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Originally Posted by lampie
Gabby is often credited with 31 kills in WW2. I believe, but Im not 100% on this, that the other 3 were ground "kills".
The 31 total is not to be confused with his total score (including Korea) of 34.5.
The most common photos of Gabbys HV-A around July 44 show the scoreboard at either 27 or 28 kills.
As is confirmed by the photos of his T'bolt bellylanded, the final score displayed was 28.
There are also the staged publicity photos taken after Gabby passed Bob Johnsons score of 27.
If anyone can clarify the details behind the "31" total I would be interested to know them.
I have quite an extensive library of 56th references but Im away from home for a few more weeks and wont be able to research this myself just yet.
Nige |
2/22/44 Do 217 dest Eindhoven
3/8/44 Fw 190 (1 dest-4damaged) at Weinstorf
4/9/44 1/2 UI/te shared w/Matthew
7/7/44 He 111 Dest Bassenheim
3.5-4 Ground, 28 air