Hi Chuck, that's certainly true about Allied pilots rotating out of front line duty, and the Eastern Turkey shoot boosting many German kill figures in 1941. The German's produced some incredible pilots, even the legendary Rudel, not a fighter ace maybe but his exploits in a Stuka surely merit a claim to greatness as a pilot. Even in the battle of Britain, where the Luftwaffe went against trained and well equipped RAF and Allied fighter units the Luftwaffe aces shone, and right to the end of the war when they were hopelessly outnumbered, short of fuel and relying on pilots with little real training for the bulk of their pilots, some of the Luftwaffe's aces were still deadly fighters. I think they deserve recognition, maybe the cause they were fighting for was very wrong, but their skill and courage were outstanding.
Justin
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