2007-07-20 18:09:52 · 7 answers · asked by mmckinley350 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The other aircraft was destroyed. If the pilot bailed out, he was one lucky person.
Same thing in ground combat. It isn't so important that you kill the other guy, you just want to knock him out of action.
2007-07-20 18:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term kill means the aircraft or target was destroyed. It does not mean the opposing pilot was killed.
2007-07-20 18:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by tony b 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the term "kill" means that a witness has to confirm the the enemy target fell out of the sky and hit the ground/water. If the pilot ejects it will still count as a kill!!
2007-07-21 10:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by slickrick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "Kill" in pilot terms means the Air to Air destruction of the opposing aircraft.
Pilots did not receive "confirmed kills" unless another pilot(s) witnessed the destruction of the enemy plane mid air.
The term "downed" or "splashed" were used to annotated when an enemy aircraft was removed from its fighting capability, whether destroyed or not when it impacted land or sea.
The pilots kept close tabs on all these stats ago as they seemed to boost moral in oneself and their units.
I hope this helped
2007-07-21 05:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by William S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just aircraft out of action.
If the enemy pilot eject and you haven't even damaged it, but you had been following it around and was about to pull the trigger, it's still technically a kill in your book.
2007-07-20 21:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's usually impossible to know if the opposing pilot lives or dies that's why you are accorded a (kill) if you destroy the opposing fighter plane. The Russian air force counted planes destroyed on the ground as kills.
2007-07-20 18:51:36 · answer #6 · answered by gort20022 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aircraft destroyed.
2007-07-20 21:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋