Confused about the 325th FG?

[mayfair35]

Keith, It was the policy of the 325th FG not to share claims during the period I flew with the 317th FS. If two pilots claimed the same plane, combat film was compared and if that did not resolve the problem and it appeared both pilots thought they had scored the victory, we flipped a coin. Thus we did not attempt to paint a 5/8 or any other combination of claims/victories on our birds.
There was in instance where a pilot was transferred into the 325th from another fighter group who had been given credit in his original unit for 1/2 of a victory. As I recall his was the only aircraft that showed a partial victory symbol.
That is a long time ago and perhaps it may be different in other squadrons; however, I do not recall seeing other than a complete victory symbol on any of the 325th FG birds. Photography was my past time when not flying missions and none of my pictures show other than the complete symbol either.
Cordially, Art Fiedler