Mossie Kills

[Angus]

And what were the LW claims in the BoB compared to the actual facts? 
The Brits overclaimed by some double, and put a tight screw on their system after that.
One renowned Britishace could not confirm one kill before he actually found the enemy wreck, and brought a part of it to the intel officer. I think that was Geoffrey Page.
Some RAF aces have been rising in scores way after the war ended, since evidence has been emerging.
I've been trying to track some claims and compare them to loss reports. It is a pain, since the LW loss reports are not so complete, and still chaotically filed. (I was in the archives of the PRO and IWM, London). I did find all sorts of the fog of war in the files, - debriefs done later, missing files, and wrong dates. I also found guncam files without any correspondance to a claim or a loss. (When you see an aircraft shot to bits you'd think there was one).
Anyway, I'd be happy if anyone could lend me a hand with a couple of LW losses and engagements at certain dates. It involved KIA and POW, and possibly some claims on both sides. Anyone game?

[Karnak]

In the first month of the Battle of Britain the British actually underclaimed, the Germans overclaimed by about two to one.  In the following two months the British overclaimed by about two to one on average and the Germans overclaimed by three or four to one.

To the best of my knowledge, only the Finnish ended the war with fewer claims than their opponents recorded as losses.

As to the RAF aces seeing kills confirmed well after the war, I seem to recall that Standford Tuck had one or two confirmed in the 1990s after he had passed away.

[Scherf]

I don't have particularly good LW loss information, but I can help with Mossie losses and claims if you are after any, Angus.

[Charge]

"And what were the LW claims in the BoB compared to the actual facts?  neener"

Grow up Angus, really. 

-C+