19th April 2012, 18:22
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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purpose of the Fighter Victory Credits Board?
I may have this in the wrong forum--as a Moderator, I apologize but that's one of the privileges of being a Moderator. 
As may of you know I live in North Carolina. The 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour-Johnson AFB in Goldsboro is having an exercise this week celebrating the fact that in April 1945, the 4th destroyed its 1000th enemy aircraft. As we all know this counted air and ground strafing.
In 1957, the USAF Fighter Victory Credits Board denied all claims for ground kills to both units and individuals, hence the 4th is down the list from 1000 destroyed.
When I pointed this out to the USAF 4th FG historian, he commented that he thought the 1957 FVCB was set up to only deny "Ace" status to those who had ground kills as a part of their claim to Acedom. My sense is that the Board was doing ALL kill claims for both units and individuals, not just whether you were entitled to "ace" status.
Can anyone comment on the "official" mission of the Board?
THX
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