of career Aerial victory claims According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Quast was credited with 84 aerial victories. Spick also lists Quast with 84 aerial victories claimed in an unknown combat missions. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 84 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front. Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 49342". 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 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class (19 March 1943) Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 25 June 1943 as Feldwebel and pilot German Cross in Gold on 23 July 1943 as Feldwebel in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1943 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 Notes References Citations Bibliography 1920 births 1962 deaths People from Harz (district) Luftwaffe pilots German World War II flying aces Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross People from the Province of Saxony German Air Force personnel German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Germany