[Johannes]

Hi Jim

I have done a biography on Hans Rösner, not twelve claims though, that would come as you say from the old Jochen Prein book, which was pre-micro film era(lots of speculation). Rösner was born on 25th May 1920. On 23rd December 1944 he was shot down and killed in combat with American Thunderbolt's, his Bf109 coming down South of Müstereifel, Germany. He made two claims against American heavies as a Feldwebel with 8./Jg77:-

31st May 1944 B-24 1028 hrs 5500 metres a.s.m Nr.1
15th July 1944 B-24 1212 hrs 5500 metres v.n.e-a.s.m Nr.2.

Regards

Johannes