Talk:List of German World War II night fighter aces
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Original Research edit
The table here seems very useful, but the intro text has some problems. I don't doubt the conclusions, but the second paragraph in particular has two claims that are poorly supported: that WWII fighter pilots had high over-claim rates (a term which could use definition as well) and that night-fighter pilots were more accurate or modest. There is a citation, but it's to an archived site hosting tabulated claims without analysis. Even taking that data as correct, I have no way of determining what it says about the over-claim rate: the site author (Tony Wood, apparently) doesn't say what the over-claim rate is or how that compares to anything else.
If there is a good source available to support that claim (preferably a source which says something like "night-fighter pilots tended to report about X% more kills than opposing loss records indicate," or the like) can someone add it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.66.208 (talk) 03:20, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
Article name edit
Why is this "List of German World War II Night Fighter aces" and not "List of German World War II night fighter aces" per WP:MOS? Why is "ground attack" capitalized? Is this a proper noun? Ground Zero | t 15:46, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
- Because there is no explanation, I am moving it. Ground Zero | t 16:21, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Hans-Dieter Frank - died in 1943? edit
ww2 german claims lists claims made by Luftwaffe pilots.
From this it would appear that Hans-Dieter Frank continued making claims into 1944 and so could not have been KIA in 1943.
M Thomas 10:56, 5 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The real Mark Thomas (talk • contribs)
- Are you sure you are not confusing him with Rudolf Frank? MisterBee1966 (talk) 14:13, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
introduction edit
the introduction mentions the total number of German claims for night and day. It would be more useful for this list if it gave the night-time claims. Bomber Command - the principle organization putting aircraft over Germany from the west at night - lost around nine thousand aircraft, but are there good data for losses? GraemeLeggett (talk) 17:09, 4 October 2014 (UTC)