On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Frank May" wrote in message
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Probably 'cause it's considered a "flying bomb" or an early cruise
missile. Technically, it IS an enemy aircraft since it has wings &
flies, but it wasn't piloted & wasn't much of an adversary in that
aspect.

Exactly. Air combat is combat which takes place in the air, shooting down a
V-1 is obviously air combat.

How does that differ from downing a target drone?

Does one get a victory credit for a towed target sleeve?