It is highly likely that James Francis Edwards was his victor since his combat report tallies with the action, though he only claimed a " damaged " Bf 109.
32.
However, in March 1943 he allowed the run to continue for evaluation purposes, which then continued until September, and due to the positive combat reports it was allowed to continue.
33.
By 1916, as the dedicated " Jasta " fighter squadrons were forming within the newly named " Luftstreitkr�fte ", every victory had to be claimed in a combat report to his commanding officer.
34.
One of the few examples of combat reports, dated 11 July 1943, seems to contradict Minguzzi's statement, when together with other Italian fighters, Eugenio Salvi's Re . 2005 fought against Spitfires over Sicily.
35.
The war diary for JG 26 shows that Schmid made his claim at 18 : 32 in the evening and that the location of his claim was not listed in Schmid's combat report.
36.
While combat reports and claims of both sides are littered with well-intentioned errors and accidental duplicate claims, there are two phases of Bishop's life in which German records can provide no supporting evidence.
37.
In Washington, Pentagon officials said Secretary of Defense Donald H . Rumsfeld and Gen . Richard B . Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were monitoring the preparations and updated combat reports.
38.
Moreover, in the 3000 or so documents the Trial Chamber has analyzed, there is no combat report from the Mujahedin to the Accused, nor any other document which indicates that the Mujahedin were answerable to the Accused.
39.
The only known description of Knight's end comes from the victor's combat report : " . . . I attacked him at closest range . . . . I saw immediately that I had hit the enemy.
40.
Combat reports indicate that no village or hamlet under Spooky Squadron protection was ever lost, and a plethora of reports from civilians and military personnel were made about AC-47s coming to the rescue and saving their lives.
