Bruce_Wayne

Just received OFF 2 weeks ago and it is absolutely stunning. Everything I had hoped for. It is , however, bloody difficult!!! I am now on my 12th pilot as the first 11 never made it past the 5 mission point. The young chap I'm flying now seems to have a bit more pluck. I'm flying with the RNAS out of St Pol sur Mer in the hopes of one day flying with Raymond Collishaw's "Black Flight". Here's my problem, so far I've downed 7 enemy planes, 3 of which were Halberstadt D.IIs I downed over my own airfield during a raid, but after my last mission I received the sobering news that HQ had denied all of my submitted claims. Now I'm sitting here depressed, dejected, and deflated with my willingness to fly temporarily sapped. Any tips on how to better ensure my claims are accepted? There's nothing more humiliating than walking into the duty room and having the other chaps look at you askance because your claims far outweigh your confirms. I do tend to break formation and wander off on my own, which ensures that if I manage to score a victory there are no "friendlies" around to see it, but I thought for sure that my 3 victories over the airfield would be confirmed even though the rest of my Squadron that took to the skies with me that day were shot down. Any advice, tips, or loose change would be greatly appreciated! As a sidebar, I also flamed a sausage and was congratulated when I got back to base for my successful ground strike but ,alas, no addition to my goose egg score. Do we Brits not acknowledge busted balloons as victories?