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Where would the data for the breakdown by Fw 190 D-9 come from? What source.
I would have thought more aces and higher kill numbers as much as DORA 9 gets (generally) good press.
Fall of 44 through Spring 45, 6 months (+/-) is lot of time AND there were always plenty of Allied aircraft flying.
I'll be watching this thread for developments
IMHO if the claim dates and the units at which the pilot served on those dates are known we know the a/c type in almost all cases but few exceptions.
juha
I'd bet good money that the better Luftwaffe pilots, who were usually leaders in their units, pretty much flew whenever they thought the top brass would not be visiting or pointedly looking at them.
However, Hartmann, Barkhorn, and Rall stayed with the Bf 109 for the entire war ...
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