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Old 25th October 2015, 18:01
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Gerhard Hoffmann

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what plane was Gerhard Hoffmann flying when scoring his kills #125-130 ?

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Re: Gerhard Hoffmann

...from Johannes I learned that #1-126 and #130 were with JG52 and thus Bf109 kills. #128-129 were with 4./EJG1 and might have been scored in the Bf109, too. #127 is still a mystery.

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Old 17th June 2016, 01:24
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Re: Gerhard Hoffmann

According to Barbas, Hoffmann scored #127 - 130 with 11./JG 52. The dates for 127 - 129 are uncertain, but by 10-Apr-45 when he claimed #130, a P-39.

Bf 109G-14, 785937, HOFFMANN, Ltn. Gerhard, 130, III., 11., JG 52, gelbe, 4 + ^^, , , 11-Apr-45, Killed in crash, cause unknown, during Versorgungsflug to Breslau. Midair collision with WNr. 786360?, RK. MIA per Barbas. Non-combat 'H' per loss?, RLV Ost, KTB Lfl. 6/mfm T-321/R.19; Barbas, III./JG 52, p.324, , Raum Breslau, 100%, F, , ,
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Re: Gerhard Hoffmann

Hi,

According to the Luftflotte 6 KTB, Hoffmann's victories 128 and 129 were with (Erg.)/J.G. 1 on 7 March 1945. 130 was on 10 April 1945 with III./J.G. 52.

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Re: Gerhard Hoffmann

Hello,

there is a B-17 kill of a Fw. Hoffmann of Jagdgruppe West listed for 31Dec43. May it be that this guy and 130-Experte Gerhard Hoffmann are one and the same person?
On the one hand the rank fits and there is a scoring gap of more than four months is Hoffmann's JG52 tally.
On the other hand he is reported to have joined JGr West not until May44. But he may have served two tours there (?)

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Good evening Gentlemen,

in which unit did 130-kill-ace Gerhard Hoffmann score his 127th kill ?

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...I asked Russ Fahey and he deems it likely that it was 4./EJG1.
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