Rudolf “Rudi” Müller was born on 21 November 1920 at Frankfurt am Main. He joined the army and served with the Signal Corps. He transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1940 and underwent pilot training. In August 1941, Müller was transferred from Ergänzungsgruppe/JG 77, based in Rumania, to 1./JG 77 based in northern Norway. On 12 September, he claimed his first victory when he shot down a Russian I-16 fighter. In March 1942, 1./JG 77 was redesignated 6./JG 5. On 23 April, he shot down five Russian Hurricane fighters to record his 11th through 15th victories. Müller was to be particularly successful against Hurricane fighters supplied to the Russians under lend-lease by Britain. He recorded 15 victories in April, of which 12 were Hurricanes. In May, Müller claimed 13 victories, including 12 Hurricanes, to raise his victory total to 38. Some sources indicate that it was Müller who shot down and killed the Russian ace Podpolkovnik Boris Safanov (15 +14 shared victories) over the Allied supply convoy PQ-16 on 30 May.
Three Experten of 6./JG 5. From left: Theodor Weissenberger (208
victories, RK-EL), Heinrich Ehrler (208 v., RK-EL)
and Rudi Müller (92 v. RK)
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12.9.1941
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I-16 | 1./JG 77 | |
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17.9.1941
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DB-3 | 1./JG 77 | |
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17.9.1941
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I-153 | 1./JG 77 | |
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27.9.1941
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Hurricane | 1./JG 77 | |
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28.9.1941
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SB-2 | 1./JG 77 | SB-3? |
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2.11.1941
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SB-2 | 1./JG 77 | SB-3? |
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2.11.1941
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SB-2 | 1./JG 77 | SB-3? |
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4.11.1941
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I-16 | 1./JG 77 | |
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1.2.1942
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Hudson | 1./JG 77 | |
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16.2.1942
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Hudson | 1./JG 77 | |
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23.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Vayenga / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-KF flown by Serzhant Anatolii Semyonov, killed |
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23.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Vayenga / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-KF flown by Serzhant NF Yepanov, baled out |
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23.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Luostari |
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23.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Luostari |
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23.4.1942
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SB-2 | 6./JG 5 | near Luostari / SB of 137 SBAP, VVS flown by Mladshii Leitenant Golovanov |
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24.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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26.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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26.4.1942
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Pe-2 | 6./JG 5 | |
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28.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | Motovskiy Bay / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-SF |
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28.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | Motovskiy Bay / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-SF |
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28.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | Motovskiy Bay / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-SF |
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28.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | Motovskiy Bay / Hurricane of 2 GSAP, VVS-SF |
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29.4.1942
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I-153 | 6./JG 5 | Litsa River / I-153 of 27 IAP, VVS-SF |
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29.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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29.4.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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18.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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18.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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18.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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19.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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19.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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19.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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25.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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26.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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26.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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26.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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28.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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28.5.1942
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P-40 | 6./JG 5 | |
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30.5.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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2.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Murmansk |
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2.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Murmansk |
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13.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Murmansk / Hurricane of 78 IAP, VVS-SF |
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13.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Murmansk / Hurricane of 78 IAP, VVS-SF |
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13.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | near Murmansk / Hurricane of 78 IAP, VVS-SF |
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17.6.1942
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I-180 | 6./JG 5 | |
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17.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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17.6.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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23.6.1942
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I-16 | 6./JG 5 | |
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4.8.1942
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I-16 | 6./JG 5 | |
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4.8.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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4.8.1942
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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13.8.1942
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I-153 | 6./JG 5 | |
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13.8.1942
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I-16 | 6./JG 5 | |
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13.8.1942
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MiG-3 | 6./JG 5 | |
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21.8.1942
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Yak-1 | 6./JG 5 | |
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21.8.1942
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I-180 | 6./JG 5 | |
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21.8.1942
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Yak-1 | 6./JG 5 | |
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22.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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22.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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22.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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25.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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25.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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29.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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29.8.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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2.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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4.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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8.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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9.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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9.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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9.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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9.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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15.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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15.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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15.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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15.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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27.9.1942
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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8.2.1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | confirmed victory / date is assumpted |
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8.2.1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | confirmed victory / date is assumpted |
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17.2.1943
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Hurricane | 6./JG 5 | |
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II.1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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II.1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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21.2.1943
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Airacobra | 6./JG 5 | |
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1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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1943
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E/a | 6./JG 5 | |
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13.3.1943
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Airacobra | 6./JG 5 | 500th victory of 6./JG 5 |