By John Weal
This identify is the average end to the gathering of titles chronicling the exploits of the fighter pilots of the German Luftwaffe of worldwide warfare 2 that has been a part of - and contributed in a few small degree to the good fortune of - Osprey's lengthy operating airplane of the Aces sequence. because the first visual appeal of airplane of the Aces 2 again in 1994, an extra ten titles by means of quite a few authors were released on German combatants and their pilots. jointly, those offer a accomplished and designated evaluation of all of the recognized names (together with a few lesser-known ones) who flew opponents 'for the opposite side' throughout the warfare . . . all, that's, apart from one ultimate classification - those that have been operationally at the Focke-Wulf Fw a hundred ninety within the security in their personal native land through the later levels of the clash from mid 1942 to might 1945. There has now not been a piece in both English or German - to the writer's wisdom - that bargains in particular with this actual topic. Combining a variety of formerly unpublished black and white pictures and colour profiles, it admirably fulfills roles - status by itself, it offers anything solely new for the aviation historian and/or modeler, whereas as a part of Osprey's plane of the Aces assortment, it closes the single final hole within the insurance of the Luftwaffe's global warfare 2 fighter pilots and their frontline operations.
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Among the latter was Leutnant Hans Ehlers, who had been appointed Kapitan of 2. S t a f f e l just one week earlier. He was forced to bail out of his 'Black 5' after ramming a Flying Fortress close to the Dutch border. This was the future ace's fourth heavy bomber of the Defence o f the Reich campaign, his opening pair having been claimed during 'First Schweinfurt'. /JG 54 served as the 1. 'Fips' Philipp had previously on the eastern front. He had returned from Russia - wearing the Oak Leaves with Swords, and with a score of 2 0 3 victories - to assume command of the reconstituted J G 1 on 1 April 1943.
JG 26 attacked another group of bombers a few minutes later, but the Gruppe managed to down only one of them. This provided a second for 6. Staffel's Oberleutnant Walter Matoni. The Gruppe was, however, also credited with a Herausschuss and a 'final destruction'. /JG 1 into action. This Staffel was the forerunner of the specialised Sturmgruppen, whose heavily armed and armoured Fw 190s would be taking the leading role in Defence of the Reich anti-bomber operations in the not too distant future (for further details see Osprey Aviation Elite Units 20 - Luftwaffe Sturmgruppen).
JG 26 as they made their way back out over the Low Countries. Hauptmann Karl Borris' I. Gruppe was also fortunate enough to chance upon a small formation of some 20 unescorted B-l7s. After delivering a concerted frontal assault, the German pilots regrouped and came in again from the rear. /JG l's earlier attacks, all but one of their claims were allowed. /JG 26's Leutnant Karl Willius. It was his third heavy bomber victory of the Defence of the Reich campaign. /JG 1, did not claim his first Defence of the Reich heavy bomber until 11 January 1944, he had been a member of JG 1 for almost two years by then.