A viewer cites 22 U-boats lost to Swordfish, 26 to Sunderlands, 72 to Liberators, 27 to Wildcats, and 38 to Catalinas. Clarke questions the Swordfish figure because he believes likely kills were downgraded. He also expresses surprise at the Liberator total. These competing claims leave the earlier suggestion of Swordfish primacy unresolved.
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Comparing aircraft U-boat totals and disputed Swordfish claims
A viewer's figures put Liberators ahead of Swordfish, while the treatment of probable kills remains disputed.