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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Good points, Bewolf. I would, however, take exception to the conclusion of masses of inexperienced pilots overwhelming the pros. Part of the American 100-mission (not 25 - that was just for bomber crews) rotation was to have the experts teach the novices what they learned. If you take any limited time-frame and compare the best pilots from any nation, you will find that within the same periods the scores were about the same.
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Granted, but I was not thinking america here. The US played a role from 1943 onwards, and really came to to party only in 1944, at a time the war was basicly lost already. Thus I didn't really put them into the equation, else you are completly right. I do not consider our pilots that superior. It was just a combination of contributing factors.