Confused about the 325th FG?

[keith A]

I have been a fan of the 325th since I bought Ernie McDowell and Bill Hess' book about a quarter of a century ago. Herky Green and his gang were/are my intro to the USAAF in the MTO.

I have spent the day looking at the claims for this Fighter Group for the period 1943-44 and I cannot find a single claim that is shared, whereas I can find a number of massive combats where german/italian units are massacred, whole squadrons and groups wiped out. Recent help from TWOH contributers indicate they made several raids into the LW/ANR inventory, at least a creditable 25-35% success rate but was it a decision never to share claims....?

If true then the LW fighter units were totally inept (not likely - 96 Bf109 confirmed destroyed in the period May-August 1943!), and lying about their casualties... and that they can't cope with the Warhawk, which seems very, very unlikely...

I am about to look at the LW claims for the combats and will expect overclaiming as well, but....

regards

Keith