[PMoz99]

Thank you for your interest in this Alfred.
I have no real problem with the unconfirmed kills. I guess I just mention them separately for completeness and maybe also because the official lists usually exclude unconfirmed kills.
I have no idea where they get the info in the DFC/Bar documents. Is it provided by the Squadron when they put in the recommendation? Or is some poor soul in HQ admin given the task of checking all the records?
Michel previously suggested at post 19 the squadron records were reliable, but I would concede they could be just as much at fault as anything else. I don't think anything can be taken as 100%. But they are the official records, so I would use them at least as a base to start from.
Photo of Tempest with 21+7 attached.
So, you also agree 18 kills + 5 probables + 9 damaged is the likely score on the 23+9 Tempest?
Peter