Walter Wolfrum (23 May 1923 – 26 August 2010) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he flew 424 combat missions and claimed 137 aerial victories—that is, 137 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. This ties him for 43rd place among highest scoring fighter aces.

List of aerial victories claimed According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Wolfrum was credited with 137 aerial victories. Spick also lists him with 137 aerial victories claimed in 423 combat missions and a mission-to-claim ratio of 3.09. Obermaier lists him with 424 combat missions flown. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Wolfrum was credited with 134 aerial victories, plus sixteen further unconfirmed claims. All of his victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 34 Ost 76891". The Luftwaffe grid map () covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area in size.

Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943 1 28 May 1943 11:16 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 76891vicinity of Kiyevskoye 11 9 September 1943 06:28 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 51872 south of Bohodukhiv 2 21 July 1943 05:16 MiG-1 PQ 34 Ost 88432 southeast of Marienheim (Perekrestovo) 3 October 1943 11:00+ LaGG-3 vicinity of Usin 3 22 July 1943 04:20 Il-2 PQ 34 Ost 88253vicinity of Stepanovka 12 21 October 1943 09:50 Il-2 m.H. PQ 35 Ost 10121 south of Pereiaslav 4 24 July 1943 08:03? Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 88432 southeast of Marienheim (Perekrestovo) 13 21 October 1943 14:45 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 11784, south of Jekrownikvicinity of Pereiaslav 5 25 July 1943 11:20 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 88262vicinity of Jalisawehino 14 22 October 1943 09:19 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 10134 southeast of Pereiaslav 25 July 1943 11:30 Yak-1 15 22 October 1943 09:20 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 10133 southeast of Pereiaslav 6 2 August 1943 11:44 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 88261, northeast of Marinowkavicinity of Jalisawehino 16 22 October 1943 09:30 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 10124 south of Pereiaslav 7 8 August 1943 09:37 Yak-1 east of Kiyevskoyevicinity of Moldawanskoje 17 3 November 1943? 14:32 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 01332 8 24 August 1943 05:25 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 75494Black Sea, southwest of Gelendzhik 18 6 November 1943 09:22 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 01564 9 5 September 1943 13:40 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 60182 east of Merefa 19 6 December 1943 09:29 Il-2 m.H. southeast of Eltigen 10 6 September 1943 17:35 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 50262 northwest of Merefa 20 11 December 1943 12:11 P-39 east of Kerch – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Eastern Front — 1 January – 31 December 1944 21 7 February 1944 14:15 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66642vicinity of Majak 46 22 March 1944 10:45 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66642vicinity of Bulganakeast of Bulganak 22 10 February 1944 11:54? LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66592vicinity of Kamysh-Burun 47 22 March 1944 13:59 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 66642vicinity of Majak 23 12 February 1944 09:06 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66642vicinity of Majak 48 26 March 1944 09:16 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 47773vicinity of Tachigary 24 12 February 1944 14:19 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66594, east of Kamysh-Burun 49 26 March 1944 14:02 Yak-9? PQ 34 Ost 47784 north of Dzhankoy 25 13 February 1944 12:45 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66613Adshin Uschkaj 50 26 March 1944 15:47 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 47741PQ 47771south of Gromovka 26 13 February 1944 13:03 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66641east-northeast of Bulganak 51 26 March 1944 16:06 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 47741 south of Dornburg 27 14 February 1944 08:08? P-39 PQ 34 Ost 66641vicinity of Bulganakeast of Bulganak 52 1 April 1944 14:50 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 65163over sea, southeast of Cape Takyl 28 14 February 1944 08:13 P-40 PQ 34 Ost 66643vicinity of Kerch 53 1 April 1944 14:57 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 66872over sea, southeast of Cape Takyl 14 February 1944 08:20 P-40 54 3 April 1944 10:01 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 56213Sea of Azov 29 14 February 1944 11:27 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66643vicinity of Kerch 7 April 1944 08:00+ Yak-7 vicinity of Perekop 14 February 1944 15:00+ Yak-1 vicinity of Kerch 55? 7 April 1944 16:00+ Yak-7 vicinity of Perekop 30 15 February 1944 06:57 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 66643PQ 66811vicinity of Taman 56 8 April 1944 12:31 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 46112Grammatikowo 26 February 1944 12:30 Yak-1 vicinity of Kerch 57 8 April 1944 16:29? Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 46112Grammatikowo 27 February 1944 16:00+ Yak-1 vicinity of Perekop 8 April 1944 16:30 Il-2 m.H. vicinity of Perekop 31 28 February 1944 14:20? LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66564vicinity of Kerch 8 April 1944 16:30 Il-2 m.H. vicinity of Perekop 32 2 March 1944 10:26 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66811vicinity of Taman 58 9 April 1944 07:02 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 37833, southwest of Karankijvicinity of An-Najman 33 2 March 1944 10:33 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66732vicinity of Tobetschik 59 9 April 1944 07:23 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 47774, east-northeast of Karankijvicinity of Tachigary 34 11 March 1944 12:13 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 66533PQ 66643vicinity of Kerch 60 9 April 1944 14:12 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46152west of Mikhaylovka 35 11 March 1944 12:25 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 66572vicinity of Apassnaja 61 9 April 1944 16:40 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46112Grammatikowo 13 March 1944 13:30 P-39 vicinity of Kerch 10 April 1944 13:00+ Yak-7 vicinity of Perekop 36 14 March 1944 07:27? Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 47731 west of Gelendzhik 62 10 April 1944 17:50 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46114east of Tomoschewka 37 16 March 1944 15:31 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 37694 west-northwest of Akkerman 63 11 April 1944 10:56 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 46324vicinity of Dzhankoy 38 17 March 1944 06:09 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 47772vicinity of Karankut 64 11 April 1944 15:02 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46172PQ 46127 west-northwest of Dzhankoy 39♠ 19 March 1944 07:28? LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66812vicinity of Taman 65 12 April 1944 16:36 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46514 southeast of Tokultschak 40♠ 19 March 1944 07:31 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66674, northeast of Kossa Tulsavicinity of Kossa Tulsa 66 12 April 1944 16:38 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46574PQ 46514 southeast of Tokultschak 41♠ 19 March 1944 10:58 Boston PQ 34 Ost 26281 east-northeast of Novyi Buh 67 13 April 1944 11:08 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 46742 southeast of Karankut 42♠ 19 March 1944 14:50 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 26833 northeast of Yartsevo 68 14 April 1944 15:57 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 35422 northeast of Sevastopol 43♠ 19 March 1944 14:54 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 36712Black Sea, west of Yevpatoria 69 15 April 1944 06:40 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 35472vicinity of Balaklawa south of Sevastopol 44♠ 19 March 1944 14:58 Il-2 m.H. PQ 34 Ost 36572 southeast of Ak-Mechet 70 15 April 1944 06:41 Il-2 m.H.? PQ 34 Ost 35611Black Sea, south of Sevastopol 45 22 March 1944 10:39 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66641vicinity of Bulganakeast of Bulganak – 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Eastern Front — 16 May – 16 July 1944 71 16 May 1944 18:10 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 98785 south of Grigoriopol 100 1 June 1944 11:47 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 78824 south of Iași 72? 16 May 1944 ~18:00 Il-2 m.H. 101 1 June 1944 14:14 P-39? PQ 24 Ost 78654 southeast of Țuțora 73 17 May 1944 13:18? Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 97123 south of Grigoriopol 102 1 June 1944 15:20? P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78654 southeast of Țuțora 74 17 May 1944 18:30 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 98788 south of Grigoriopol 1 June 1944 P-39 75♠ 20 May 1944 14:47 Yak-1 PQ 24 Ost 98722vicinity of Grigoriopol 103 4 June 1944 15:07 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78622, north of SoltoziaPQ 78671 north of Iași 76♠ 20 May 1944 14:50 Yak-1 PQ 24 Ost 98724vicinity of Grigoriopol 104 4 June 1944 16:35 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78592 northwest of Iași 77♠ 20 May 1944 14:52 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 98727vicinity of Grigoriopol 105? 6 June 1944 16:14 P-39 PQ 78644 south of Țuțora 78♠ 20 May 1944 16:55 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 98757 south of Grigoriopol 106 7 July 1944 10:14 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 42694 northeast of Kovel 79♠ 20 May 1944 17:16? La-5 PQ 24 Ost 98752 south of Grigoriopol 107 7 July 1944 16:50 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 42687 north of Kovel 80? 20 May 1944 ~17:00 LaGG-3? 108 7 July 1944 16:54 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 42812 south-southwest of Kovel 81 22 May 1944 10:37 La-5 PQ 24 Ost 98725vicinity of Grigoriopol 109 7 July 1944 16:55 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 42813PQ 50598 south-southwest of Ternopil 82♠ 30 May 1944 04:20? La-5 PQ 24 Ost 78811 west of Țuțora 110 14 July 1944 09:34 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 41622 southwest of Lutsk 83♠ 30 May 1944 06:30 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78678 north of Iași 111 14 July 1944 14:37 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50393 west of Ternopil 84♠ 30 May 1944 09:33 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78685 northeast of Iași 112 14 July 1944 17:29 Yak-9? La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50474vicinity of Ternopil 85♠ 30 May 1944 09:47 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78656 southeast of Țuțora 113 15 July 1944 10:53 Il-2 m.H. PQ 25 Ost 41624 southwest of Lutsk 86♠ 30 May 1944 11:17? P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78684PQ 78645 south of Țuțora 114 15 July 1944 16:55 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 41643 north of Busk 87♠ 30 May 1944 14:09 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78684PQ 78679 north of Iași 115 15 July 1944 17:02 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 41627 southwest of Lutsk 88♠ 30 May 1944 14:13 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78823PQ 78813 south of Iași 116 15 July 1944 17:14 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 41447PQ 41645 southeast of Włodzimierz 89♠ 30 May 1944 14:20 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78813PQ 78683 northeast of Iași 117♠ 16 July 1944 07:09 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 41642 north of Busk 90♠ 30 May 1944 16:07 Yak-9 PQ 24 Ost 78676 north of Iași 118♠ 16 July 1944 07:14 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 41645 north of Busk 91♠ 30 May 1944 16:20 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78824 south of Iași 119♠ 16 July 1944 09:07 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50513PQ 50315 north of Ternopil 92♠ 30 May 1944 18:07 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78643 south of Țuțora 120♠ 16 July 1944 09:15 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50176 east of Zolochiv 93♠ 31 May 1944 12:59 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78649 south of Țuțora 121♠ 16 July 1944 12:15 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50362 east-northeast of Ternopil 94♠ 31 May 1944 13:18 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78648 south of Țuțora 122♠ 16 July 1944 12:25 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50369 east-northeast of Ternopil 95♠ 31 May 1944 13:26 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78647 south of Țuțora 123♠ 16 July 1944 12:27 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50368 east-northeast of Ternopil 96♠ 31 May 1944 16:12 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78633PQ 78533 west of Țuțora 124♠ 16 July 1944 12:30 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50368 east-northeast of Ternopil 97♠ 31 May 1944 18:53 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78843, northwest of IașiPQ 78643 south of Țuțora 125♠ 16 July 1944 15:40 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50173 east of Zolochiv 98♠ 31 May 1944 19:07 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78617PQ 78117 northeast of Botoșani 126♠ 16 July 1944 15:52 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 40282east of Zolochiv west of Zolochiv 99 1 June 1944 11:43 Yak-9? PQ 24 Ost 78687 northeast of Iași – 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Eastern Front — 1 February – 8 May 1944 127 10 February 1945 16:00~ Yak-9 132 15 March 1945 17:00~ P-39 vicinity of Weidengut 128 5 March 1945 14:00~ Yak-9 vicinity of Weidengut 133 15 March 1945 17:00~ P-39 vicinity of Weidengut 129 7 March 1945 13:00~ Pe-2 vicinity of Breslau-Briegvicinity of Weidengut 134 16 April 1945 11:10~ P-39 vicinity of Weidengut 11 March 1945 16:15~ Yak-9 vicinity of Weidengut 135 16 April 1945 11:10~ P-39 vicinity of Weidengut 130 15 March 1945 14:10~ Il-2 vicinity of Weidengut 136 17 April 1945 10:15~ Yak-9 vicinity of Görlitz 131 15 March 1945 17:00~ P-39 vicinity of Weidengut 137 17 April 1945 13:10~ Yak-9 vicinity of Görlitz

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