[HGabor]

Finally: Lipfert's claims for Hungary.

No.: …. Reported AC: …. Date: ………. Real victim:

146 …. Yak-11 …. 17.10.44. ………. Yak-1B, 5 VA, 6 GvIAD, 73 GvIAP, l-t Malyavin KIA
147 …. ….La-5 …. 21.10.44. ………. La-5F, 5 VA, 279 IAD, 192 IAP, ml.l-t Sukovyants, OK
148 …. …..IL-2 …. 23.10.44. ………. IL-2, 5 VA, 131 GvShAP, Kralkin killed - Babailov killed
149 …. …..IL-2 …. 23.10.44. ………. IL-2, 5 VA, 131 GvShAP, Lapinski POW - Filippov MIA
150 …. ..Yak-7 …. 24.10.44. ………. Yak-9T, 5 VA, 13 GvIAD, 150 GvIAP, gv.ml.l-t Sisko, POW
151 …. …..IL-2 …. 27.10.44. ………. Unsure, probably one of 5 VA, 207 OKRAP IL-2KR losses
152 …. ..Yak-7 …. 27.10.44. ………. Found no such permanent loss, - probably damaged
153 …. ..Yak-9 …. 13.11.44. ………. Yak-1B, 5 VA, 13 GvIAD, 149 GvIAP, Stepanov, pilot returned, plane repaired and returned in service
154 …. Yak-11 …. 16.11.44. ………. Yak-1B, 5 VA, 331 IAD, 122 IAP, Capt. Artemev KIA
155 …. …..IL-2 …. 17.11.44. ………. IL-2, 5 VA, 4 GvShAD, 90 GvShAP, Kurilov KIA - Ananev
156 …. …..IL-2 …. 17.11.44. ………. IL-2, 5 VA, 4 GvShAD, 90 GvShAP, Ivlev WIA - Petrunin WIA
157 …. ..Yak-7 …. 17.11.44. ………. Yak-1B, 5 VA, 13 GvIAD, 151 GvIAP, gv.ml.l-t Noskov, MIA
158 …. ..Yak-9 …. 23.11.44. ………. Yak-1B, 5 VA, 331 IAD, 513 IAP, Kuyanov, KIA
159 …. ..Yak-9 …. 05.12.44. ………. Yak-9T, 5 VA, 331 IAD, 122 IAP, ml.l-t Erko, MIA
160 …. …..IL-2 …. 09.12.44. ………. IL-2, 17 VA, 136 ShAD, 989 ShAP, ml.l-t Veretelnikov MIA - Bezroukov ml.s-t
161 …. ...Pe-2 …. 11.12.44. ………. Pe-2, 17 VA, 39 ORAP, Elohov-Uhvatov-Tisenko, all KIA in Lake Balaton at Balatonkenese
162 …. …..IL-2 …. 22.12.44. ………. IL-2, probably 17 VA, 189 ShAD - looks a real victory, but unsure which one, too many losses
163 …. ..Yak-9 …. 23.12.44. ………. Probably Yak-9D, 17 VA, 288 IAD, 659 IAP, st.l-t Salamatov - but crashlanded on airfield after dogfight with Bf 109 at Lake Balaton-E
164 …. …..IL-2 …. 24.12.44. ………. Unsure, perhaps 17 VA, 189 ShAD
165 …. ..Yak-9 …. 25.12.44. ………. Yak-9T or Yak-1B, real 17 VA, 288 IAD, 611 IAP victory, but unsure which one,- too many options
166 …. ..Yak-9 …. 25.12.44. ………. Yak-9T or Yak-1B, real 17 VA, 288 IAD, 611 IAP victory, but unsure which one,- too many options
167 …. ….La-5 …. 02.01.45. ………. La-5, 17 VA, 295 IAD, 116 IAP, ml.l-t Roi, OK
168 …. ..Yak-9 …. 02.01.45. ………. Yak-9T, 17 VA, 288 IAD, 611 IAP, ml.l-t Dimov, KIA
169 …. …..IL-2 …. 04.01.45. ………. IL-2, real 17 VA, 136 ShAD, 210 ShAP victory, but unsure which one,- too many options
170 …. …..IL-2 …. 04.01.45. ………. IL-2, real 17 VA, 136 ShAD, 210 ShAP victory, but unsure which one,- too many options
171 …. ..Yak-9 …. 04.01.45. ………. Yak-9D, 17 VA, 288 IAD, 897 IAP, ml.l-t Konovalov, WIA at Bicske
172 …. ….La-5 …. 04.01.45. ………. La-5FN, 17 VA, 194 IAD, 530 IAP, ml.l-t Suhorukhov KIA
173 …. Boston …. 08.01.45. ………. A-20B-DL, 17 VA, 244 BAD, 449 BAP, Vetlov-Ionov-Tolmatski-Burtsev, all KIA
174 …. Boston …. 08.01.45. ………. A-20G-40-DO, 17 VA, 244 BAD, 449 BAP, Kruglov-Kudryavtsev-Sikov-Shestakov, all KIA
175 …. ..Yak-3 …. 14.01.45. ………. Yak-9D, 5 VA, 6 GvIAD, 31 GvIAP, gv.ml.l-t Bezuglii, WIA
176 …. ..Yak-3 …. 14.01.45. ………. Found no such permanent loss, - probably damaged. (For another loss the time does not match here)
177 …. ….La-5 …. 16.01.45. ………. Probably damaged. 2 La-5s lost, but 12:17 is too early, those were late afternoon
178 …. ….La-5 …. 22.01.45. ………. La-5F, or La-5FN, a real 17 VA, 295 IAD, 116 or 164 IAP victory, but unsure which one
179 …. …..IL-2 …. 27.01.45. ………. IL-2, 17 VA, 306 ShAD, 951 ShAP, l-t Filonovich KIA - Abrosimov MIA
180 …. ….La-5 …. 22.02.45. ………. La-7, 5 VA, 14 GvIAD, 179 GvIAP, gv.ml.l-t Pinko WIA
181 …. ..Yak-3 …. 22.02.45. ………. Found no such permanent loss, - probably damaged
182 …. ..Yak-9 …. 25.02.45. ………. Yak-9T or Yak-9M, a real 5 VA, 331 IAD, 513 IAP victory but unsure which one
183 …. …..IL-2 …. 08.03.45. ………. No exact match, many losses reported due to flak, this can easily be one of them, if so: 17 VA, 136 or 189 ShAD
184 …. ..Yak-3 …. 11.03.45. ………. Yak-9M, 17 VA, 288 IAD, 611 IAP, l-t Kutsenko KIA
185 …. ..Yak-3 …. 11.03.45. ………. Found no such permanent loss, - probably damaged, or crashlanded on airfield
186 …. ..Yak-7 …. 13.03.45. ………. Yak-9M, probably 17 VA, 288 IAD, 866 IAP, l-t Kamenetskii OK
187 …. ….La-5 …. 14.03.45. ………. La-5FN, 17 VA, 295 IAD, 164 IAP, ml.l-t Iozhitskii, POW
188 …. …..IL-2 …. 14.03.45. ………. IL-2, probably 17 VA, 306 ShAD, 672 ShAP, l-t Mamontov KIA, - s-t Kovalev KIA
189 …. …..IL-2 …. 17.03.45. ………. IL-2, 17 VA, 189 ShAD, 615 ShAP, Capt. Nikitin OK, gv.s-t Apalkov OK
190 …. …..IL-2 …. 20.03.45. ………. IL-2, 17 VA, 136 ShAD, 210 ShAP, ml.l-t Taranovich - Ogarkov WIA
191 …. …..IL-2 …. 20.03.45. ………. IL-2, 17 VA, 136 ShAD, 210 ShAP, ml.l-t Belyashin KIA - Verbitskii KIA
192 …. ….La-5 …. 21.03.45. ………. La-5FN, 17 VA, 194 IAD, 848 IAP, st.l-t Vasilev, KIA - in Lake Balaton
193 …. Yak-5? …. 21.03.45. ………. Yak-5?????? Dunno this….

Some cases are still not clear, but most of them is in place. His accuracy is amazing, he was one of the best and most honest German fighter pilots in WWII. Let us remember him as well as his victims, who paid the Ultimate Sacrifice in WWII.

Gabor