claimed five aerial victories, including a Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter aircraft by Unger. On 15 March, the Sturmgruppe flew multiple combat missions to combat area near Stettin. During these missions, Unger shot down two Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers. On 2 April, Unger left for Brandenburg-Briest when he was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing) operating the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter without claiming further aerial victories. He was succeeded by Leutnant Herbert Bareuther as commander of 14. Sturmstaffel of JG 3. Unger died on 23 June 2005 in the town of Warstein, at 85 years of age. Summary of career Aerial victory claims According to Forsyth, Unger was credited with 24 aerial victories, including 21 heavy bombers. Obermaier lists Unger with 22 aerial victories, including 19 heavy bombers and three on the Eastern Front, claimed in 59 combat missions. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 21 aerial victory claims, plus three further unconfirmed claim. This figure includes three aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 18 Western Allies heavy bombers. Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 15 Ost S/UE-3". 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 3 × 4 km in size. Awards Flugzeugführerabzeichen Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Silver Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Wound Badge in Black (8 May 1944) Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (21 June 1944) German Cross in Gold in August 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 3 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and pilot in the IV.(Sturm)/Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" Notes References Citations Bibliography External links Luftwaffe 1939–1945 History Aces of the Luftwaffe 1920 births 2005 deaths People from Warstein People from the Province of Westphalia Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia