JG52 Luftwaffe pilot Otto Fönnekold may not be as famous as some of his fellow aces, but in reality he was actually much more accurate than a lot of them. He had 136 total victories and 53 of them have been examined so far. Out of the 53 examined, 48 are verified giving him an outstanding 90.5% accuracy rate.
Here are some of Fönnekold's results:
And here is Fönnekold's claims compared with others during the battles at Kerch
(This data is from a German book so I used a translator to present it in English)
But Fönnekold's most impressive day was 30 May 1944. He had 7 victories on 30 May 1944 and quite impressively ALL 7 are confirmed with his victims being P-39s from 129 GIAP, 438 IAP, and 508 IAP.
During the Battle of Iasi, Lieutenant Otto Fönnekold had 12 victories and Soviet documents confirmed at least 7-8, while the remaining successes may belong to both him and other pilots. Lieutenant Walter Wolfrum also stands out and when it comes to the 24 victories he claimed during the week of fighting over Iasi, at least 13-14 are confirmed.
Both Fönnekold and Wolfrum stand out as some of the Luftwaffe's best
Otto Fönnekold:
Here are some of Fönnekold's results:
And here is Fönnekold's claims compared with others during the battles at Kerch
(This data is from a German book so I used a translator to present it in English)
But Fönnekold's most impressive day was 30 May 1944. He had 7 victories on 30 May 1944 and quite impressively ALL 7 are confirmed with his victims being P-39s from 129 GIAP, 438 IAP, and 508 IAP.
During the Battle of Iasi, Lieutenant Otto Fönnekold had 12 victories and Soviet documents confirmed at least 7-8, while the remaining successes may belong to both him and other pilots. Lieutenant Walter Wolfrum also stands out and when it comes to the 24 victories he claimed during the week of fighting over Iasi, at least 13-14 are confirmed.
Both Fönnekold and Wolfrum stand out as some of the Luftwaffe's best
Otto Fönnekold:
