[Johannes]

Hi Tim

Bernd Barbas has covered his time with JG 52. All his claims are with 7./JG 52 some twenty-seven confirmed claims. He would have flown with some of the top aces. His claims all as a Leutnant are:-

20th April 1943 Il-2 1157 hrs Nr.1
30th April 1943 LaGG- 1604 hrs Nr.2
8th May 1943 LaGG-3 1312 hrs Nr.3
7th June 1943 Il-2 1335 hrs Nr.4
7th July 1943 Il-2 0355 hrs Nr.5
8th July 1943 LaGG- 0640 hrs Nr.6
9th July 1943 LaGG- 0940 hrs Nr.7
11th July 1943 LaGG- 1858 hrs Nr.8
31st July 1943 Il-2 1712 hrs Nr.9
1st August 1943 Il-2 1918 hrs Nr.10
3rd August 1943 LaGG- 0648 hrs Nr.11
3rd August 1943 Il-5 0654 hrs Nr.12
4th August 1943 Jak-1 0655 hrs Nr.13
4th August 1943 LaGG-1040 hrs Nr.14
4th August 1943 Il-2 1058 hrs Nr.15
4th August 1943 LaGG- 1540 hrs Nr.16
4th August 1943 LaGG- 1545 hrs Nr.17
4th August 1943 LaGG- 1835 hrs Nr.18
5th August 1943 LaGG- 1145 hrs Nr.19
7th August 1943 LaGG- 1207 hrs Nr.20
7th August 1943 LaGG- 1455 hrs Nr.21
8th August 1943 LaGG- 0732 hrs Nr.22
8th August 1943 LaGG- 1332 hrs Nr.23
9th August 1943 LaGG- 0552 hrs Nr.24
16th August 1943 LaGG- 1808 hrs Nr.25
16th August 1943 LaGG- 1810 hrs Nr.26
17th August 1943 LaGG- 0800 hrs Nr.27

After his last claim he was shot down and killed by other Russian fighter, his Bf109 coming down near Perestschepino.

Kind Regards

Johannes