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John Cunningham and the Mosquito
[edit]On the de Havilland Mosquito page it is claimed that: " Wing Commander John Cunningham claimed 19 of his 20 victories at night on Mosquitoes."
This is certainly not so - the bulk of his victories were on Beaufighters. FlyingOko (talk) 10:32, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- I've removed the claim as incorrect and added a citation needed tag for the remaining claim. From Bowman's The men who flew the Mosquito p. 121. it states that Cunningham's seventeenth victory was his first with a Mosquito. Our article on Cunningham states that he was credited with twenty aircraft destroyed (and others damaged) so it appears that he could only have claimed three with a Mosquito. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 19:09, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Slightly wrong arithmetic. Cunningham and Rawnsley are credited with 16 kills on Beaus and four on Mosquitos. Bob Braham had one on Blenheims, 19 on Beaus and 9 on Mosquitos. Branse Burbridge had 21, all on Mosquitos.Khamba Tendal (talk) 20:29, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
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