[Nikita Egorov]

Hi Csaba!

Thanks for info on Barkhorn. So he has victories without witness but they all were confirmed to him?

The issue I have touched upon to my mind is a very complicated one. I know how it went with confirmation on the Soviet side and therefore I can explain high rate of overclaims. But what is going on on the German side. I" ve read lots of descriptions how German pilots claimed a victory in the air and somebody confirmed it by radio report. Now and again I face situations when an ace score is closing to some of the "magic number" (100, 150, 200 etc.) he begins to shoot immensly and the majority of what he claimed can not be found in real losses. Hartmann is a vivid example.