Good evening cheesin,
this seems reasonable. Like you, I don't think he received the Fw 190D earlier than his Gruppenkommandeur Günther Josten.
That makes a Fw 190D score of 7-12 of which the following 7 can be identified:
- 25,4.45 Yak-3
- 25,4.45 Yak-3
- 25,4.45 Yak-3
- 25,4.45 Yak-3
- 27,4.45 Yak-3
- 29,4.45 Il-2
- 1,5.45 Spitfire
Is there any info regarding the equipment of IV./JG51 in the first half of Apr45 ?
Cheers,
Michael