[Rob Romero]

Kenneth this is an expanded version of my point refering the Luft victory claim verification system:

The system was a good one, and necessary for high command evaluation of battle results, but like any system, rules are only as good as their application or enforcement and the honesty of those charged to do so; as with any human endeavor, this varied according to the mores of each individual involved. MOREOVER THE ALLIES FACED THE SAME LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY HUMAN FRAILTY AND SUBJECTIVITY ('I got good hits on the bugger who was smoking when he dove into the overcast, so he MUST have gone down' -Could a wingman comfortably dispell the claim of an adamant Section or Rotte leader when he would want to maintain an amicable relatationship with his superior and would perhaps need confirmation of his own claims later?) -SUCH ISSUES WERE LARGELY RESOLVED THROUGH THE USE OF GUN CAMERAS.

Rob Romero