American Fighter Aces Association Confirms it's Position
The American Fighter Aces Association (AFAA) membership is made up of fighter pilots who, in air-to-air combat, shot down 5 or more enemy aircraft. The Association has a Victory Confirmation Board (VCB) to examine and confirm or reject claims for aircraft shot down by pilots asking to be a member of the Association and whose formal military record does not credit them with 5 or more aerial victories. On 27 March 1997, SYMA, on behalf of Rex Barber, presented all of its evidence and studies regarding the Yamamoto shoot down to the AFAA VCB. The five members of the VCB carefully examined all of the written evidence and questioned Rex Barber very closely. The VCB then made their finding that, without question, Lanphier did not attack the Yamamoto airplane and that insofar as the AFAA records the VCB recommended that Rex Barber be credited with 100% of the credit for the Yamamoto shoot down. This recommendation of the VCB to the AFAA Board of Directors was duly considered at the next board of directors meeting and was confirmed as the official position of the Association.
Letter to the President and Board of Directors, AFAA
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