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Gunther Wegmann - Pilot Profile - Gunther Wegmann

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Victories : 8
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis

Gunther Wegmann

Squadrons for : Gunther Wegmann
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gunther Wegmann. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG7


Country : Germany
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JG7

Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II and the first operational jet fighter wing in the world.

It was created late in 1944 and served until the end of the war in May 1945, and it operated the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter exclusively.

JG 7 was formed under the command of Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, with Kommando Nowotny (the initial Me 262 test wing ) renumbered III./JG 7. Under the command of Major Erich Hohagen III./JG 7 was the only element of JG 7 ready to operate against the Allies. Throughout its existence JG 7 suffered from an irregular supply of new aircraft, fuel and spares. With such a radically new aircraft, training accidents were also common, with 10 Me 262s being lost in six weeks.

The technical troubles and material shortages meant initial tentative sorties were only in flight strength, usually no more than 4 or 6 aircraft. Flying from Brandenburg-Briest, Oranienburg and Parchim, the Geschwader flew intermittently against the huge USAAF bomber streams.

By the end of February 1945 JG 7 had claimed around 45 four-engine bombers and 15 fighters, but at this stage of war this success rate had no affect whatsoever on the Allied air offensive. During March JG 7 finally began to deliver larger scale attacks against the heavy bomber streams. 3 March saw 29 sorties for 8 kills claimed (one jet was lost). On 18 March III./JG 7 finally managed their biggest attack numerically thus far, some 37 Me 262s engaging a force of 1,200 American bombers and 600 fighters. This action also marked the first use of the new R4M rockets. 12 bombers and 1 fighter were claimed for the loss of 3 Me 262s.

The total numbers of aircraft shot down by JG 7 is difficult to quantify due to the loss of Luftwaffe records, but at least 136 aircraft were claimed, and research indicates as many as 420 Allied aircraft may have been claimed shot down.

ZG26


Country : Germany
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ZG26

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Known Victory Claims - Gunther Wegmann

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

12/12/1941Uffz. Günther Wegmann8ZG 26Maryland-10.05Western Front
07/09/1942Fw. Günther Wegmann9ZG 26Liberatorbased Trapani/Sicily17.46Western Front
17/03/1943Fw. Günther Wegmann9ZG 26Beaufortbased Trapani13.37Western Front
09/10/1943Ltn. Günther WegmannStab III.ZG 26B-1715km N. Hüsum: 4000m12.5Western Front
09/10/1943Ltn. Günther WegmannStab III.ZG 26B-1715km N. Hüsum: 4000m12.3Western Front
14/10/1943Ltn. Günther WegmannStab III.ZG 26B-17-14.23Western Front
14/10/1943Ltn. Günther WegmannStab III.ZG 26B-17-14.12Western Front
08/11/1944Oblt. Günther WegmannKdo. NowotnyP-51Raum Osnabrück: 3000m10.3Western Front
03/02/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-17--Western Front
09/02/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-17--Western Front
03/03/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-24zwischen Braunschweig-Magdeburg10.15±Western Front
03/03/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7P-51zwischen Braunschweig-Magdeburg10.15±Western Front
17/03/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-17--Western Front
18/03/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-17Raum Rathenow11.20±Western Front
18/03/1945Oblt. Günther Wegmann9JG 7B-17Raum Rathenow11.20±Western Front

Known Claims : 15

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