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Mark,
Attacking a large stationary object which does not shoot back requires less flying skill than dog fighting an aircraft of similar or greater capabilities. If Luke did strafe balloons on the ground after dark as Mitchell suggests, and/or apply other techniques, then he was doing his job properly. Not glamorous enough for the groupies, though. Any comparisons should be with others who plied the same trade with similar results, Schlegal, Hennrich and Haegelen. Now that does not suit the groupies because they are unknowns. It is laughable to compare him with Voss et alia because his achievements pale into insignificance against theirs.
The groupies never make comparisons with Rickenbacker and Putnam, presumably because neither are in the same league as Voss, Von Richthofen etc and do not add to Luke’s stature.
Vin
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