Thread: First Luftwaffe aces to 100 kills in chronological order
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Old 17th June 2011, 21:58
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Re: First Luftwaffe aces to 100 kills in chronological order
Hi Rob

With regards to Kurt-Werner Brandle, I could only find 170 154 in the East and 16 in the West, the last two being in the West on 3rd November 1943. The typed out Micro Film for his staffel is extremely under exposed, so no doubt I could have missed some, but I don't think so. He was a moderate claimer, and I believe honest like most JG53 pilots. His best days were 26th July 1942 73-77, 7th August 1942 85-89 and 17th December 1942 111-115. Numbers 1-7 were in the West, numbers 8-28 in the East, numbers 29-35 in the West, numbers 36-168 in the East and 169-170 in the West.

Personally when you consider his honesty, I think he is under-rated.

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Johannes
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