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Wolfgang Lippert's opponents
Wolfgang Lippert
SPAIN
1st Claim
15.7.38 I-15 ("Curtiss") Algar Day's losses include Felipe Cirujeda Esteve of 1a Esc, Grupo 26; Jose Redondo of 1a Esc apparently by collision with Bf109; one I-15 lost to a collision with an I-16 (pilot of I-16 named Pastor)
2nd Claim
23.7.38 I-16 "Rata" From 17.7.38 to 23.7.38 there were nine I-16s lost and seven I-15s
3rd Claim
14.8.38 I-16 "Rata" Probably an aircraft of Grupo 21
4th Claim
4.10.38 I-16 "Rata" Grupo 21. 6a Esc definitely involved in the day’s combats
5th claim
29.12.38 I-15 ("Curtiss") Lerida At least one I-16 lost this date, pilot named Diaz. Don’t know if there were any actual I-15 losses…
WORLD WAR TWO
6th claim
30.9.39/1445 MS 406 Buedingen/Bischmisheim/S of Guedingen
GC III/3. Two claims for the aircraft of Lt. Patroux WIA, aircraft written off (slight overclaiming, also claimed by Erich Kuhlmann)
7th claim
7.4.40/1250 Hurricane ("Spitfire") SW of Diedenhofen 73 sqn. F/O G F Brotchie baled out slightly WIA
8th claim
10.5.40/1355 Curtiss Hawk SE of Metz Losses include No. 26 of GC I/5, Sgt. Preux forcelanded, 2 others from same unit damaged (return fire). GC II/4 lost SLt. Trixier-Vignancourt (damaged Bf110),Sgt. Antoine De La Chapelle (He111?) and Ballin (attributed to a Bf110)
9th claim
14.5.40/1930 Wellington Sedan AASF or BEF Air Component/Bomber command (probably a misidentified Blenheims)
10th claim
15.5.40/1613 MB 152 ("MB 151") S of Charleville No. 189 of GC 3/1. Adj-Chef R Autier KIA
11th claim
20.5.40/1835 Curtiss Hawk Noyon Day's Hawk losses include No. 38 of GC II/4, Capt. Malaval struck the ground evading Bf109s and Sgt. Forzy in No. 86 of GC I/5 (I/4?), POW (This one is said to be Forzy)
12th claim
3.6.40/1420 MB 152 (Somehow mistaken for a "Spitfire") S of Paris Serial unknown of GC II/1. Sgt. Guitard baled out badly WIA
13th claim
9.6.40/1450 Curtiss Hawk Proult No. 218 of GC II/4. S/Lt. Camille Plubeau baled out WIA (burnt)
14th claim
16.8.40/1900 Spitfire I Probably 234 sqn. Four losses: R6967 of F/O K S Dewhurst baled out safely, X4016 of F/O F H P Conner baled out safely and rescued by Royal Navy launch, N3242 was damaged (pilot not known) and R6896 was also damaged, F/L Paterson Clarence Hughes (Australian) unhurt
15th claim
26.8.40/1735 Spitfire Portsmouth area Another claim for X4187 of 602 "City of Glasgow" sqn? F/O C Hector Maclean crashlanded WIA (overclaiming). Or 234 sqn, two losses: X4023 of P/O P W Horten bellylanded safely and P9494 of Sgt. M C B Boddington forcelanded
16th claim
2.9.40/0855 Hurricane I Possibly V7352 of 249 sqn. P/O R E N E Wynn WIA, aircraft only damaged
17th claim
7.9.40/1905 Spitfire London 603 "City of Edinburgh" sqn: P9467 of Sgt. A R Sarre baled out WIA over Thames Estuary at 1739 BT, L1057 of P/O A Peter Pease bellylanded safely, X4250/XT-X of S/L George L Denholm forcelanded safely, N3196 of P/O Basil George "Stapme" Stapleton forcelanded safely
18th claim
17.9.40/1648 Maidstone 607 sqn, 501 sqn or 1 sqn RCAF? 607 sqn, 2 losses: P3933 of Sgt. John Lansdell, KIA and P3929 of P/O G H Welford WIA and bellylanded at Tuesnoad farm (both generally attributed to Neumann) 501 sqn, 2 losses: V7357 of Sgt. J H "Ginger" Lacey baled out safely and P3820 of Sgt. Edward J Egan, MIA-KIA (over Ashford according to British sources). 1 sqn RCAF lost P3080 of F/O A D Nesbitt baled out WIA and P3876 of F/O R Smither KIA in combat over Tunbridge
19th and 20th claims
25.10.40/1305 and 1306 2 x Hurricanes London 249 sqn. 2 losses: P3615 of Sgt. J M B Heard baled out WIA and V7409 of Adj. H Boquillard (Free French) forcelanded WIA
21st claim
1.11.40/0940 (0820 BT) Hurricane I Canterbury V6879 of 605 sqn. S/L Archibald Ashmore McKellar DSO DFC and Bar KIA
22nd and 23rd claims
22.6.41/0415 and 0418 MiG ("I-17") and I-15 NE of Wizna/S of Knysyyn
129 IAP, 9 SAD known to have been in action against II/JG 27 this day. Losses include Ml.Lts. N F Erchenko and A A Radugin.
NOTE: At least one source says the second victory was an unconfirmed claim for an SB-3
24th claim
25.6.41/1215 SB (mistaken for a "DB-3") 3 AE, 128 SBAP, 2 losses. Lt Koshelev – St. Leytenant Polishchuk – Ml. Serzhant Rakov and Leytenant Bakhvalov –Serzhant Alekseev (the other was claimed by Alfred Heidel)
25th claim
23.10.41/0930 Hurricane II S of Buqbuq This one said to be BD829 of 1 sqn SAAF, Lt. K M McKenzie baled out WIA. Z2314 was also brought down, 2/Lt. W S Milner bellylanded WIA (appears to be unclaimed)
26th claim
22.11.41/1020 P-40 Tomahawk IIB SE of Ain el Gazala 3 sqn, RAAF losses include P/O Eric Hall Lane KIA in AM378/A(?), F/L John Henry William Saunders in AN416 and F/O Malcolm Hector Watson in AK510. (Schneider and Redlich also claimed)
27th claim
22.11.41/1630 P-40 Tomahawk IIB NW of Bir Hacheim 3 sqn RAAF and 112 sqn. 112 lost Sgt. Henry George Burney, RAAF in AM390/GA-W (returned). 3 lost Sgt. Ronald Henry Simes in AM507/Z also returned whilst F/L Lindsay Eric Shaw Knowles AN410 , F/O William Kloster in AK390 and P/O Lawton "Sammy" Lees AN305/E(?) were all KIA as was F/O F Fischer in AK407. F/O H G Roberts in AN373 POW
28th claim
22.11.41/1645 Wellington IC NW of Bir Hacheim 109 sqn, one lost: X9988 of Sgt R E Nicholson and crew all KIA, plus another damaged
29th claim
23.11.41/1225 Hurricane S of Bir Hacheim RNFS. Possibly overclaiming, 1 loss at this time: V7308 SubLt. Anthony John Claude Willis KIA. However, one of these could have been a P-40 of 250 sqn, Sgt. Donald Mair Palethorpe RCAF KIA or S/L Morris damaged (Edu Neumann claimed at the same time)
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