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Old 2nd November 2017, 18:36
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Re: Tetauzo Iwamoto

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Originally Posted by knusel View Post
Hello Luftwaffle8.

thanks for the document.
Wow, this guy destroyed a quarter of all the American Corsairs that were lost in WW2 ! ;-)
And he also records his uncertain, damaged and ground claims, which means he thinks he has a score of 202+26sh certainly, destroyed, in the air !!! ;-)
Do you know the algorithm by which Hata/Izawa reduced his 202+26sh down to 80 ?

Cheers,

Michael
Relax and grab a beer, these are Iwamoto's CLAIMS! Not verified. Sadaaki Akamatsu claimed 350. Izawa/Hata arrived at their scores by taking the unverified scores attributed to the pilots from official and non-official sources.Just because a Japanese newspaper or a Navy citation says so-and-so shot down X planes, doesn't make it so...because the score was never verified. They had no system of verification, no gun cameras, and claims were taken on face value. If I tell you that I caught a dozen trout and 2 bass on my fishing trip, you will not question me on them because it really is not important.
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