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Originally Posted by Nikita Egorov
what was the reason for that taking into consideration the fact that in some occasions (ecpecially with Hartmann) they even failed to identify the exact plane type they shot down (unsubstantiated "Lagg" are recorded)?
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The fact that some fighter pilots (of every nation) failed to properly recognize in the heat of combat their victims' aircraft type doesn't mean anything.
The only issue is if the enemy aircraft was actually destroyed or not, and if this was properly recorded or not.
Very interesting thread, by the way...