 Included in his total are 40 Ilyushin Il-2s, 12 Supermarine Spitfires and five P-38 Lightnings.Matthews and Foreman, authors of "Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims", researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 122 aerial victory claims.This figure of confirmed claims includes 96 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 26 Western Front, including three four-engined bombers.