Kurt Bühligen (13 December 1917 – 11 August 1985) was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was credited with 112 enemy aircraft shot down in over 700 combat missions. His victories were all claimed over the Western Front and included 24 four-engine bombers and 47 Supermarine Spitfire fighters.

List of aerial victories claimed According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Bühligen was credited with 112 aerial victories. Spick and Obermaier also list him with 112 aerial victories, of which 40 were claimed over the North Africa, 72 over the Western Front including 24 four-engined heavy bombers, claimed in over 700 combat missions and a mission-to-claim ratio of 6.25. Forsyth also lists him with 24 four-engined bombers shot down. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for more than 99 aerial victory claims, plus nine further unconfirmed claims. All of his victories were claimed on the Western Front and include 13 four-engined bombers.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 05 Ost 1157". 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 in size.

Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location – 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — 26 June – September 1940 1 4 September 1940 10:00 Hurricane Dover – 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — September – November 1940 2 11 September 1940 16:35 Hurricane 6 7 October 1940 16:52 Hurricane südlich Portland 3? 26 September 1940 Spitfire 7? 7 October 1940 Hurricane südlich Portland 4 30 September 1940 12:28 Spitfire north of Portland 8 7 November 1940 15:28 Hurricane southeast of the Isle of Wight 5? 1 October 1940 Hurricane südlich Bournemouth – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — November 1940 – 21 June 1941 10 November 1940 15:45 Spitfire east of Portland 10 21 June 1941 16:50 Spitfire Boulogne-Le Touquet 28 November 1940 17:20 Spitfire Isle of Wight 11 21 June 1941 16:51 Spitfire Boulogne-Le Touquet 9 21 June 1941 16:36 Spitfire Boulogne-Hardelot – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — 22 June – August 1941 12 7 July 1941 15:32 Spitfire 16 23 July 1941 13:23 Spitfire Forest of Éperlecques 13 10 July 1941 12:18 Spitfire 17 23 July 1941 13:27 Spitfire Forest of Éperlecques 14 10 July 1941 12:21 Spitfire 18 7 August 1941 17:48 Spitfire 15 11 July 1941 14:55 Spitfire – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — 22 June – 31 December 1941 19 12 August 1941 19:07 Hurricane 22 21 August 1941 15:09 Spitfire 20 16 August 1941 19:42 Spitfire 23 26 August 1941 16:22 Spitfire 21 19 August 1941 12:01 Spitfire 24? 4 September 1941 Spitfire – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –At the Channel and over England — 1 January – 17 November 1942 25 19 August 1942 08:10 Spitfire 27? 19 August 1942 13:24 Spitfire north of Saint-Valery 26 19 August 1942 13:24 Spitfire Dieppe harbor 28? 19 August 1942 16:53 Spitfire north of Saint-Valery – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –Mediterranean Theater — 17 November – 31 December 1942 29 3 December 1942 10:55 Spitfire south of Tebourba 31 26 December 1942 13:22 P-38 east of Djebel Abiod 30 18 December 1942 11:06 Spitfire west of Djebel Quantra 32 26 December 1942 13:40 P-38 south of Djebel Taboussa – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –Mediterranean Theater — 1 January – 22 March 1943 33 4 January 1943 10:40 P-40 west of Fondouk southwest of Tdidjana 51 4 February 1943 16:12 Spitfire south of Ousseltia ? 4 January 1943 10:44 B-26 Pont du Fahs south-southwest of Tdidjana 52 4 February 1943 16:13 Spitfire southwest of Ousseltia 34 8 January 1943 14:41? P-38 southwest of Gabès south of Kairouan 53 4 February 1943 16:16 Spitfire south of Ousseltia 35 8 January 1943 15:29 P-38 south of Porto Farina west of Djebel Touil 54 9 February 1943 13:51 P-40 Djebel Bou Dabous 36 8 January 1943 15:42 P-38 southwest of Kairouansouth of Djebel Abeid 55 9 February 1943 13:53 P-40 south of Djebel Bou Dabous 37 14 January 1943 12:50 P-38 east of Gabès east of El Ayaisch 56 10 February 1943 13:45 Spitfire east of Sidi Bouzid 38 21 January 1943 08:39 P-40 south of Pichon 57 14 February 1943 08:25 Spitfire Hajeb El Ayoun ? 21 January 1943 08:44 P-40 west of Djebel-Trozza 58 14 February 1943 11:00 Spitfire west of Sidi Bouzid 39 28 January 1943 14:15 P-38 southwest of Kairouan 59 14 February 1943 11:02 Spitfire west of Sidi Bouzid 40 30 January 1943 07:38? Spitfire west-northwest of Kairouannorthwest of Djebel el Rahan 60 14 February 1943 16:21 Spitfire northwest of Djebel-Trozza 41 30 January 1943 07:40 Spitfire northwest of Kairouan 61 15 February 1943 14:59 P-38 southwest of Fondouk 42♠ 2 February 1943 08:14 P-40 northwest of Kairouan 62 15 February 1943 15:03 P-38 east of Djebel Merhiba 43♠ 2 February 1943 08:16 P-40 south of Djebel Dret Dabous 63 15 February 1943 15:13 P-38 north of Djebel-Trozza 44♠ 2 February 1943 08:17 P-39 west of Kairouan 64 8 March 1943 09:38 Spitfire west of Kairouan 45♠ 2 February 1943 08:20 P-40 southwest of Kairouan 65 8 March 1943 09:39 Spitfire northeast of Djedeida 46♠ 2 February 1943 09:15 Spitfire northeast of Kairouan ? 12 March 1943 04:27 P-38 southeast of Mateur 47 3 February 1943 09:00 Spitfire northwest of Kairouan 66? 12 March 1943 14:22 B-17 east of La Sebala 48 3 February 1943 09:02 Spitfire southwest of Kairouan 67 12 March 1943 14:24 P-38 east of La Sebala 49 3 February 1943 09:04 Spitfire east of Pichon 68 12 March 1943 14:27 P-38 southeast of La Sebala 50 3 February 1943 09:06 Spitfire north of Pichon – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –On the Western Front — May 1943 69 15 May 1943 07:16 P-51 north-northwest of BerckPQ 05 Ost 1157 70 17 May 1943 10:58 Typhoon north of CaenPQ 15 West 1067 – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –On the Western Front — July – 31 December 1943 1 July 1943 Typhoon Hook of Holland ? 2 September 1943 09:50 P-51 northwest of Auxi-le-Château 71 4 July 1943 13:22 P-47 northwest of Cap D'Antifer 81 6 September 1943 09:48 B-17 Vailly 72 4 July 1943 17:32 Spitfire Flixecourt/Vauchelles 82? 6 September 1943 13:00 B-17 northwest of Melun 73 14 July 1943 09:05 Spitfire northwest of Trouville 83 6 September 1943 13:10 B-17 northwest of Fécamp 74 15 July 1943 16:34 Typhoon Tours-en-Vimeu 84 6 September 1943 14:35 Spitfire PQ 05 Ost 0178 75 16 July 1943 20:10 Spitfire west of Baie de Somme 85? 8 September 1943 09:00 Boston south of Lille 76 18 July 1943 18:35 Spitfire PQ 05 Ost RD-5, Foucaucourt 86 9 September 1943 15:53 Spitfire PQ 05 Ost 1167 77 30 July 1943 09:25 B-17 north of Rotterdam 87 3 October 1943 18:45 Spitfire south of Aumale 78 30 July 1943 16:00 Typhoon PQ 05 Ost 1159 88 14 October 1943 13:45 B-17 vicinity of Sneek 79 17 August 1943 17:22 B-17 south of Tongeren 89 26 November 1943 10:38 B-17 southeast of Paris 80 19 August 1943 12:43 Spitfire west of Abbeville – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –On the Western Front — 1 January – 28 April 1944 90 29 January 1944 11:15 P-47 PQ 05 Ost PLvicinity of Durbuy 94 24 February 1944 12:30 B-24 PQ 05 Ost FR-9/GR-3 east of Dümmer See 91 5 February 1944 11:00 B-24 vicinity of Vendôme 95 25 February 1944 12:33 B-17 PQ 05 Ost TJ/TKDordrecht/Rotterdam 92 5 February 1944 11:50 P-47 southwest of Étampes 96 18 March 1944 13:21 B-24 south-southwest of Forges 93 24 February 1944 12:28 B-17* PQ 05 Ost FR 97 28 April 1944 12:05 B-17 PQ 04 Ost N/HF, east of Bourges – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –On the Western Front — June – July 1944 98 6 June 1944 11:57 P-47 PQ 15 West UU-1/4, south of Orne Estuary 102 5 July 1944 10:55 P-47 PQ 15 West UU-6vicinity of Dreux 99 7 June 1944 19:07 P-47 vicinity of Carpiquet 103 5 July 1944 15:49 P-47 PQ 05 Ost UB-8vicinity of Bernay 100 7 June 1944 19:09 P-47 PQ 15 West UU-1, north of Caen 104 5 July 1944 15:52 P-51 PQ 05 Ost UBvicinity of Bernay 101 12 June 1944 06:04 P-47 PQ 04 Ost N/AC-5vicinity of Dreux

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