Bill Crawford Compton and 64 Squadron
According to his DSO citation
"Crawford-Compton was given command of No. 64 Squadron and quickly proved himself to be an outstanding Squadron Commander. During his term of command he brought his squadron to a high standard of fighting efficiency and, in addition, himself destroyed 3 more enemy aircraft and damaged another, before leaving the Squadron for a rest in March 1943"
AH and other sources however downgrade his victory on 20 January 1943 to "damaged".
Also I note that a "probable" victory is listed on 6 December 1942 but does not appear in Foremans Fighter command Victory Claims.
Comments, opinions welcome
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