Obfw Robert Roller and Shoot Luke

[JoeHackett]

Greetings,

I have been conducting research on my cousin's B-24 that was lost over the North Sea on 18 October 1943. The B-24 was known as Shoot Luke, S/N 41-23729. Some websites report that Obfw. Robert Roller of 6./JG3 claimed this B-24, but the O.K.L. list shows Roller as having claimed a Spitfire over France on this date. RAF documents seem to support this, as two Spitfires were downed on October 18.

I have been unable to figure out who connected Shoot Luke and Robert Roller and why. Might anyone have any information that can shed some light on this discrepancy? Thank you in advance!