[keith A]

Yep. To shoot down 4-5 Bf109s is a decent result. They got more accurate as the war progressed, especially against multi-engined opponents... although shared claims again are absent, and like many of the more famous fighter groups they seem to get involved in a race for "kills" which still is misleading. If the losses were true one wonders how Air Intelligence was able to reconcile German war production with LW fighters being shot out of the sky in amounts that would produce serious problems for LW morale!

I wonder if later claims of post-war encounters with LW pilots who admit catastrophic losses are an indication that there were questions as to the validity of claims at the time?

regards

Keith