Gustav Frielinghaus was born on 5 March 1912 at Osnabrück. At the outbreak of World War 2, Gefreiter Frielinghaus was performing instructor duties at a flying school. He later served with Jagdfliegerschule 5 and with Jagdergänzunsgruppe Merseburg where he received promotion to the rank of Leutnant. In June 1941, Frielinghaus was transferred to JG 3 based on the Eastern front. Leutnant Frielinghaus was assigned to 6./JG 3. He gained his first victory on 6 July, when he shot down a Russian SB-2 twin-engine bomber. On 25 July, Frielinghaus shot down two Russian DB-3 twin-engine bombers near Stawiszce to record his second and third victories. However, his Bf 109 F-2 (W.Nr. 8996) was hit by return defensive fire in the engagement necessitaing a forced-landing at Moroszkoad. By autumn 1941 he had achieved seven victories. In spring 1942, 6./JG 3 was relocated to the Mediterranean theatre. Operating from bases in Sicily, Frielinghaus flew missions over Malta without adding to his victory total. Frielinghaus was relocated back to the Eastern front with the Stabstaffel of II./JG 3 in May 1942. He recorded his 10th victory on 23 June, when he shot down a Russian LaGG-3 fighter near Ulanowka. His 20th victory followed on 6 August, when he shot down a Russian Pe-2 twin-engine bomber near Salinskiy. By October 1942, Frielinghaus was serving with 6./JG 3. Soon Frielinghaus was operating over Stalingrad. He was to be one of the last to leave Pitomnik, the airfield within Stalingrad, when he was evacuated in a transport aircraft. Frielinghaus had recorded 37 victories during his time operating over Stalingrad. On 25 March, Frielinghaus was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 3. He recorded his 50th victory on 15 April 1943, operating over the Kuban bridgehead. Frielinghaus was appointed Staffelkapitän of 11./JG 3, based in the Mediterranean theatre, at the end of May 1943. He had 66 victories to his credit at this time. Over southern Italy, Frielinghaus claimed eight further victories in a short time, mainly USAAF P-38 twin-engine fighters. On 9 September, he was badly wounded and his Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 18 861) was destroyed in aerial combat over Foggia with USAAF B-24 four-engine bombers. He had barely recovered from his wounds when he was badly injured in a take-off accident on 19 December, when he collided with an Bf 110 twin-engine fighter in Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 160 726. At the beginning of 1944, Frielinghaus was transferred to the Gruppenstab of IV./JG 3. From 1 May to 25 June he led II./JG 3. In July, he was transferred as Staffelkapitän of 2./JGr Süd. On 1 November 1944, 2./JGr Süd was redesignated 6./EJG 1. On 28 March 1945, Frielinghaus was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./EJG 1. Frielinghaus survived the war but died on 11 September 1963 at Düsseldorf.
    Gustav Frielinghaus was credited with 74 victories in 350 missions. He recorded eight victories, including six P-38 twin-engine fighters, over the Western front.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location
1	6.7.1941	5:35	SB-2	6./JG 3	-
2	25.7.1941	14:25	DB-3	6./JG 3	N Stawiszce
3	25.7.1941	14:42	DB-3	6./JG 3	N Stawiszce
4	26.8.1941	16:25	I-16	6./JG 3	-
5	6.10.1941	10:19	Pe-2	6./JG 3	-
6	11.10.1941	11:57	SB-3	6./JG 3	-
7	24.10.1941	13:12	I-61	6./JG 3	-
8	29.5.1942	15:56	MiG-1	II./JG 3	W Alexandrovka
9	2.6.1942	17:49	MiG-1	II./JG 3	4km E Schastowoje
10	23.6.1942	18:09	LaGG-3	II./JG 3	E Ulanowka
11	24.6.1942	11:52	LaGG-3	II./JG 3	S Wischlana
12	29.6.1942	18:44	Pe-2	II./JG 3	NW Kschen
13	1.7.1942	18:54	Il-2	II./JG 3	Wolowo
14	4.7.1942	10:27	MiG-1	II./JG 3	Kastornoje
15	5.7.1942	16:27	Il-2	II./JG 3	Malyschowo
16	6.7.1942	11:41	Il-2	II./JG 3	Voronezh
17	21.7.1942	10:11	V-11	II./JG 3	-
18	30.7.1942	11:44	MiG-1	II./JG 3	Leonov
19	3.8.1942	14:57	Yak-1	II./JG 3	S Peskovaltka
20	6.8.1942	11:23	Pe-2	II./JG 3	SE Salinskiy
21	6.8.1942	15:23	Il-2	II./JG 3	S Sarepta
22	7.8.1942	14:13	Pe-2	II./JG 3	S Fagodniki
23	8.8.1942	9:47	Su-2	II./JG 3	W Popov
24	8.8.1942	9:52	Su-2	II./JG 3	NW Kalatsch
25	10.8.1942	7:08	MiG-1	II./JG 3	SE Klatasch
26	17.8.1942	9:11	R-5	II./JG 3	N Majero
27	15.9.1942	14:40	Pe-2	II./JG 3	-
28	21.9.1942	11:05	E/a	II./JG 3	-
29	21.9.1942	11:07	E/a	II./JG 3	-
30	22.9.1942	10:25	E/a	II./JG 3	-
31	4.10.1942	13:52	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	-
32	21.12.1942	12:39	Boston	6./JG 3	19 422
33	29.12.1942	11:32	MiG-1	6./JG 3	49 212
34	30.12.1942	9:09	MiG-1	6./JG 3	39 294
35	30.12.1942	9:13	Il-2	6./JG 3	39 454
36	5.1.1943	9:42	MiG-1	6./JG 3	29 371
37	15.1.1943	12:32	DB-3	6./JG 3	49 334
38	3.2.1943	9:25	Boston	6./JG 3	9 183
39	10.2.1943	13:33	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	99 481
40	22.2.1943	9:32	MiG-1	6./JG 3	98 350
41	27.2.1943	15:27	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	98 562
42	14.3.1943	13:07	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	98 674
43	17.3.1943	10:48	Boston	6./JG 3	70 451
44	22.3.1943	12:05	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	98 692
45	25.3.1943	13:32	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	98 313
46	27.3.1943	11:12	LaGG	6./JG 3	97 242
47	31.3.1943	9:32	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	98 841
48	11.4.1943	12:11	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	85 724
49	11.4.1943	13:53	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	75 344
50	15.4.1943	6:24	LaGG	6./JG 3	85 372
51	15.4.1943	12:37	I-16	6./JG 3	85 142
52	15.4.1943	12:39	Il-2	6./JG 3	85 142
53	16.4.1943	16:58	LaGG	6./JG 3	-
54	17.4.1943	11:21	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	85 753
55	17.4.1943	14:04	I-153	6./JG 3	75 414
56	19.4.1943	11:52	Il-2	6./JG 3	75 414
57	19.4.1943	11:56	Il-2	6./JG 3	75 491
58	20.4.1943	8:27	LaGG	6./JG 3	75 427
59	23.4.1943	17:12	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	75 422
60	28.4.1943	8:56	LaGG-3	6./JG 3	86 892
61	8.5.1943	7:55	Spitfire	6./JG 3	85 181
62	9.5.1943	10:10	Yak-1	6./JG 3	76 852
63	10.5.1943	15:27	Yak-1	6./JG 3	86 753
64	17.5.1943	11:16	LaGG	6./JG 3	71 114
65	17.5.1943	11:18	LaGG	6./JG 3	71 771
66	17.5.1943	11:21	LaGG	6./JG 3	72 714
67	12.7.1943	11:09	Spitfire	11./JG 3	30km S Licata
68	12.7.1943	11:16	Spitfire	11./JG 3	30km SSW Licata
69	13.7.1943	18:11	P-38	11./JG 3	10km SW Caltagirone
70	20.8.1943	13:49	P-38	11./JG 3	15km S Sallic
71	28.8.1943	16:05	P-38	11./JG 3	35km SW Insel Ischia
72	30.8.1943	12:29	P-38	11./JG 3	SW Ischia
73	2.9.1943	13:38	P-38	11./JG 3	31474
74	2.9.1943	13:42	P-38	11./JG 3	31487

Victories : 74
Awards : Ehrenpokal (7 September 1942)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (24 September 1942)
                Ritterkreuz (5 February 1944)
Units : JG 3, JGr Süd, EJG 1