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I think, although the two-seaters were not faster or as maneuverable, but the job of a fighter pilots job was to shoot down the two-seaters. What good will shooting down a figher do to the war effort? It was the two seaters that did the recon sorties and bombed, and directed artillery fire. The fighter pilot's job was to simply take them out...again, it would be of no use, because, what could the fighters do to the troops?
It is important to have one's priorities straight. If Richthofen was credited with 80 victories (not to mention the thirteen probables), of which 35 are two seaters, I think this is most commendable, as a service to his country.
I do not mean to detract from the other great (if not great, at least top) aces...Fonck, Bishop, Udet, Mannock, etc, etc, I just mean to set the record straight so that anyone can not come and try to detract from Richthofen.
Hans
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