time, but two separate books, both due to be released next year, according to my publisher.) |