"Gerhard \"Gerd\" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 \u2013 8 January 1983) was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. Barkhorn joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and completed his training in 1939.Barkhorn flew his first combat missions in May 1940, during the Battle of France and then the Battle of Britain without scoring an aerial victory\u2014that is an aerial combat encounter resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft."@en . . . . . . . . . "Barkhorn, Gerhard"@en . . "1919Z"^^ . . "German World War II fighter pilot" . . . . . . "1983-01-08Z"^^ . "Gerhard Barkhorn"@en . . "(to 1945)" . "Gerd"@en . . "Jagdbombergeschwader 31Boelcke" . "*" . . . . . "1919-03-20Z"^^ . . "1983Z"^^ . "4./JG 52, II./JG 52, JG 6," . "1937Z"^^ . .