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Walter Wolfrum

Victories : 137
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 26th August 2010


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Walter Wolfrum first saw combat in the Crimea with 5/JG52. He was shot down three times, and wounded twice before scoring his first victory. With his score at 70 he was again wounded, but returned to take command of 1/JG52 in May 1944, taking part in the fiercely fought defence of the Ploesti oilfields. he was again wounded, but returned to command 1/JG52 until the end of the war. he had flown 423 missions, achieved 137 victories, and was awarded the Knight's Cross. Sadly, Walter Wolfrum passed away on 26th August 2010

Walter Wolfrum signs the print - Eagles Over the Steppes - by Graeme Lothian.

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In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Walter Wolfrum

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JG52


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war.
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Me109




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Manufacturer : Messerschmitt
Production Began : 1937
Retired : 1945
Number Built : 33984

Me109

Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s.

Known Victory Claims - Walter Wolfrum

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

25/05/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-176 891: 2000m [Anapa]11.16Eastern Front
28/05/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-176 891: 2000m11.16Eastern Front
21/07/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52MiG-188 432: 500m5.16Eastern Front
22/07/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-288 253: tiefstflug4.2Eastern Front
24/07/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-188 432: tiefstflug8.04Eastern Front
25/07/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-188 262: 3500m11.2Eastern Front
02/08/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.88 261: 50m11.44Eastern Front
08/08/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-17km E. Kijewskoye: 2000m9.37Eastern Front
24/08/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Airacobra75 494: tiefst.5.25Eastern Front
05/09/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-960 354: 800m13.4Eastern Front
06/09/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-150 262: 3000m17.35Eastern Front
09/09/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-151 872: 2200m [N Walki]6.28Eastern Front
21/10/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.10 121: 1200m9.5Eastern Front
21/10/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-511 784: 3500m14.45Eastern Front
22/10/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-510 134: 2000m9.19Eastern Front
22/10/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-510 133: 3000m9.2Eastern Front
22/10/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-710 124: 1800m9.3Eastern Front
03/11/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-101 33214.32Eastern Front
06/11/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-701 564: 4000m9.22Eastern Front
06/12/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.SE Eltigen: 100m9.29Eastern Front
11/12/1943Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52AiracobraE. Kerch: 3500m12.11Eastern Front
07/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 642: 2500m14.15Eastern Front
10/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 592: 2500m11.54Eastern Front
12/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 642: 900m9.06Eastern Front
12/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 594: 3000m14.19Eastern Front
13/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 613: 3000m12.45Eastern Front
13/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 641: 3000m13.03Eastern Front
14/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Airacobra66 641: 3000m8.08Eastern Front
14/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Curtiss P-4066 643: 3500m8.13Eastern Front
14/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 643: 3000m11.27Eastern Front
15/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Airacobra66 811: 2500m6.57Eastern Front
28/02/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 564: 2500m14.2Eastern Front
02/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 811 2000m10.26Eastern Front
02/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 732 1500m10.33Eastern Front
11/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-766 543: 3000m12.13Eastern Front
11/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Airacobra66 672: 3000m12.25Eastern Front
14/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-147 731: 2000m7.27Eastern Front
16/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-197 694: 3500m15.31Eastern Front
17/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-747 772 1500m6.09Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG-366 812: 3500m7.28Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG66 674: 3000m7.31Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Boston26 281: 800m10.58Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-226 833: 800m14.5Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-236 712: Bodennähe14.54Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-236 572: Bodennähe14.58Eastern Front
22/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 641: 600m10.39Eastern Front
22/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-166 642: 1800m10.45Eastern Front
22/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Airacobra66 642: 3500m13.59Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-747 773: 1000m9.16Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-947 784: 3500m14.02Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-147 741: 3000m15.47Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-147 741: 1800m16.06Eastern Front
01/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-765 163: 2500m14.5Eastern Front
01/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-765 872: 800m14.57Eastern Front
03/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.56 213: Wassernähe10.01Eastern Front
08/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.46 112: 300m12.31Eastern Front
08/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.46 112: 500m16.29Eastern Front
09/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-737 833: 1200m7.02Eastern Front
09/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 152: 800m14.12Eastern Front
09/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 112: 1000m16.4Eastern Front
09/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-747 774: 1500m7.23Eastern Front
10/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 114: 2000m17.5Eastern Front
11/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.46 324: 1200m10.56Eastern Front
11/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 172: 2500m15.02Eastern Front
12/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 514: 3000m16.36Eastern Front
12/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 574: 2000m16.38Eastern Front
13/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-746 742: 1500m11.08Eastern Front
14/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Jak-735 422: 1500m15.37Eastern Front
15/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52Il-2mH.35 472: 300m6.4Eastern Front
15/04/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum5JG 52LaGG35 611: 400m6.41Eastern Front
16/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-991 785: 1200m18.1Eastern Front
17/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-997 123: 500m13.15Eastern Front
17/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-998 788: 1200m18.3Eastern Front
18/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-998 727: 2200m14.52Eastern Front
20/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-198 722: 1500m14.47Eastern Front
20/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-198 724: 1500m14.5Eastern Front
20/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-998 727: 2200m14.52Eastern Front
20/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-998 757: 1800m16.55Eastern Front
20/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-598 752: 1000m17.16Eastern Front
22/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-598 425: 2000m10.37Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-578 811: 2200m4.2Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 678: 3500m6.3Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 685: 3000m9.33Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 656: 2500m9.47Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 684: 4000m11.17Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 679: 3000m14.09Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 823: 3000m14.13Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 813: 3500m14.2Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-978 676: 2000m16.07Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 824: 2000m16.2Eastern Front
30/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 643: 4000m18.07Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 649: 4000m12.19Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 648: 4000m13.18Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 647: 5800m13.26Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 533: 500016.12Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 643: 4000m18.53Eastern Front
31/05/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 617: 5000m19.07Eastern Front
01/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-978 687: 2000m11.43Eastern Front
01/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-978 824: 1800m11.47Eastern Front
01/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 654: 5000m14.14Eastern Front
01/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 654: 5000m14.2Eastern Front
04/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 622: 2000m15.07Eastern Front
04/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra78 592: 1500m16.35Eastern Front
16/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Il-2mH.TO-35: tiefflug18.15Eastern Front
16/06/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Il-2mH.TO-35: tiefflug19Eastern Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-942 694: 2500m10.14Eastern Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-942 687: 3000m16.5Eastern Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-942 812: 2500m16.54Eastern Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-942 813: 3500m16.55Eastern Front
14/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra41 622: 1800m9.34Eastern Front
14/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-950 393: 1500m14.37Eastern Front
14/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-550 474: 3000m17.29Eastern Front
15/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Il-2mH.41 624: 300m10.53Eastern Front
15/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra41 627: 3000m17.02Eastern Front
15/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra41 643: 2700m16.55Eastern Front
15/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-941 447: 2200m17.14Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-941 645: 1200m7.14Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-950 315: 1200m9.07Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-950 176: 1500m9.15Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-550 362: 3500m12.15Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-550 369: 3000m12.25Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-550 368: 3000m12.27Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52LaGG-550 368: 2000m12.3Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-950 173: 3000m15.4Eastern Front
16/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Airacobra40 282: 2500m15.52Eastern Front
17/07/1944Ltn. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-941 642: 1500m7.09Eastern Front
16/04/1945Oblt. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-9--Western Front
16/04/1945Oblt. Walter Wolfrum1JG 52Jak-9--Western Front

Known Claims : 128

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