Hermann Graf - JG 52 - First ace to reach 200 victories - career correction necessary

[sevenless]

Hi guys,

 

after playing some JG 52 career it occured to me that although you have Hermann Graf in the careers newspapers aces list, he seems to be "stuck" at 123 victories even in june 1943, although he was the top german ace in the battle of stalingrad and reached 150 victories on 4th sept 1942 while flying with 9./JG 52 stationed at Pitomnik.

 

150

4.9.1942

10:12

Yak-1

9./JG 52

49 241

 

He also was the first german ace to reach 200 victories on 26th sept 1942

 

200

26.9.1942

8:57

I-153

9./JG 52

49 294

 

On 26 September he shot down three enemy aircraft to become the first fighter pilot credited with 200 victories. Oberleutnant Graf was awarded the Brillanten: only the fifth recipient. After achieving his 200th victory he was ordered not to fly operationally. 

 

I hope you can correct that little ommission in the careers newspapers.

 

All details about his victory log you can find here: Date, Planes, Coordinates, biography  etc.

 

http://www.luftwaffe.cz/graf.html