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Friedrich Korner - Pilot Profile - Friedrich Korner

Friedrich Korner

Victories : 36
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 3rd September 1998


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Born 24th January 1921. Friedrich Korner joined the Luftwaffe in November 1939 and after training joined II/.JG27 in North Africa. On 19th March 1942, over Tobruk, Korner claimed his first victory, and with his 10th victory, over an RAF P-40, he claimed the 1000th victory for JG-27. He scored a further 20 victories in June 1942, including 5 in a day where he shot down three South African Air Force P-40s and two RAF Spitfires. He became the 7th most successful Ace in North Africa, but was shot down in his Bf-109 while taking off to intercept a bomber group. He was taken prisoner, and sent to Canada as a PoW, released in 1947. He recorded a total of 36 victories flying the Bf109, was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 21st August 1941, and the Knights Cross on 7th September 1942, after his capture. After the war, he conitnued in the post-war Bundesluftwaffe, retiring from military service in June 1979. He died on 3rd September 1998, in Paris.

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Known Victory Claims - Friedrich Korner

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

12/10/1941Ofhr. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40SE Sollum9.34Western Front
20/10/1941Ofhr. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Blenheim100km N. Marsa Luccech9.45Western Front
10/12/1941Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Boston III15km E. Bir Hacheim14.03Western Front
28/12/1941Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27HurricaneNE El Hasseiat8.55Western Front
11/01/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Marsa-el-Brega12.5Western Front
13/01/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40Antelat14.35Western Front
07/02/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27BlenheimNE Derna14.27Western Front
08/02/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40Bomba-Bucht14.27Western Front
09/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27AlbacoreSW Sidi Barrani16.5Western Front
19/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Gambut10.35Western Front
20/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Martuba8.03Western Front
20/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Ain-el-Gazala8.08Western Front
21/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Boston IIISE Bir Hacheim8.55Western Front
02/04/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27HurricaneN. Gambut14.28Western Front
27/05/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Gambut15.3Western Front
29/05/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Tobruk7.52Western Front
13/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Fort Acroma6.4Western Front
13/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27HurricaneN. Wadi-Es-Sahaae6.5Western Front
13/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40Tobruk6.53Western Front
14/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Gambut11.05Western Front
14/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Gambut11.1Western Front
14/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27BeaufighterNNE Derna17.05Western Front
16/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40E. El Adem15.2Western Front
16/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40SW Gambut18.5Western Front
17/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40E. Sidi Rezegh8.5Western Front
26/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Marsa-Matruh11.48Western Front
26/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Marsa-Matruh12.18Western Front
26/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Marsa-Matruh18.42Western Front
26/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27SpitfireMarsa-Matruh18.46Western Front
26/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27SpitfireSE Marsa-Matruh19.05Western Front
01/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Burg-el-Arab19.01Western Front
01/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Burg-el-Arab19.03Western Front
01/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Burg-el-Arab19.11Western Front
02/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40El-Alamein18.15Western Front
02/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27Curtiss P-40Burg-el-Arab18.2Western Front
03/07/1942Ltn. Friedrich Körner2JG 27HurricaneSE El-Alamein15.11Western Front

Known Claims : 36

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