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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War Two Veteran Signatures Germany R to S  Ruffler, Helmut |
Oberfeldwebel Helmut Ruffler
Helmut Ruffler joined 9./JG3 in February 1941 and was soon to prove himself a masterful fighter pilot. His scores began to mount quickly and by the end of 1942 his tally had risen to 50 victories. Surviving being shot down in 1943, he was posted as a much needed fighter instructor but was soon back in the fray - joining 4./JG3 in the home defence of the Reich. In March 1945 he was promoted Staffelfuhrer of 9./JG51. Shot down 5 times during the war, Helmut Ruffler fleww over 690 missions and scored 98 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in December 1942. He died on 21st September 2001.
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| Knights Cross |
| Oberfeldwebel Helmut Ruffler - Signed Aviation Art |
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Struggle for Supremacy by Robert Taylor. The scene depicted took place in January 1945 as P-51 Mustang fighters of the 357th Fighter Group have engaged a force of Messerschmitt Me109 fighters. Captain Robert Foy in Little Shrimp of the 363rd Squadron engages one of the Bf109s in a daring head-on pass as Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the 56th Fighter Group climb to join the fray. From the right, more than a dozen Luftwaffe fighters are vectoring to the massive dogfight. |
Known Victory Claims - Helmut Ruffler | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 22/06/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Ruffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-15 | - | 8.1 | Eastern Front |
| 23/07/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | DB-3 | 5km NE Belaja-Zerkow | 13.42 | Eastern Front |
| 25/07/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | SB-3 | 15km SE Belaja-Zerkow | 18.55 | Eastern Front |
| 10/08/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | DB-3 | 15km E. Kiew | 10.47 | Eastern Front |
| 23/09/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 55km NE Poltawa | 10.5 | Eastern Front |
| 04/10/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | SB-3 | 10km SE Dmitrowsk | 16.4 | Eastern Front |
| 05/10/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | Pe-2 | 80km SE Orel | 15.4 | Eastern Front |
| 14/10/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | SB-3 | 10km NE Orel | 7.05 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1941 | Uffz. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | R-10 | - | 12 | Eastern Front |
| 04/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | U-2 | - | 9.06 | Eastern Front |
| 09/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | P-2 | - | 10.55 | Eastern Front |
| 17/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-61 | - | 9.18 | Eastern Front |
| 28/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-301 | - | 13.5 | Eastern Front |
| 28/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-301 | - | 13.53 | Eastern Front |
| 28/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-61 | - | 13.55 | Eastern Front |
| 29/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | U-2 | - | 7.53 | Eastern Front |
| 30/03/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 7 | JG 3 | I-61 | 10km E. Staraya Russa: 200m | 16.3 | Eastern Front |
| 25/07/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | MiG-3 | - | 7.3 | Eastern Front |
| 05/08/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 30 462: tiefflug | 15.15 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 769: 300m | 8.55 | Eastern Front |
| 27/08/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 49 271: 1000m | 16.2 | Eastern Front |
| 28/08/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | R-5 | 49 254: tiefflug | 7.26 | Eastern Front |
| 27/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | MiG-1 | 49 222: 700m | 8.5 | Eastern Front |
| 27/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 50 750: 300m | 9.15 | Eastern Front |
| 28/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Jak-1 | 40 850: tiefflug | 8.5 | Eastern Front |
| 28/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Jak-1 | 40 560: 100m | 9.05 | Eastern Front |
| 28/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 260: 300m | 15.15 | Eastern Front |
| 30/09/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 590: 200m | 5.35 | Eastern Front |
| 01/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Jak-4 | 50 863: 4000m | 6.45 | Eastern Front |
| 02/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 40 74: 200m | 12.25 | Eastern Front |
| 02/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Jak-1 | 49 123: 300m | 15.4 | Eastern Front |
| 02/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 40 74: 200m | 12.2 | Eastern Front |
| 06/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Pe-2 | 29 473: 7000m | 11.2 | Eastern Front |
| 08/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 52: 3000m | 8.2 | Eastern Front |
| 10/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Su-2 | 49 43: 5000m | 7.45 | Eastern Front |
| 17/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 270: 500m | 6.02 | Eastern Front |
| 17/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 49 280: 100m | 6.04 | Eastern Front |
| 17/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 410: 800m | 6.05 | Eastern Front |
| 24/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 59 12: 300m | 13.55 | Eastern Front |
| 24/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 74: 1200m | 13.45 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 122: 300m | 9.44 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 131: 200m | 9.47 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 40 790: 400m | 9.49 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 730: 500m | 9.5 | Eastern Front |
| 31/10/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | Il-2 | 49 441: 2000m | 13.53 | Eastern Front |
| 01/11/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 59 63: 2200m | 15.12 | Eastern Front |
| 01/11/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 69 59: 1500m | 15 | Eastern Front |
| 16/11/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 421: 500m | 10.3 | Eastern Front |
| 16/11/1942 | Fw. Helmut Rüffler | 1 | JG 3 | LaGG-3 | 40 451: 500m | 10.32 | Eastern Front |
| 20/10/1943 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | 14.45 | Western Front |
| 11/12/1943 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front |
| 24/02/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-24 | TA-7: 5200m [SW Ansbach] | 13.42 | Western Front |
| 08/04/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-24 | - | - | Western Front |
| 18/04/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front |
| 19/04/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front |
| 19/04/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front |
| 08/05/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front |
| 30/06/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | P-51 | 05 Ost S/TA: 2300m [Seinemündung] | 20.5 | Western Front |
| 16/07/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | Spitfire | AT-35: 700-800m [Condé-sur-Noireau] | 20.17 | Western Front |
| 18/07/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | P-51 | AA: 300-500m [Vimoutiers-Gacé] | 9.21 | Western Front |
| 18/07/1944 | Ofw. Helmut Rüffler | 4 | JG 3 | P-51 | AA-3: Vimoutiers | 9.21 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 61
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