History Channel "Dogfights"

[Crumpp]

On the issue of numbers in air combat, I think it tends to get oversimplified. There's a learned published author on another forum neither of which I'll name basically insists the tendency to positive exchange ratio's by USAAF fighters against LW ones ETO ca. 1944 is meaningless as measures of quality because the overall numbers were so much in favor of the Allied by then. This is very shallow and oversimplified IMO.

I would agree. It is certainly only a part of picture. A large portion is the relative disparity in pilot skills and training.

There is a huge difference in capability between a 25 hour pilot and a 125 hour pilot.

No, five 25 hour pilots does not equal one 125 hour pilot either!



Here is a report from 27 Feb 45 on day fighter activity:

All the best,

Crumpp