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Originally Posted by Luftwaffle8
The last word on TAINAN KU pilots comes from the masterpiece EAGLES OF THE SOUTHERN SKY by Lucas Ruffato and Michael Claringbould.
When I met the Zero pilots, they would never mention scores, but would tell me that so and so was a great pilot, "he survived Rabaul" or "he fought at Guadalcanal" or "he flew against B-29s..."
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And if said pilot survived all three and made it to the end of the war? I would certainly be impressed-regardless of their score;
Anyway, I remember a reviewer of The Sakai/Caidin book who mentioned The IJN pilots puzzlement & frustration at why, no matter now many allied aircraft they shot down down there were always just as many the next day. Almost certainly it's because these aircraft they're shooting at are not actually getting destroyed.