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SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
Were there any SDB Dauntless aces aside from Ltjg John Leppla/Gunner K. Liska (7 x victories during Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942)?
Any TBF Avenger aces? I understand that the TBF's claimed nearly 100 Japanese aircraft during WWII. markr |
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
Leppla, while an ace, isn't a Dauntless ace. He had 4 kills in the SBD-3 and 1 in an F4F-4.
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
There is no "ace" on SBD and TBF.
Top scorers on SBD: John Leppla=4 John Liska=4 William Hall=3 Stanley Wejtasa=3 The reliability of these "claims" are very debatable. Michel |
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
Hello markr,
Dauntless pilots were not credited with the kills of their gunners. But if this had been the case John Leppla would have been the Dauntless top ace with 7 kills. The Avenger top scorer is Charles Henderson with 3 kills. Have a nice weekend, Michael |
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
Henderson has four victory claims, plus one probable.
Enjoy! Frank.
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
Hello Frank,
yes, I read 4 somewhere, too. But in OSPREY's "American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2" Andrew Thomas and Warren Thompson write "...during eight engagements in 1945 he claimed four kills - he received credit for three confirmed and a probable..." Do you think he claimed one before 1945 ? Have a nice evening, Michael |
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Re: SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger "Aces"
I have 2 victories with VT-10 in 1944, and 2/1/0 with VT(N)-90 in 1945.
Enjoy! Frank.
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