Claiming... Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 14:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
My only concern remains the discrepancies in his tally of victories in WWI. We have two sources (McGibbon/Goldstone and Rowlands) for a score of 11 victories and 13 damaged but checking the text and sources of his combats it looks like 13 victories, given that "shooting down", "destruction", and "sending down out of control" (OOC) all generally amount to a victory or "kill":
Another intriguing complication is his tally as reported by The Aerodrome website. Because The Aerodrome doesn't directly cite sources, it's in no way an RS, but I've generally found its scoresheets accurate, or at the very least a good pointer for further research. It wouldn't surprise me if their data comes from either Above the War Fronts, or the Osprey Bristol F.2 book, or both (you'll note that the 17 August 1917 engagement with Noss as observer, cited in WP to Above the War Fronts, matches The Aerodrome's report). I think we need to put this on hold at least till you can get hold of the Osprey book and see what that says. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 22:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Claiming... Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 14:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
My only concern remains the discrepancies in his tally of victories in WWI. We have two sources (McGibbon/Goldstone and Rowlands) for a score of 11 victories and 13 damaged but checking the text and sources of his combats it looks like 13 victories, given that "shooting down", "destruction", and "sending down out of control" (OOC) all generally amount to a victory or "kill":
Another intriguing complication is his tally as reported by The Aerodrome website. Because The Aerodrome doesn't directly cite sources, it's in no way an RS, but I've generally found its scoresheets accurate, or at the very least a good pointer for further research. It wouldn't surprise me if their data comes from either Above the War Fronts, or the Osprey Bristol F.2 book, or both (you'll note that the 17 August 1917 engagement with Noss as observer, cited in WP to Above the War Fronts, matches The Aerodrome's report). I think we need to put this on hold at least till you can get hold of the Osprey book and see what that says. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 22:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)