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List of aerial victories claimed by Walter Krupinski

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List of aerial victories claimed by Walter Krupinski
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Walter Krupinski (11 November 1920 – 7 October 2000) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II and a senior West German Air Force officer during the Cold War. He was one of the highest-scoring pilots in the war, credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties. He was called by his fellow pilots Graf Punski (Count Punski) due to his Prussian origins. Krupinski was one of the first to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of Jagdverband 44 led by Adolf Galland.

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Krupinski, 28 August 1943
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List of aerial victories claimed

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According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Krupinski was credited with 197 aerial victories.[1] Spick also lists Krupinski with 197 aerial victories, claimed in approximately 1,100 combat missions. This figure includes 177 aerial victories claimed over the Eastern Front and 20 in the western theatre of operations and includes one heavy bomber.[2] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 197 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes 178 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 19 on the Western Front, including one four-engined bomber and two victories with the Me 262 jet fighter.[3]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 28472". 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 km2). 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.[4]

 (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Krupinski an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
 (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Krupinski did not receive credit.
! (exclamation mark) indicates those aerial victories listed by Braatz, Caldwell, Mombeek, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.
# (hash mark) indicates those aerial victories listed by Mathews and Foreman.
? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Braatz, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
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  1. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:15.[19]
  2. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:24.[19]
  3. According to Braatz claimed at 11:35.[22]
  4. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:25.[26]
  5. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:43.[26]
  6. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:40.[26]
  7. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:35.[26]
  8. The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  9. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04:43.[26]
  10. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:30.[26]
  11. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:25.[26]
  12. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:25.[37]
  13. Not listed by Braatz.[38]
  14. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:26.[37]
  15. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:40.[43]
  16. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:20.[43]
  17. According to Mathews and Foreman a North American P-51 Mustang.[43]
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