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Hans Rudel had 16 kills I believe... were any of these shot down from his Stuka? I would imagine that he would have made these kills while flying his FW.
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Hans Rudel's air to air kills
Hans Rudel's air to air kills
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I've seen a disperity of information on this subject. Some have said he had 11 air-to-air victories in his Stuka (must have been quite an accomplishment, that), some claim 11 victories in his Focke-Wulf, some claim 9 victories but don't mention what aircraft they were accomplished in, and so forth.axelwolf wrote:Around 400 of his sorties were flown in a Focke-Wulf 190 fighter plane (credit with 11 air victories).
From the web site Achtung Panzer.
I'm more prone to believe the 11 victories (7 fighters and 2 IL-2's, at least) but then again who knows how many of these were shot down by his gunner - IF they were taken in the Stuka.
I haven't read "Stuka Pilot" in about fifteen years, and have been trying to buy a copy on eBay recently in order to get back up to speed on this amazing character.
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The total of kills of Rudel is more likely to be 9, at ist one of them (1 il-2) was shot down using the 37 mm flak 18 while flying the Ju-87G.
The others 8 was shot down in the misions that he flew FW-190 versions.
His gunners also claimed 3 russian fighters destroyed, wich sometimes are imposed to Rudel .
The others 8 was shot down in the misions that he flew FW-190 versions.
His gunners also claimed 3 russian fighters destroyed, wich sometimes are imposed to Rudel .
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Hello Corderex!
I agree with you that there still are quite many wartime "legends"/propaganda myths around in history books and so on. But what are your sources for claiming that...
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I agree with you that there still are quite many wartime "legends"/propaganda myths around in history books and so on. But what are your sources for claiming that...
Rudel did not shot down a single enemy plane during his wartime service.
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