[Johannes]

Hi Mike

Almost all the Spanish pilots have double barrelled forenames and surnames. For Cuadra Medina I Have only his claims, all as a Major:-

14th July 1943 LaGG-3 25km NNE Dudorovskiy 1730 hrs 2000 metres
1st August 1943 LaGG-3 10km SE Stara Bychow 0430 hrs 1200 metres
18th August 1943 LaGG-3 Retschiza area 1835 hrs 1200 metres
18th August 1943 Il-2 Retschiza area 1843 hrs 1000 metres
28th August 1943 LaGG-3 Retschiza area 1233 hrs 2500 metres
28th August 1943 LaGG-3 Retschiza area 1236 hrs 2800 metres
31st August 1943 LaGG-3 10km W Yelnya 1305 hrs 4000 metres
7th September 1943 Il-3 25km NW Shisdra 1123 hrs 500 metres
15th September 1943 P-39 25km WNW Yelnya 1633 hrs 3000 metres
15th September 1943 LaGG-3 20km WNW Yelnya 1640 hrs 500-700 metres

He was the Staffelkapitän of 15./JG 51 from 5th July 1943 until 23rd November 1943. He survived the war.

With Hevia Alvarez de Quinones

He was born in 1916. Was formerly a sailor during the Spanish Civil War. In 1956 he founded a n aerobatic Spanish flying team. He died in 1991.

All claims were as a Hauptmann:-

27th January 1943 LaGG-3 30km NNE Gorodok 1335 hrs 3500 metres
22nd February 1943 La-5 10km N Mzensk 0815 hrs 500 metres
23rd February 1943 Il-2 20km SSE Belev 0615 hrs 600 metres
24th February 1943 LaGG-3 20km SE Kirov 1040 hrs 2500 metres
24th February 1943 LaGG-3 20km SE Kirov 1050 hrs 2500 metres
13th March 1943 LaGG-3 25km S Suchinici 1045 hrs 3500 metres
6th May 1943 La-5 15km E Utrikowo 1855 hrs 2000 metres
8th June 1943 LaGG-3 5km E Seschtschinskaja 1915 hrs 3500 metres
8th June 1943 LaGG-3 5km W Srschtschinskaja 1920 hrs 3500 metres
10th June 1943 LaGG-3 30km NNE Sechtschinskaja 1915 hrs 2000 metres A.S.M

Kind Regards

Johannes