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Victories : 52
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Heinrich Wefers
Squadrons for : Heinrich Wefers | ||
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Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54 | 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 |
28/06/1941 | Gefr. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | DB-3 | - | 3.22 | Eastern Front |
28/06/1941 | Gefr. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | DB-3 | - | 13.42 | Eastern Front |
30/07/1941 | Gefr. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | I-16 | - | 11.15 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1941 | Gefr. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | DB-3 | - | 10.5 | Eastern Front |
11/09/1941 | Uffz. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | I-18 | - | 6.2 | Eastern Front |
11/09/1941 | Uffz. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | I-16 | - | 14.05 | Eastern Front |
05/10/1941 | Uffz. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | I-18 | - | 15.5 | Eastern Front |
09/10/1941 | Uffz. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Seal | - | 8.22 | Eastern Front |
03/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 19 833: 3000m | 10.1 | Eastern Front |
03/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Pe-2 | S. Satuschi: 5500m | 19.3 | Eastern Front |
07/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Pe-2 | 47 860: 500m | 11.05 | Eastern Front |
09/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 47 793: 2500m | 5.19 | Eastern Front |
11/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 47 534: 1500m | 6.46 | Eastern Front |
16/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 54 293: tiefflug | 5.05 | Eastern Front |
16/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 54 214: 1000m | 7.45 | Eastern Front |
16/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 54 242: 1000m | 7.5 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 54 214: tiefflug | 7.35 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 55 842 | 18.15 | Eastern Front |
22/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 54 262: 2000m | 18.18 | Eastern Front |
22/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | MiG-3 | 54 222: 2000m | 10.4 | Eastern Front |
23/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 64 173: 3000m | 12.32 | Eastern Front |
23/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 54 294 | 12.33 | Eastern Front |
25/08/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 45 792 | 9.3 | Eastern Front |
05/09/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Pe-2 | 28 463: 2000m | 11.05 | Eastern Front |
23/09/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 29 544: 2000m | 14.04 | Eastern Front |
29/09/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 18 283: 3000m | 9.07 | Eastern Front |
09/10/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 38 384: 1000m | 12 | Eastern Front |
04/12/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 28 142: 500m | 11 | Eastern Front |
16/12/1942 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 28 141: 3000m | 11.2 | Eastern Front |
05/01/1943 | Fw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 90 292: tieffug | 7.07 | Eastern Front |
11/02/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Airacobra | 00 281: 1500m | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
11/02/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 10 471: 1500m | 12.12 | Eastern Front |
15/02/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 00 413: 3000m | 10.12 | Eastern Front |
19/02/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 18 451: 200m | 11.26 | Eastern Front |
21/02/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-5 | 18 463: 2000m | 9.1 | Eastern Front |
05/03/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 6 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 18 214: 1000m | 13.53 | Eastern Front |
07/03/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 6 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 19 573: 500m | 6.55 | Eastern Front |
20/03/1943 | Ofw. Heinrich Wefers | 4 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 00 442: 3500m | 11.55 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 38
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