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Old 4th November 2023, 09:17
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Re: identification of the Normandy-Niemen victories : overclaiming my friend!

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski View Post
As already noted, there is an issue of aircraft recognition. Due to heat of combat, pilots were not always able to recognise aircraft encountered, and more than often mistook the types. So, it is always better to list single and twin engined losses rather than to look for particular types. Of course, there is always an issue of presence of other friendly units and their claims and losses.
Hello Franek,
you are absolutely right, in general I already do it, for example, if an Hs126 and claims, I also look for the He-46, Fi-156 and other "trapanelles".
I will do another check taking into account the categories "single-engine", "light twin-engine", "heavy twin-engine" and "tapranelles (lowly powered aircraft).
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