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Walter Wolfrum |
 Walter Wolfrum Name : Walter Wolfrum Died : 26th August 2010 Air Victories : 137.00 Awards : 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. |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Oberleutnant | unknown | 1945 | May 1944 | ||||
Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew |
  One to One by Ivan Berryman. (E) |   Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (C) |   Greenheart Warrior by Ivan Berryman. (P) |
  In Defence of the Homeland by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Me109 - Adolf Galland by Jason Askew. (P) |   Schweinfurt Thunderbolts by Jason Askew. (P) |
  Jet Ace by Brian Bateman. (P) |   Snow Warriors by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Gunther Rall - Me109 Ace by Ivan Berryman. (P) |
  Black 13 - Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Combat over the Russian Front by Jason Askew. (P) |   Me109s on the Russian Front by Jason Askew. (P) |
  Desert Defence by Jason Askew. (P) |   Erich Hartmann - Me109 Ace by Jason Askew. (P) |   In Defence of the Reich by Jason Askew. (P) |
  Ju87 Stukas by Jason Askew. (P) |   No Escape by David Pentland. (B) |   The Last Patrol by David Pentland. (J) |
  Eagles Over the Steppe by Graeme Lothian. |   Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (B) |   Caucasus Dawn by Graeme Lothian. |
  Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman. (APC) |   Dawn Eagles Rising by Robert Taylor. |  Three Hundred Club by Nicolas Trudgian |
  Horrido! by Robert Taylor. |   JG-52 by Robert Taylor. (D) |   Me109 of JG26 by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  The Eagles Divide by Robert Taylor. (AP) |   Walter Wolfrum by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P) |
  The Last Eagle, Innsbruck, Austria, May 1945 by David Pentland. (D) |   The End by David Pentland. (C) |   Above the Cauldron by David Pentland. (P) |
  Taran over the Kuban by David Pentland. (P) |   Hunting Sturmoviks by David Pentland. (P) |   Early Risers by David Pentland. (P) |
  Battle of the Bight by David Pentland. (P) |   Victory Flypast by David Pentland. (P) |   The Count by David Pentland. (P) |
  Eagles out of the Sun by Robert Taylor. |
Artwork with companion print(s) signed by this Pilot or Aircrew |
  The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. (C) |   Knight of the Reich by Robert Taylor. (C) |   Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor. (C) |
Artwork featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew |
JG-52 by Robert Taylor. (B) |
Photos Submitted Through Our Directory |
 Walter Wolfrum Signing the print Eagles Over the Steppe by Graeme Lothian. |
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
25/05/1943 | Ltn. | 76 891: 2000m [Anapa] | 11.16 | ||||
28/05/1943 | Ltn. | 76 891: 2000m | 11.16 | ||||
21/07/1943 | Ltn. | 88 432: 500m | 5.16 | ||||
22/07/1943 | Ltn. | 88 253: tiefstflug | 4.2 | ||||
24/07/1943 | Ltn. | 88 432: tiefstflug | 8.04 | ||||
25/07/1943 | Ltn. | 88 262: 3500m | 11.2 | ||||
02/08/1943 | Ltn. | 88 261: 50m | 11.44 | ||||
08/08/1943 | Ltn. | 7km E. Kijewskoye: 2000m | 9.37 | ||||
24/08/1943 | Ltn. | 75 494: tiefst. | 5.25 | ||||
05/09/1943 | Ltn. | 60 354: 800m | 13.4 | ||||
06/09/1943 | Ltn. | 50 262: 3000m | 17.35 | ||||
09/09/1943 | Ltn. | 51 872: 2200m [N Walki] | 6.28 | ||||
21/10/1943 | Ltn. | 10 121: 1200m | 9.5 | ||||
21/10/1943 | Ltn. | 11 784: 3500m | 14.45 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ltn. | 10 134: 2000m | 9.19 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ltn. | 10 133: 3000m | 9.2 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ltn. | 10 124: 1800m | 9.3 | ||||
03/11/1943 | Ltn. | 01 332 | 14.32 | ||||
06/11/1943 | Ltn. | 01 564: 4000m | 9.22 | ||||
06/12/1943 | Ltn. | SE Eltigen: 100m | 9.29 | ||||
11/12/1943 | Ltn. | E. Kerch: 3500m | 12.11 | ||||
07/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 642: 2500m | 14.15 | ||||
10/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 592: 2500m | 11.54 | ||||
12/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 642: 900m | 9.06 | ||||
12/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 594: 3000m | 14.19 | ||||
13/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 613: 3000m | 12.45 | ||||
13/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 641: 3000m | 13.03 | ||||
14/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 641: 3000m | 8.08 | ||||
14/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 643: 3500m | 8.13 | ||||
14/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 643: 3000m | 11.27 | ||||
15/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 811: 2500m | 6.57 | ||||
28/02/1944 | Ltn. | 66 564: 2500m | 14.2 | ||||
02/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 811 2000m | 10.26 | ||||
02/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 732 1500m | 10.33 | ||||
11/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 543: 3000m | 12.13 | ||||
11/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 672: 3000m | 12.25 | ||||
14/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 731: 2000m | 7.27 | ||||
16/03/1944 | Ltn. | 97 694: 3500m | 15.31 | ||||
17/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 772 1500m | 6.09 | ||||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 812: 3500m | 7.28 | ||||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | LaGG | 66 674: 3000m | 7.31 | |||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | 26 281: 800m | 10.58 | ||||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | 26 833: 800m | 14.5 | ||||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | 36 712: Bodennähe | 14.54 | ||||
19/03/1944 | Ltn. | 36 572: Bodennähe | 14.58 | ||||
22/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 641: 600m | 10.39 | ||||
22/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 642: 1800m | 10.45 | ||||
22/03/1944 | Ltn. | 66 642: 3500m | 13.59 | ||||
26/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 773: 1000m | 9.16 | ||||
26/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 784: 3500m | 14.02 | ||||
26/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 741: 3000m | 15.47 | ||||
26/03/1944 | Ltn. | 47 741: 1800m | 16.06 | ||||
01/04/1944 | Ltn. | 65 163: 2500m | 14.5 | ||||
01/04/1944 | Ltn. | 65 872: 800m | 14.57 | ||||
03/04/1944 | Ltn. | 56 213: Wassernähe | 10.01 | ||||
08/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 112: 300m | 12.31 | ||||
08/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 112: 500m | 16.29 | ||||
09/04/1944 | Ltn. | 37 833: 1200m | 7.02 | ||||
09/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 152: 800m | 14.12 | ||||
09/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 112: 1000m | 16.4 | ||||
09/04/1944 | Ltn. | 47 774: 1500m | 7.23 | ||||
10/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 114: 2000m | 17.5 | ||||
11/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 324: 1200m | 10.56 | ||||
11/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 172: 2500m | 15.02 | ||||
12/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 514: 3000m | 16.36 | ||||
12/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 574: 2000m | 16.38 | ||||
13/04/1944 | Ltn. | 46 742: 1500m | 11.08 | ||||
14/04/1944 | Ltn. | 35 422: 1500m | 15.37 | ||||
15/04/1944 | Ltn. | 35 472: 300m | 6.4 | ||||
15/04/1944 | Ltn. | LaGG | 35 611: 400m | 6.41 | |||
16/05/1944 | Ltn. | 91 785: 1200m | 18.1 | ||||
17/05/1944 | Ltn. | 97 123: 500m | 13.15 | ||||
17/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 788: 1200m | 18.3 | ||||
18/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 727: 2200m | 14.52 | ||||
20/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 722: 1500m | 14.47 | ||||
20/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 724: 1500m | 14.5 | ||||
20/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 727: 2200m | 14.52 | ||||
20/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 757: 1800m | 16.55 | ||||
20/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 752: 1000m | 17.16 | ||||
22/05/1944 | Ltn. | 98 425: 2000m | 10.37 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 811: 2200m | 4.2 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 678: 3500m | 6.3 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 685: 3000m | 9.33 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 656: 2500m | 9.47 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 684: 4000m | 11.17 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 679: 3000m | 14.09 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 823: 3000m | 14.13 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 813: 3500m | 14.2 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 676: 2000m | 16.07 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 824: 2000m | 16.2 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 643: 4000m | 18.07 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 649: 4000m | 12.19 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 648: 4000m | 13.18 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 647: 5800m | 13.26 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 533: 5000 | 16.12 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 643: 4000m | 18.53 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 617: 5000m | 19.07 | ||||
01/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 687: 2000m | 11.43 | ||||
01/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 824: 1800m | 11.47 | ||||
01/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 654: 5000m | 14.14 | ||||
01/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 654: 5000m | 14.2 | ||||
04/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 622: 2000m | 15.07 | ||||
04/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 592: 1500m | 16.35 | ||||
16/06/1944 | Ltn. | TO-35: tiefflug | 18.15 | ||||
16/06/1944 | Ltn. | TO-35: tiefflug | 19 | ||||
07/07/1944 | Ltn. | 42 694: 2500m | 10.14 | ||||
07/07/1944 | Ltn. | 42 687: 3000m | 16.5 | ||||
07/07/1944 | Ltn. | 42 812: 2500m | 16.54 | ||||
07/07/1944 | Ltn. | 42 813: 3500m | 16.55 | ||||
14/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 622: 1800m | 9.34 | ||||
14/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 393: 1500m | 14.37 | ||||
14/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 474: 3000m | 17.29 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 624: 300m | 10.53 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 627: 3000m | 17.02 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 643: 2700m | 16.55 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 447: 2200m | 17.14 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 645: 1200m | 7.14 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 315: 1200m | 9.07 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 176: 1500m | 9.15 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 362: 3500m | 12.15 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 369: 3000m | 12.25 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 368: 3000m | 12.27 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 368: 2000m | 12.3 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 173: 3000m | 15.4 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 40 282: 2500m | 15.52 | ||||
17/07/1944 | Ltn. | 41 642: 1500m | 7.09 | ||||
16/04/1945 | Oblt. | - | - | ||||
16/04/1945 | Oblt. | - | - | ||||
| Aircraft for : Walter Wolfrum | ||
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Me109 
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. | |
| Squadrons for : Walter Wolfrum | ||
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JG52 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG52 | JG52 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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