Herbert Ihlefeld
Aerial victory claims

Herbert Ihlefeld

Section Title: Aerial victory claims
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Chronicle of aerial victories

This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Ihlefeld an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.

Claim!	Claim#	Date	Time	Type	Location	Claim!	Claim#	Date	Time	Type	Location

– 2. Staffel of Jagdgruppe 88 – Spanish Civil War

1	1	21 February 1938	—	I-16	—	6	25 June 1938	—	I-16

2	2	13 March 1938	—	I-15	5	7	12 July 1938	—	I-15

3	3	11 May 1938	—	I-16	6	8	15 July 1938	—	I-15

—	4	18 May 1938	—	I-16	7	9	15 July 1938	—	I-15

4	5	2 June 1938	—	SB-2

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940

8	10	29 May 1940	20:12?	MS.406	Chauny vicinity of Saint-Quentin

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 30 March 1941

9	11	30 June 1940	15:25	Blenheim	east of Aire vicinity of Abbeville	11	13	9 July 1940	17:04?	Spitfire	Thames Estuary

10	12	30 June 1940	15:30	Spitfire	west of Abbeville

– 2.(Jagd) Staffel of Lehrgeschwader 2 – At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 30 March 1941

12	14	13 August 1940	17:10	Blenheim?	Barham	21	24	5 September 1940	11:10	Spitfire	London near Biggin Hill

13	15	22 August 1940	15:30?	Spitfire	Dover	22	25	5 September 1940	—?	Spitfire	London vicinity of Hythe

16	22 August 1940	13:55	Blenheim	23	27	6 September 1940	10:10?	Spitfire	London

14	17	22 August 1940	15:35?	Spitfire	Dover	24	26	6 September 1940	17:55	Spitfire	Ashford

15	18	24 August 1940	12:40	Spitfire	Dover vicinity of London	25	28	7 September 1940	18:20?	Spitfire	Rochester

16	19	24 August 1940	16:55	Spitfire	London	26	29	7 September 1940	18:30?	Spitfire	Maidstone

17	20	30 August 1940	19:25	Spitfire	Biggin Hill	30	11 September 1940	16:50	Spitfire	vicinity of London

18	21	31 August 1940	14:00	Spitfire	Kenley	31	11 September 1940	17:15	Spitfire	vicinity of London

19	22	2 September 1940	14:25	Spitfire	Dungeness	27	32	15 September 1940	15:30?	Spitfire	London

20	23	2 September 1940	18:20	Spitfire	Sheerness

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 30 March 1941

28	33	24 September 1940	10:25	Spitfire	London	35	39	26 February 1941	14:15	Spitfire	2 km (1.2 mi) west of Calais-Marck

29	34	27 September 1940	10:10	Spitfire	London	36	40	1 March 1941	17:15	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) west of Calais

30	—	27 September 1940	10:50	Spitfire	London	37	41	13 March 1941	13:55	Spitfire	in the middle of the English Channel

31	35	17 January 1941	16:00	Spitfire	northeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer	38	42	19 March 1941	19:08	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) east of Hastings

32	36	10 February 1941	13:24	Spitfire	east of Dover	39	43	19 March 1941	19:10	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) east of Hastings

33	37	14 February 1941	13:40	Spitfire	west of Dover	40	44	26 March 1941	12:30	Spitfire	Dungeness

34	38	14 February 1941	13:48	Spitfire	west of Dover

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – Crete — 1 April – 1 June 1941

41	45	16 May 1941	16:50	Hurricane	Maleme

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – Operation Barbarossa — 22 June 1941 – 5 December 1941

42	46	22 June 1941	04:30	I-16	48	52	4 July 1941	17:48	I-15

43	47	23 June 1941	05:50	SB-2	49	53	6 July 1941	18:50	I-16

44	48	26 June 1941	09:10	I-16	50	54	9 July 1941	09:35	I-153

45	49	26 June 1941	09:20	SB-2	51	55	10 July 1941	13:17	I-15

46	50	27 June 1941	09:20	I-16	52	56	12 July 1941	11:20?	MiG-3

47	51	2 July 1941	16:07	I-16	53	57	15 October 1941	17:42	MiG-3

– Stab I.(Jagd) Gruppe of Lehrgeschwader 2 – Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 28 April 1942

54	58	8 December 1941	14:02	I-16	59	63	22 December 1941	13:25	I-15

55	59	9 December 1941	13:00	I-16	60	64	27 December 1941	14:00	I-16

56	60	11 December 1941	10:12	I-16	—	—	28 December 1941	—	MiG-3

57	61	11 December 1941	10:15	SB-3	61	65	5 January 1942	15:00	I-26

58	62	22 December 1941	10:05	MiG-3

– Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 – Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 28 April 1942

62	66	19 January 1942	15:15	I-16	85♠	89	30 March 1942	11:48	R-10 (Seversky)

63	67	24 January 1942	12:10	I-16	86♠	90	30 March 1942	11:50	I-16

64	68	24 January 1942	12:12	I-16?	87♠	91	30 March 1942	11:53	I-61 (MiG-3)?

65	69	25 January 1942	12:35	R-10 (Seversky)	88	92	6 April 1942	15:16	I-61 (MiG-3)

66	70	4 February 1942	12:30	I-16?	89	93	8 April 1942	15:40	I-16?

67	71	4 February 1942	15:50	I-16?	90	94	19 April 1942	09:00+	I-61 (MiG-3)?

68	72	11 February 1942	14:00	I-16	91	95	19 April 1942	11:45	I-61 (MiG-3)?

69	73	17 March 1942	09:00	I-26 (Yak-1)	92	96	19 April 1942	11:15?	I-61 (MiG-3)

70	74	20 March 1942	13:25?	R-5?	93	97	19 April 1942	15:20	I-61 (MiG-3)

75	20 March 1942	16:50	I-16	94♠	98	20 April 1942	08:10	I-61 (MiG-3)

71	76	21 March 1942	12:55	I-26 (Yak-1)	95♠	99	20 April 1942	08:11	I-61 (MiG-3)

72	21 March 1942	15:00	R-5	96♠	100	20 April 1942	08:12	I-61 (MiG-3)

73	77	21 March 1942	17:05	I-16	97♠	101	20 April 1942	11:30?	I-61 (MiG-3)

74	78	21 March 1942	17:10	I-16	98♠	102	20 April 1942	14:55	I-61 (MiG-3)

75♠	79	24 March 1942	07:00	I-26 (Yak-1)	99♠	103	20 April 1942	14:56	I-61 (MiG-3)

76♠	80	24 March 1942	07:10?	I-16?	100♠	104	20 April 1942	14:57	I-61 (MiG-3)

77♠	81	24 March 1942	13:30?	I-301 (LaGG-3)?	101	105	21 April 1942	17:10	I-61 (MiG-3)

78♠	82	24 March 1942	13:35?	I-301 (LaGG-3)?	102	106	21 April 1942	17:13	I-61 (MiG-3)

79♠	83	24 March 1942	13:37?	I-301 (LaGG-3)	103	107	22 April 1942	10:30	I-301 (LaGG-3)

80	84	27 March 1942	17:00?	I-61 (MiG-3)?	104	108	22 April 1942	10:31?	I-301 (LaGG-3)

81♠	85	30 March 1942	09:45	I-301 (LaGG-3)	105	109	22 April 1942	17:15?	I-301 (LaGG-3)

82♠	86	30 March 1942	09:45	I-61 (MiG-3)?	106	110	22 April 1942	17:30	I-301 (LaGG-3)

83♠	87	30 March 1942	11:40	I-61 (MiG-3)	107	25 April 1942	16:25	I-15

84♠	88	30 March 1942	11:42	R-10 (Seversky)

– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 52 – Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 28 April 1942

108	—	1 July 1942	16:00+	MiG-1	110	—	9 July 1942	09:00+	I-16

109	—	4 July 1942	15:00+	Hurricane	111	July 1942	—	unknown

– Stab of Jagdgruppe 25 – Defense of the Reich — November 1943

112	111	13 November 1943	11:58	P-38	south of Quakenbrück

– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 1 – Invasion of Normandy — June – August 1944

113	112	8 May 1944	09:56	B-17	PQ 05 Ost S/ET-1, vicinity of Verden	119	118	14 July 1944	19:19	Spitfire	PQ 95 Ost S/UU-1, south of Caen

114	113	8 May 1944	12:00?	B-17	PQ 05 Ost S/ET-2, vicinity of Verden northwest of Celle	120	119	18 July 1944	09:55	P-38	PQ 05 Ost S/UG-1/5, northwest of Paris

115	114	12 July 1944	19:03	Spitfire	PQ 95 Ost S/UU-9, vicinity of Caen	121	120	25 July 1944	19:23	Lancaster	PQ 05 Ost S/TC-3, vicinity of Rouen

116	115	12 July 1944	19:05?	Spitfire	PQ 95 Ost S/UU-8, vicinity of Caen	122	121	25 July 1944	19:30	Spitfire	PQ 05 Ost S/TC-3, vicinity of Rouen

117	116	12 July 1944	19:07?	Spitfire	PQ 95 Ost S/UU-8, vicinity of Caen	123	122	27 July 1944	07:27	P-51	PQ 95 Ost S/UU, vicinity of Caen

118	117	14 July 1944	19:17	P-51	PQ 95 Ost S/UU-1, south of Caen	124	1 August 1944	—	P-51	PQ 04 Ost N/AA, south of Lisieux

– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 1 – Defense of the Reich — November 1944

125	26 November 1944	—	B-17

Sentence(s)

On 13 March 1938, Ihlefeld was credited with his second victory, a I-15 followed by his third, a I-16, on 11 May 1938.

final_sentence: On 13 March 1938, Ihlefeld was credited with his second victory, a I-15 followed by his third, a I-16, on 11 May 1938.