E.Rudorffer early war claims question

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi guys,

There have already been a few good discussions on this board about the claims by II./J.G. 2 and Erich Rudorffer in Tunisia.

Mark Reardon did some excellent work matching up P-38 claims and losses in Tunisia in this thread, including the P-38 claims by Rudorffer and his II./J.G. 2 comrades: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=24947

Please also see this thread: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=4966

Also: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=7155

Finally, for the 4 February 1943 combat: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=4860


Regarding Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa, Morten and I missed a few 82nd FG losses in our book, but I'm still happy with most of our conclusions regarding the Rudorffer combats.

I don't wish to slander the man. Despite some dubious claims in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front, he was an outstanding combat pilot and leader who fought throughout the war, and submitted more 'genuine' aerial victory claims than most other pilots in history.


Cheers,
Andrew A.

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