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Re: Erich Hartmann: 352 victories or... 80?
Hello I more or less agreed with Christer on USAAF, but IIRC RAF got its claim procedures more reliable later on.
One detail on 9 October 1943, besides Leverette’s and co claims, the Allied ships (one AA cruiser and 3 destroyers from RN plus one Greek ship) against which the Ju 87s from II./StG 3 were attacking when the Lightnings arrived claimed 3. On the debit side one destroyer was sunk and the AA cruiser Carlisle was very badly damaged. It was towed back to Alexandria but was never repaired.
Juha
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