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Hans Philipp (17 March 1917 – 8 October 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He is credited with 206 enemy aircraft shot down in over 500 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with 29 claims over the Western Front.

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Philipp was credited with 206 aerial victories. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 193 aerial victory claims, plus nine further unconfirmed claims. This figure includes 171 claims on the Eastern Front, two during the Balkan Campaign, and 20 claims on the Western Front, including one four-engined bomber. Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock list 206 aerial victory claims plus one further unconfirmed claim. This number includes up to two further unconfirmed claims on 31 March 1942.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 00281". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.

Notes

1. According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Philipp claimed three additional aerial victories, including a Souitfire on 24 May and a Bloch MB.151 on 8 June 1940.
2. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Polikarpov R-5.
3. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:01.
4. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 09:05.
5. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:25.
6. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:28.
7. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:06.
8. ^ Although unconfirmed, according to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Philipp claimed his 99th and 100th aerial victory on 31 March 1942. The authors also state that following his 100th victory, Philipp was temporarily banned from flying combat missions. This ban was lifted again in late May 1942. Nevertheless, the chronological numbering sequence is inconsistent. Philipps aerial victory claimed on 30 May 1942 is presented as his 98th confirmed claim.
9. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:07.
10. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:38.
11. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 09:56.
12. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Bell P-39 Airacobra.
13. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:20.
14. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:25.
15. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:46.
16. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Petlyakov Pe-2 at 11:40.
17. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:56.
18. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:54.
19. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:18.

References

Citations

1. Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
2. Zabecki 2019, p. 328.
3. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 960–964.
4. ^ Prien & Rodeike 1994, p. 634.
5. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 234.
6. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 202.
7. Planquadrat.
8. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 634–637.
9. Prien et al. 2000, p. 450.
10. ^ Prien et al. 2001, p. 377.
11. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 314.
12. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 233.
13. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 315.
14. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 316.
15. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 235.
16. ^ Prien et al. 2003a, p. 245.
17. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 228.
18. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 229.
19. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 230.
20. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 237.
21. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 231.
22. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 238.
23. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 232.
24. ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 239.
25. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 220.
26. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 962.
27. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 200.
28. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 961–964.
29. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 96.
30. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 963.
31. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 201.
32. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 98.
33. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 99.
34. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 86.
35. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 169.
36. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 88.
37. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 170.
38. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 89.
39. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 94.
40. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 95.
41. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 171.
42. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 172.
43. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 964.
44. Prien & Rodeike 1994, p. 633.
45. ^ Prien et al. 2008, p. 49.

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