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Wilhelm Schilling - Pilot Profile - Wilhelm Schilling

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Victories : 50
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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Wilhelm Schilling

Squadrons for : Wilhelm Schilling
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wilhelm Schilling. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG21


Country : Germany
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JG21

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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 - Wilhelm Schilling

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

12/05/1940Uffz. Wilhelm Schilling3JG 21HurricaneBrüssel10.05Western Front
12/08/1940Uffz. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Spitfire-18.36Western Front
05/09/1940Fw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Spitfire-10.49Western Front
08/11/1940Fw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Blenheim25km W. Bergen-aan-Zee9.5Western Front
23/06/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54SB-2-11.5Eastern Front
11/07/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-15.3Eastern Front
25/08/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-16 Rata-12.45Eastern Front
10/09/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-14.55Eastern Front
11/09/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-9.47Eastern Front
15/09/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-15-15.3Eastern Front
23/09/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-15.1Eastern Front
29/09/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-18.15Eastern Front
07/10/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-15.15Eastern Front
11/10/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Il-2-15.33Eastern Front
28/10/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-26-12.25Eastern Front
29/10/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-26--Eastern Front
05/11/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-26Kolpino15.08Eastern Front
14/11/1941Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Kurier Flzg.-15.15Eastern Front
09/03/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-17.02Eastern Front
13/03/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-9.52Eastern Front
14/03/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-9.1Eastern Front
14/03/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-18-9.2Eastern Front
29/03/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-26-10.15Eastern Front
06/04/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-10.45Eastern Front
24/04/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Jak-1-13.02Eastern Front
25/04/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-14.41Eastern Front
13/05/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Curtiss P-40-4.1Eastern Front
28/05/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54I-16 Rata11 793: 500m8.58Eastern Front
10/06/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-3-9.38Eastern Front
14/06/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-17.4Eastern Front
20/06/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-40-19.07Eastern Front
22/08/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-338 313: 30m13.02Eastern Front
27/08/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-310 113: 1000m16.43Eastern Front
28/08/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-310 184: 800m14.05Eastern Front
31/08/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54LaGG-310 191: 500m14.4Eastern Front
31/08/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-310 223: 2000m5.15Eastern Front
01/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54LaGG-310 191: 1700m12.24Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-310 241: 2000m5.18Eastern Front
03/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Il-210 191: 200m4.55Eastern Front
06/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 144: 2000m9.59Eastern Front
09/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Il-210 151: 50m17.35Eastern Front
10/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54Il-210 173: 50m11.08Eastern Front
11/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-300 264: 1800m7.3Eastern Front
11/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54MiG-300 264: 600m11.5Eastern Front
12/09/1942Ofw. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54P-200 254: 2000m6.24Eastern Front
24/02/1944Oblt. Wilhelm Schilling9JG 54B-17UD-45: 5500m [NW Regensburg]15.2Western Front

Known Claims : 46

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