[Nick Hector]

Here's what I have on Barkhorn

Barkhorn’s known victims and overclaims

16th victory: 27.5.42/1528, Pe-2, NE of Petrovskaya @ 100m. 223 BAD, 2 VA. Losses believed to be in excess of 16 crews. Includes Divison CO Podpolkovnik I K Kosenko and Polkovnik Yuri N Gorbko HSU plus Lt. Ivan Sirko all KIA. 24 BBAP (Gorbko's unit) alone lost 6 Pe-2s

20th victory: 11.6.42/0945, LaGG-3, Kupyansk sector. Possibly from 170 IAP, 217 IAD, 4 VA. Ml.Lt. Vasily Pimenovich Bajdov KIA

36th victory: 1.7.42/1011, DB-7 Boston, 794 BAP, 221 BAD. 6 total losses including crew of Lt. Aleksey Stepanovich Cherkashenko (AE CO) lost in air combat this date. Ex-RAF serial AL267 was among the losses

65th victory: 7.10.42/0805, LaGG-3, 246 IAP. Lt. Vasily Makarovich Starodubtsev KIA (combat report stated that the pilot was seen to bale out)
66th victory: 7.10.42/1325, LaGG-3, NE of Tuapse (PQ 95674) @ 2800m. These two claims likely against Ml. Lt. Aleksey Iosifovich Dogaev of 246 IAP, baled out safely (slight overclaiming). Note: All Barkhorn's victims reported to have baled out safely. (Also claimed by Werner Quast)

67th and 68th victories: 7.10.42/1325, LaGG-3, Gunaiberg (PQ 95674) @ 2800m. Engagement was with 5 LaGG-3s of 246 IAP and 2 Yak-1s of 518 IAP, 236 IAD, 5 VA. These two claims were likely against the 518 IAP Yaks, which lost Lt. Sergey Mikhaylovich Kolesnikov (official report dates his loss 6.10.42) and St. Serzhant F.B. Varfolomeev

75th victory: 29.10.42/1442. Yak-7B (claimed as a "Yak-1") 2km N of Altebinal (PQ 95732) @ 1200m. Possibly Podpolkovnik Dmitriy Leontyevich Kalarash (in a LaGG-3) of 402 IAP, 236 IAD. Said to be KIA in a Taran or WIA and returned home, DOW. Also possibility of Kapt. Segey Sergeevich Shchirov of 518 IAP

79th victory: 3.11.42/1445. LaGG-3 10km N of Tuapse (PQ 95741) @ 2000m. One source says Yak-1s and LaGG-3s of 6 GIAP, 25 IAP and 62 IAP of VVS ChF involved. Believe this was from 269 IAP, two losses including pilot Simonovich baled out (Barkhorn's claim seen to bale out)

81st victory: 15.11.42/0900. LaGG-3 5km SE of Lasarewskoje (PQ 94162) @ 1000m. 246 IAP. Serzhant K K Pozdnyakov KIA and Serzhant A Mitrofanov baled out WIA (the other loss was due to Otto Foennekold)

103rd and 104th victories: 9.1.43/1245 and 1250. Yak-1s. Kuberke railway station/Simovniki sector. 236 IAP. Said to be Lev Shestakov and Mladshiy Leytenant Vasiliyev both bellylanded and managed to escape before Barkhorn strafed the wrecks
105th victory: 10.1.43/0617 Yak-1 Remontnaja (Ramostnaja?) (PQ 28852) @ 2500m. Barkhorn is said to down Shestakov a second time in as many days…

112th and 113th victories. 12.2.43/0603 and 0610 I-16s Kabardinka sector. Legitimate victories: 236 IAD, 5 VA. Two losses

119th victory. 26.2.43/1045. LaGG-3 7km SW of Kabardinka (PQ 75463) @ 3000m. 269 IAP. Legitimate victories, two losses: 2742 of pilot Sokolov and serial unknown of pilot Malyshev (Quast downed the other)

122nd victory. 29.4.43/1320. Yak-1 (claimed as a “LaGG-3”) 8km NE of Mingrelskaja (PQ 86792) @ 4000m. 812 IAP, 265 IAD, 3 IAK, 4 VA. Losses include Leytenant G V Kramarenko, Leytenant A G Kostenko and Starshina I D Kukushkin. Ml.Lt. Konstantin Konstantinovich Adamchuk also severely WIA this date (several other pilots claimed victories in the engagement)

126th victory. 30.4.43/0745. Lend-lease Spitfire. 5km N of Cholmskaja (PQ 34 Ost 85161) @ 500m. 57 GIAP. Serzhant Marchenko reported MIA, later returned safely

165th and 166th victories: 5.9.43/1055 and 1105. La-5s (claimed as “LaGG-3s”) Poltava-Konontajew sector. One of these was 41 GIAP, 2VA. Kpt. Nikolay Fedorovich Klepikov (HSU) KIA

200th victory: 30.11.43/0950. LaGG-3 (Claimed as a "Yak-1") Western end of Kolonka @ 2500m. 249 IAP. Mayor F N Kulyakin, Lt P M Batyrev and MlLt S I Karlamov all damaged in this engagement (Duettmann also claimed)

203rd victory: 2.12.43/1039. P-39 Airacobra (Claimed as a “Yak-1”) S of Eltigen @ 500m. 101 GIAP. Ml. Lt. Yakov Dementeev KIA

204th victory: 2.12.43/1048. IL-2 Sturmovik E of Eltigen @ close to water's surface (Russian sources say into the sea, W of Taman). No. 1870571 of 210 ShAP, 232 ShAD. Ml. Lt. Valentin Elush KIA

216th and 217th victories 28.12.43/0847 and 0853 LaGG-3 ("Yak-1") and IL-2 Sturmovik Kerch – Dzhankoi LaGG-3s of 88 IAP (1 loss) escorting IL-2s of 55 OKAE (no losses). St.Lt. Georgiy Ivanovich Naumov WIA (6 personal + 3 shared kills), died 31.12.43 of gangrene after amputation of both hands

218th and 219th victories 28.12.43/1020 and 1023 2 x LaGG-3s (claimed as "Yak-1s") Kap Chroni sector 790 IAP. Ml.Lt. Nikolai Georgievich Moskalev (3 personal + 2 shared kills) baled out but KIA, came down into icy water 1km E of Osoviny - One of these is an overclaim

220th victory 28.12.43/1207 Yak-1 Kertsch harbour basin @ 4500m 42 GIAP. Kapitan Nikolai Pechony (17 personal + 3 shared kills) belly landed WIA in face and arm

221st victory 28.12.43/1210 Yak-1 ("P-39 Airacobra") N of Baksy (Laksig) @ 4500m 66 IAP. Ml.Lt. Aleksandr Andrievskii safe

222nd victory 28.12.43/1221 Yak-1 Kertsch harbour basin @ 3500m 42 GIAP. St.Lt. Akhmet-khan Talovich Kankoshev (14 kills), HSU, KIA

248th victory 12.2.44/1258 Yak-1 ENE of Bulganak (PQ 66641) @ 3000m Possibly 48 GIAP. Ml.Lt. Yury Sergeevich Rubtsov MIA

249th victory 12.2.44/1320 Yak-1 25km SE of Rusa (PQ 66473) @ 2500m Was this No.22147 of 812 IAP? Ml.Lt. Sergey Semenovich Zuyev KIA

250th victory 12.2.44/1550 Yak-9 Mayak-Bakny area (PQ 66614) @ 2000m 42 GIAP and 249 IAP, 229 IAD, 4 VA and (most likely opponent) 979 IAP, 230 ShAD. Overclaiming, no losses

267th Victory 8.5.44/0917 IL-2 Sturmovik mH Balaklava area or 10km S of Sevastopol (PQ 35473) @ 600m 47 ShAP. Losses were: Lt. N N Kuzmenko & M Serzhant G Mochalov, ditched near Belobek; Mladshiy Leytenant A N Mikhailenko & Serzhant N P Zhuvagin downed 5km from Lyubimovki plus ml. Lieutenant E.G.Udaltsov bellylanded back at base with shot-out hydraulics (two claims by Krah)

268th and 269th victories 30.5.44/1655 and 1705 2 x P-39 Airacobras 10km S of Tudora (PQ 78643) Were these also from 129 GIAP, 205 IAD, 7 IAK? 153 IAP in action this day as well. Engaged against Fw190s without suffering any losses. 438 IAP lost Alexey Panfilovich Skripnikov KIA

270th and 271st victories 31.5.44/0538 and 0545 P-39 Airacobras Husi/Lasi sector On the basis of timing, one of these may have been Kpt. Pawel K. Eryomin of 16 GIAP (said to have been downed near Zacharka in combat with Fw190, 0630ST)

280th victory 16.11.44/1340 Yak-3 Jaszbereny area (PQ 98478) @ 2000m 3429214/"34" of 150 GIAP, 13 GIAD, 5 VA. Gv.lt. Agdantsev safe

281st victory 16.11.44/1345 La-5 20km SW of Gyoergyoes (Gyongyos?) PQ 98452 39214932/"32" of 192 IAP, 279 IAD, 5 VA. Ml.Lt. Ol'nev WIA

282nd victory 17.11.44/1023 La-5 40km ENE of Budapest (PQ 98615) @ 1500m Possibly overclaiming, no permanent La-5 loss this date

283rd victory 17.11.44/1500 Yak-1B ("Yak-3") 30km SW of Gyoergyoes (Gyongyos?) PQ 98622 @ 3500m 37191 of 149 GIAP, 13 GIAD, 5 VA. Ml.Lt. Vladimir Petrovich Isupov bailed out and returned on 19.11.44

293rd and 294th victories 3.1.45 IL-2 Sturmoviks Likely legitimate victories: 17 VA lost 13 IL-2s this date

295th and 296th victories 3.1.45 Yak-9s 17 VA lost 8 Yak-9s and 1 Yak-1B (No. 22167) this date

297th, 298th and 299th victories 4.1.45 3 x La-5s 17 VA lost 1 La-5F and 3 La-5FN this date

300th victory 4.1.45 Yak-9 17 VA lost 1 Yak-1B, 2 Yak-9D and 1 Yak-9T this date

301st victory 5.1.45 La-5 Possibly an aircraft of 31 IAP or 116 IAP