[Johannes]

Hi Guys

Bernd Barbas has forwarded me a letter he received from Wolfrum in August 1991. In it he states that he was in a dog-fight with P-39's, but could be P-63's. Not only was he badly wounded in his right hip, but a half inch bullet was removed from his right buttock. He had lost much blood. The significant part is the bullet being referred to as half inch, which can only imply a yankie bullet.

The P-63 in my ignorance was the successor to the P-39?, certainly they look similar, and I presume it was armed with half inch MG's, and a 37mm cannon?

I do by memory recall seeing P-63's in the mikrofilms as claims, I think with reference to JG 51, but at this time JG 51 and JG 52 fronts may have overlapped anyway. Still certain aircraft types were more common in certain areas, i.e the U.S types seem to me more popular in the north, but Il-2's seem rarer there. Somebody that is expert to Russian aircraft types can probably tell us if P-63's were likely in the area involved.

Kind Regards

Johannes