Talk:George Preddy

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I think it's possible this person is notable. He's had a foundation created in his honor that wrote a biography and published it. I'm adding some sources to the main article to see if that helps. Felisse 22:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Preddy's younger brother William was also a P-51 pilot in the European Theater of Operations in WWII, and was also killed in action, but was not an ace, as he had fewer than the requisite five kills. (IIRC he had two.) lpadilla@voicenet.com 207.103.47.111 03:04, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Preddy is listed as the 6th highest scoring US ace. He is the sixth highest scoring USAAF ace. David McCampbell (USN) and Pappy Boyington (USMC + AVG) had more confirmed air victories. 76.226.200.89 (talk) 20:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

"Credited with 26.83 kills?"

What is that supposed to mean? -- JovanCormac (talk) 06:30, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

I assume it means he was credited with sharing a kill (so if two fighters each damage a plane they might each be given credit for half the plane. But .83 is kind of a strange number though.) RJFJR (talk) 14:32, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Took google and about 30s to find a reliable cite confirming that figure. Does anyone think of fixing things anymore? Wee Curry Monster talk 16:29, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

A peculiar number. A google search turned up this explanation: In the early 1950s, a Fighter Victory Credits Board was convened by the USAF and his aerial credits were reduced to 25.83. Joe Noah, first cousin, discovered that one of the victories disallowed by the Board was one for which George had been awarded the Silver Star. The USAF corrected that error in 1978 when another Board was convened. His official score is now 26.83 aerial and five ground victories. The USAF gave Preddy credit for 1/3 victory which he never claimed. Synopsis of George Preddy Top Mustang Ace by Joe Noah. The .83 results from a 1/2 credit and a 1/3 credit. I thought it was a misprint. Bdushaw (talk) 20:45, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

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George Preddy's death needs update

Samuel L Sox Jr, one of two authors of "George Preddy Top Mustang Ace" (1991), wrote an email that was added as an addendum on behalf of both authors on 3 Jan 2007 to the Aviation-History website to clarify how George Preddy died based on subsequent interviews. The addendum was months ago referenced in this article (Synopsis of George Preddy, Top Mustang Ace (aviation-history.com)). The entire addendum was added to this article on 28 May 2008 and rejected on 22 Jul 2008 for lack of a reference. A short version of that addendum should be incorporated into the paragraph in this article about George Preddy's death. The subsequent interviews show George's death was confused by the book authors (and apparently this article) with another pilot's death. George was not found in his cockpit with a gunshot wound but was found having bailed out of his aircraft. He died from the fall. His aircraft hit the ground hard (not a soft landing) "cartwheeling and ultimately disintegrating".

Is the Aviation-history reference sufficient to now update the article? Puff41 (talk) 20:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)