I must say, I'm happy to see that some people I'd considered "gone" to the other side are at least willing to admit the jury is not in yet, and isn't likely to be.
Regarding Phil Markham's article. I've read it, and agree that it is damning on the face of it. I personally still have trouble with accepting some of the German records at face value, and from what I've learned, Stewart K. Taylor, and Dr. S.F. Wise (Both aviation historians) also have their doubts about the German records.
And as I've pointed out numerous times, as well as on my web site, so did
Ira Jones.
By the way, anyone interested in WWII aces should check out
http://www.billybishop.net/wade.html or
http://www.billybishop.net/johnson.html
The first one was created with the help of Barret Tillman, and both were created by me at his "suggestion."
VBR,
Al Lowe