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Heinrich Wefers - Pilot Profile - Heinrich Wefers

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Victories : 52
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : ?

Heinrich Wefers

Squadrons for : Heinrich Wefers
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Heinrich Wefers. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG54


Country : Germany
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JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

Known Victory Claims - Heinrich Wefers

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

28/06/1941Gefr. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54DB-3-3.22Eastern Front
28/06/1941Gefr. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54DB-3-13.42Eastern Front
30/07/1941Gefr. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54I-16-11.15Eastern Front
18/08/1941Gefr. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54DB-3-10.5Eastern Front
11/09/1941Uffz. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54I-18-6.2Eastern Front
11/09/1941Uffz. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54I-16-14.05Eastern Front
05/10/1941Uffz. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54I-18-15.5Eastern Front
09/10/1941Uffz. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Seal-8.22Eastern Front
03/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-119 833: 3000m10.1Eastern Front
03/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Pe-2S. Satuschi: 5500m19.3Eastern Front
07/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Pe-247 860: 500m11.05Eastern Front
09/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-147 793: 2500m5.19Eastern Front
11/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-347 534: 1500m6.46Eastern Front
16/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Il-254 293: tiefflug5.05Eastern Front
16/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Curtiss P-4054 214: 1000m7.45Eastern Front
16/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Curtiss P-4054 242: 1000m7.5Eastern Front
18/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-154 214: tiefflug7.35Eastern Front
18/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-155 84218.15Eastern Front
22/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-354 262: 2000m18.18Eastern Front
22/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54MiG-354 222: 2000m10.4Eastern Front
23/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-164 173: 3000m12.32Eastern Front
23/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-154 29412.33Eastern Front
25/08/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-145 7929.3Eastern Front
05/09/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Pe-228 463: 2000m11.05Eastern Front
23/09/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-329 544: 2000m14.04Eastern Front
29/09/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Curtiss P-4018 283: 3000m9.07Eastern Front
09/10/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-338 384: 1000m12Eastern Front
04/12/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Il-228 142: 500m11Eastern Front
16/12/1942Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Curtiss P-4028 141: 3000m11.2Eastern Front
05/01/1943Fw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Il-290 292: tieffug7.07Eastern Front
11/02/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Airacobra00 281: 1500m9.55Eastern Front
11/02/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Jak-110 471: 1500m12.12Eastern Front
15/02/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Curtiss P-4000 413: 3000m10.12Eastern Front
19/02/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54Il-218 451: 200m11.26Eastern Front
21/02/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-518 463: 2000m9.1Eastern Front
05/03/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers6JG 54Jak-118 214: 1000m13.53Eastern Front
07/03/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers6JG 54Jak-119 573: 500m6.55Eastern Front
20/03/1943Ofw. Heinrich Wefers4JG 54LaGG-300 442: 3500m11.55Eastern Front

Known Claims : 38

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