[aquarya]

Hi, Kristjan,


Unfortunately, what has been neglected in the discussion here is that American bomber gunners' claims are notoriously inflated, sometimes up to 50-fold. They can be very colorful and dramatic, as your quotations were, but are rarely accurate. My database has recorded several instances of specific unit vs unit engagements like these:


November 23, 1942

American Bomber Gunner Claims: 16-2-1 JG2 Losses: 1, Uffz. Theodor Angele (7.), in the ocean


December 20, 1942
American Bomber Gunner Claims: 53-15-8
JG2 Losses (to accidents): 2, Lt. Ambrosius Passer (7.), KIA, crash near Vannes/Meucon, Lt. Fritz Probst (8.), Parachuted, KIA, ran out of gas, ran into a tree, Montebourg, 8 km SE of Valognes


December 30, 1942

Bomber Claims: 29-7-3
JG2 losses: 1,Uffz. Karl Löhse (7.), MIA, in combat, went in around 30 km east of Belle-Ile