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It's always important to remember that with very few exceptions (McCudden being one) German records don't confirm the majority of victories claimed by most British Empire or US aces.
Ball won the VC for scoring a dozen victories in the spring of 1917, few of which were witnessed, none of which show up in German records.
If German records are to be believed, we must conclude the following:
1) Ball won the VC for 12 phantom victories.
2) Bishop won the VC for three phantom victories.
3) Barker won the VC for four phantom victories.
4) Hawker won the VC for scoring seven kills, only one of which is confirmed by German records.
5) Rickenbacker won the MoH for two phantom victories.
6) Jerrard won the VC for three phantom victories scored over an enemy airfield.
7) Alan McLeod won the VC in an action in which his gunner scored three phantom victories.
8) Collishaw won the DSO, DSC and DFC for 60 kills, almost none of which show up in German records.
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