Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 4, 2009 20:24:10 GMT 12
Colin Gray was New Zealand's highest scoring ace of WWII, with a tally of 27 confirmed kills, one shared confirmed kill and 22 probables.
I am wondering if anyone have ever gone back through the records and loss reports form the German side to match the probables to actual recorded losses? Out of 22 probably destroyed aircraft the odds are a number of them would have actually been destoryed, only no-one saw the final fate (perhaps as they dove through clouds on fire, etc).
Does anyone know if a study has been made to check how many of the probables were recorded as actual losses by the Nazis?
It sometimes helps to do this - look at Chris Rudge's research in the Pacific which concluded the RNZAF Fighters did score that elusive 100th kill, when up till then they thought the score was stuck on 99. Such research into Gray's probables may get his score into the 30's.
I am wondering if anyone have ever gone back through the records and loss reports form the German side to match the probables to actual recorded losses? Out of 22 probably destroyed aircraft the odds are a number of them would have actually been destoryed, only no-one saw the final fate (perhaps as they dove through clouds on fire, etc).
Does anyone know if a study has been made to check how many of the probables were recorded as actual losses by the Nazis?
It sometimes helps to do this - look at Chris Rudge's research in the Pacific which concluded the RNZAF Fighters did score that elusive 100th kill, when up till then they thought the score was stuck on 99. Such research into Gray's probables may get his score into the 30's.
