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New publication due 14 April - " Luftwaffe Fighters - Combat on all Fronts " Vol
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WEDNESDAY, 26 APRIL 2023


NEW FROM LELA PRESSE - LUFTWAFFE OVER BELGIUM AND STUKAS IN THE BLITZKRIEG



 







"La Luftwaffe en Belgique"  Part II  by Jean-Louis Roba and Peter Taghon.  The
second installment of the Roba/Taghon story of the Luftwaffe in Belgian skies.
Daily activities in diary format covering both day fighters and night
operations.




BA  #104    " Stukas dans la Blitzkrieg " Part 1 

The story of the Stuka units over Poland and Scandinavia, while the last eight
pages are devoted to the dates 10 and 11 May in the West. (97 pages, photos,
maps profile artworks, 13 euros 50)




Avions magazine #252  - features the second part of 'Fw 190 in the Med 1942-43'
and 'Dornier night fighters' Part I. The continuing Ukraine war coverage details
the combats for Snake Island. I don't always agree with author Christophe Cony's
stance on Ukraine's share of responsibility for Putin's illegal invasion but
'Avions' provides easily the best coverage anywhere of the ongoing conflict in
the Ukraine..

Much more on  the website. Click on the image below to go there now!










Posted by FalkeEins at 08:34

Labels: Jean-Louis Roba, Lela Presse



TUESDAY, 25 APRIL 2023


NO 1 SQUADRON HURRICANES IN FRANCE 1939-40 - SQN LEADER 'BULL' HALAHAN AND 'BLUE
109S'



 

 

During late 1939 No. 1 Squadron was commanded by Squadron Leader Patrick J. H.
‘Bull’ Halahan. While airmen from all over the Empire served in 1 Sqd,  the
Irish squadron leader earned a certain notoriety. Patrick Halahan, a Dubliner,
nicknamed ‘Bull’ - apparently because of his sturdy broad-shouldered physique -
had what might then have been referred to as a 'strong character'. He spoke with
a thick Irish accent and according to one account, " his language was colorful
and down-to-earth. " As part of 67 Wing, 1 Squadron was sent to France during
October 1939 along with No. 73 squadron as part of the air component of the BEF
(British Expeditionary Force) assigned to escort and protect the BEF's Fairey
Battle bomber and recce machines. No. 1 Squadron was to settle in at the
airfield at Vassincourt (Champagne-Ardennes region), while No. 73 Squadron under
Squadron Leader Brian W. ‘Red’ Knox was stationed at Rouvres. The field at
Vassincourt was perched above the small village of Neuville where No 1
squadron’s pilots were quartered in private lodgings. It was, according to the
pilots, a ‘real hole’. Squadron Leader Halahan soon had good cause to call upon
the services of the new French interpreter assigned to the unit - a certain Jean
Demozay. With Jean’s help the pilots were able to establish their ‘mess’ in the
local town hall, rather than utilize the ancient and run down buildings on the
airfield. This was the first real contact between the two men and their paths
would subsequently cross on several more occasions.

'Bull' was soon embroiled in struggles with RAF command. This became evident
when he insisted on back armour being installed in the Hurricane. The
authorities believed this would disrupt the aircraft's centre of gravity, but
Halahan took the armour from a Fairey Battle bomber and had it installed. It was
soon apparent that it did not affect the Hurricane’s handling. He demanded –
against regulations – that the convergence distance for the eight machine guns
be reduced to short range, which increased the effectiveness of the Hurricanes. 




Pilots of No 1 Squadron at Vassincourt show off one of their Hurricanes to Mr
Mahmoud Abu Fath, a member of the Egyptian Parliament, January 1940. Looking at
the camera is Flying Officer Billy Drake, who became a 20-kill ace and survived
the war.





Below; Thierry Dekker artwork of No. 1 Sqd Hurricane Mk 1. s/n L1679 'JX-G' of
F/O Paul Richey, Vassincourt, May 1940. Note the French-style rudder stripes.
Note the aircraft is fitted with a reflector gun sight. The photo also appears
to show aluminium or blue lower surfaces (rear fuselage) - as Richey put it in
his account ; " all German aircraft were difficult for us to see from below as
they were painted duck-egg blue. Our  [..aircraft ] stood out like
chequer-boards. Not without a struggle 'Bull' had our machines painted blue
underneath, a colour subsequently adopted for all RAF fighters..."







As noted by Richey in his memoir 'Fighter Pilot' 'Bull' also filed a report
regarding the lower surface colours of RAF fighters which was forwarded to AASF
HQ and dated May 7, 1940 and had originated from test flying a captured Bf 109
against Hurricanes on May 2, 1940 at Orleans. S/Ldr Halahan wrote:

" ..during these tests one point became abundantly clear, namely that the 109,
due to its better under camouflage, was very much more difficult to spot from
underneath than was the Hurricane. This gives the 109 a definite tactical
advantage, namely when they are below us they can spot us at long distance,
which we when below them find most difficult. As in all our combats initial
surprise is the ideal at which we aim, I strongly recommend the undersides of
Hurricanes be painted a duck egg blue, the roundels remaining the same, as it is
the contrast between the black and the white only which is noticeable from
below.."





Above, Bull Halahan (CO) and Johnny Walker in front of 'L', still apparently
with black/white undersides



Below; P/O Peter 'Boy' Mould of 1 Sqd is often credited with scoring the first
RAF victory over France on Oct 30, 1939 in Hurricane L1842 coded 'T'. In fact he
did not - a JGr. 152 Bf 109 D flown by Gfr. Joseph Scherm was shot down by
return fire when attacking a Battle of No. 103 Sqd on September 27. Three weeks
later a Hurricane coded 'T' was lost after a mid-air collision with a French
H-75A. The Hurricane was flown by Sgt A.V. Clowes (of JX-B with wasp fame) and
the photo shows Clowes alongside the machine - note the 'T'  - the serial 'JX'
appears to have been overpainted, as was common practice at the time. While
codes change in service of course this may well have been Mould's aircraft.





Loss report for P/O Mould, flying a replacement Hurri, coded "T" on May 10, 1940
Type: Hurricane Mk 1
Serial number: P2649, JX-T
Operation: Patrol
Damaged: 10/05/1940
P/O W.O. Mould - unhurt
Took off from Vassincourt. Hit by return fire from Do 17 engaged east of Rouvres
05.00 hrs. Returned with slight damage and punctured tyre. Aircraft damaged but
repairable.






Another Irish pilot to benefit from Halahan’s leadership in 1 Sqd was John
Ignatius Kilmartin from Dundalk, County Louth. ‘Killy’ claimed several aircraft
destroyed during the Battle of France, including a Messerschmitt Bf 109 on 12
May 1940.  (claimed as a Heinkel He 112). On that same day, his leader, ‘Bull’
Halahan shot down a ‘real’ Bf 109 before being brought down himself. Luckily, he
was unhurt and managed to return to his unit. He continued to lead them to
numerous victories in the air until the exhausted Squadron was granted a return
to Britain on 24 May. Both pilots became instructors at No. 5 Operational
Training Unit at RAF Aston Down. Halahan became its commander, but Kilmartin was
sent to RAF Tangmere to participate in the Battle of Britain, shooting down two
aircraft in the first three days. 


Surprisingly the experienced Halahan was not involved in the Battle of Britain.
In April 1941 he led a formation of 24 Hurricanes, taking off from the aircraft
carrier HMS Ark Royal and flying to the besieged Malta, enabling the island to
hold off Italian-German air attacks. However, in June 1941, he took
responsibility for a riotous drinking spree of some of his men and was
transferred to the Middle East. With his career stalled, he retired from the RAF
in 1943. This, together with his absence from the Battle of Britain, may be the
reason why he is largely forgotten. 

The memoirs of Richey and Drake, two direct witnesses suggest other reasons. For
example, Halahan is described as  having a certain contempt for the French ally
and made no secret of it according to the Francophile Richey. Drake describes
him as an unwelcoming fellow who did not wish to have any ongoing contact with
his men. He lived in a chateau or, although married, indulged in adultery with
local girls (his Francophobia was therefore 'two-speed'). It is perhaps for his
'harsh' temperament ('Bull') and his various misdemeanours that led to his
eclipse rather than for his 'non-participation' in the Battle of Britain.... 


Kilmartin had a much longer career, flying Typhoons and Thunderbolts and taking
command of several units from Scotland to Sierra Leone and from Middle Wallop to
Sumatra. After the war, Kilmartin stayed in the RAF and held several positions
in NATO until 8th July 1958, when he retired as a Wing Commander.


Irish volunteers in the RAF during the Battle of France - essay by Joseph Quinn


Also on this blog;


Two controversial French aces; Clostermann and Demozay





Posted by FalkeEins at 04:41

Labels: Bf 109, Luftwaffe in France, Westfeldzug



MONDAY, 10 APRIL 2023


LUFTWAFFE FIGHTERS - COMBAT ON ALL FRONTS 2



 





Posted by FalkeEins at 02:17

Labels: Luftwaffe books, Mortons Media Group



THURSDAY, 23 MARCH 2023


OBERFÄHNRICH WOLFGANG ROSE 4./JG 26 - 'EHRENBUCH JG 26'





  


   The JG 26 'Ehrenbuch' is a large volume containing brief biographical details
and portraits of every pilot who flew with JG 26. Read in conjunction with the
"Gedenkblätter für die gefallenen Angehörigen des Geschwaders" ('memorial cards'
for the fallen members of the Geschwader   - genitive case ending on Geschwader,
not a plural!) it is possible to build up a picture of these young
Nachwuchs ('new growth') who flew and fought for literally only a handful of
sorties before being shot down and killed.
 
Born on 28 September 1924 in Stollberg (district Erzgebirgskreis, southwest of
Chemnitz), Wolfgang Rose arrived at JG 26 on 30 April 1944 aged 19 years old. He
had entered the Luftwaffe in November 1942 directly from school and became an
Oberfähnrich on 1 March 1944. A tall thin lad, well-liked, he was a keen airman
and as might be expected 'einsatzfreudig'  or 'keen to see action'. He was
posted from his operational training unit 4./ Jagdgruppe West to 4. Staffel and
flew just 7 combat sorties (Feindflüge) before he was shot down and killed on 27
June 1944. The Ehrenbuch gives a very short account of his death - his Staffel
was landing after a sortie when they were surprised by Allied fighters.  At the
controls of his Fw 190 A-7 'black 15' (WNr. 431159) Rose had already set up to
land but 'saw the danger' and attempted to pull up and go around. He failed to
detect the P-47 or P-51 that slipped in behind him. He was hit and shot down. He
crashed to his death 1 km east of  Ennencourt and was buried at the German
cemetery in Beauvais. Rose was credited with a single Abschuss - a so-called 
'wirksamer Beschuss'  ('effective fire'). A note in his memorial card attests to
his 'strong' ideological and political outlook ('seine weltanschauliche und
politische Einstellung war gefestigt '). His rank of Ofhr. has been crossed out
and 'Leutnant' added - presumably posthumously along with the award of the EK I
in December 1944.


An interesting account from a JG 26 Nachwuchs who survived is Heinz Gomann's "
Und über uns der Himmel - Fliegergeschichten vom Jagdgeschwader 26 " - flying
stories from JG 26. (Vowinckel Verlag, 1996).  Gomann provides an apt
description of the non-existent combat value of an inexperienced fighter pilot
during his first missions at this stage of the war;

"..The Staffel takes off to counter incoming Spitfires. I stay close to my
Rottenführer. Suddenly everything starts to turn like crazy. I have no idea why.
After landing, they tell me that we were caught up in dogfights with the
Spitfires. I didn't see any. Apparently that's what happens to everyone at the
beginning (...)…"











Also on this blog;


Ehrenbuch entry detailing the career of Uffz. Walter Lühs 9./JG 26  

Posted by FalkeEins at 02:57

Labels: Fw 190, JG 26, Luftwaffe in France



SATURDAY, 18 MARCH 2023


JG 11 FW 190 'LOW-VIZ' CAMOUFLAGE SCHEMES



On page 38 of his book 'Frontal durch die Bomberpulks' Fritz Engau (I./JG 11)
writes;

"...When I arrived at I./JG 11 in early 1944 a number of our Fw 190s, including
the Kommandeur's machine, had been sprayed in a light grey scheme overall,
toning down the usual mottle finish, while on all our machines the Haken- and
Balkenkreuze were only barely visible ('schwach erkennbar')...It has often been
imagined that this unusual finish served as 'camouflage' (in 'English' in the
German text) so that our opponents would find it harder to pick us out as German
machines in the air..[..] You could hardly disguise the distinctive form of the
Fw 190 or the Bf 109 in the air. In addition all JG 11 fighters displayed a
yellow fuselage band which was highly visible. Ultimately the reasons for
adopting the finish were obscure and it can be supposed with a certain degree of
certainty they probably had more to do with  testing of colours/paint finishes-
than any other consideration. Certainly at the time the subject was not one we
pilots discussed....."

The images below are just two from a series that appear in the outstanding
Jochen Prien Jagdfliegerverbände series (Volume 13, 1944 - Defending the West)
depicting III./JG 11 Fw 190s with over-painted crosses. Note on the 'overhead'
photo the wing crosses are just visible...






Also on this blog;

JG 11 Gustavs defending the Reich 1943, Jochen Prien's Jagdfliegerverbände
series

'Frontal durch die Bomberpulks' Fritz Engau (I./JG 11)





Posted by FalkeEins at 01:23

Labels: Defence of the Reich, Fw 190, Jagdfliegerverbände series, JG 11



SATURDAY, 11 MARCH 2023


BF 109 G-6/AS " RED 2 " - A VIEW OF THE RUDDER SCOREBOARD KILL MARKINGS



 


A blog exclusive  - a  (very low res) view of the rudder scoreboard kill
markings on Friedrich-Karl Müller's 1./NJGr 10 Moskito hunter "Red 2" during the
late summer/autumn of 1944 and (above) amended profile artwork from Anders!

Since Anders Hjortsberg's original profile artwork was first published over ten
years ago (!!) on this blog,  Müller's Bf 109 G-6/AS "Red 2" can be found all
over the net (..stolen by Laird at the asisbiz site needless to say..), has been
the subject of model kits and even featured on kit box artwork. With one area of
'speculation'  - the rudder.  The original images made available to this blog
did not show the rudder kill markings yet we assumed they were there since all
of Müller's aircraft were reputed to feature a rudder scoreboard. And although
this is only a poor quality (photo) copy it was well worth waiting for too - the
Hakenkreuz is very unusually for a late war 109 painted right across the hinge
line. The owner of the photo stated when he sent me this poor quality copy that
the swastika was 'oversized' for better 'visibility' and this was why it
encroached on the rudder. This is evidently not the case  - the Hakenkreuz is
not over-sized but it is strangely positioned as Ander's revised artwork below
indicates. Still unusual - but not as unusual as it might have been!









Note the last but one bar in the bottom row is Müller's 24th victory returned on
23 August 1944 - his first and probably only Mosquito. The word 'Mosquito' (with
English spelling) appears in the black stripe. Müller made six combat sorties in
"Red 2" verifiable from his log book, before the machine was repainted in the
ace's preferred 'Green 3' as Müller went to the 'new' Stab I./NJG 11 some time
in September-October 1944 -according to his erster Wart. It may be that 'Red 2'
had already become 'Green 3' by the time the above image was captured. Müller's
25th was claimed on 12 September (last victory bar above) and his 26th three
months later on 4 December 1944.



 
When Hans Dittes restored his 'Black 2', a number of pictures of what was
reported to be the original rudder from Müller's Bf 109 K-4 'Green 3' were
published. Here the swastika must have been 'restored' to the fin as the rows of
bars are neatly aligned ...and note the (German) spelling of 'Moskito'...







To conclude, a couple of links on this blog covering both this and another
similar aircraft; 

 Bf 109 G-6/AS 'Red 2', 1./NJGr 10 Moskito hunter flown by Friedrich-Karl Müller
during July-August 1944 - pictures and artwork here

'Green 5', the overall black Bf 109 G-6/AS of 2./Erg.JG 2,
the Ergänzungsnachtjagdstaffel (night fighter auxiliary training unit) featured
on this blog here

My 'history' feature on wilde Sau ace Friedrich-Karl Müller of JG 300 and NJG 11
complete with rare photos and first person accounts is available to read in the
free 76-page November 2019 issue of Eduard INFO - download it here










Posted by FalkeEins at 08:19

Labels: Bf 109 aces, Nachtjagd NJG 11



TUESDAY, 7 MARCH 2023


'A FIGHTER PILOT'S BOLD FEAT' - SIEGFRIED LEMKE CLAIMS MARCH 19, 1944



 

During January 1944 I./JG 2 was hastily dispatched to the Mediterranean Front,
deployed to counter  15th USAAF bombing raids. Following the Allied landings at
Anzio Italy, the Gruppe was scrambled on 27 January over the Toulon-Hyeres
region in the south of France against an incoming fighter sweep by 52nd FG
Spitfires airborne from Calvi in northern Corsica. Four of these were claimed,
three of them by Fj-Ofw. Lemke, 1./JG 2 Staffelführer.

On 25 February 1944, I. and 4./JG 2 moved from the south of France to the banks
of Lake Trasimeno in northern Italy. Lemke distinguished himself during his
unit's short two month stay in northern Italy, being credited with eighteen
victories. He was awarded the Ehrenpokal in March 1944, the DKiG in April
followed by the Ritterkreuz in June.

On 19 March Lemke - by now with the rank of Leutnant - repeated his feat of 27
January. According to an article in an issue of Frontzeitung "Luftflotte Süd"
the date March 19, 1944 is an odyssey in itself in the career of the ace of
1./JG 2. His exploits - including the downing of three more 52nd FG Spitfires -
featured in a PK war correspondent's report. Lemke came down at sea, spent some
time in his dinghy, then elected to swim ashore - spending five or six hours in
the water - at least! En route he swam past his one of downed US opponents who
was in his dinghy. Lemke carried on swimming and reached the shore. He then
walked to the nearest fishing village and apparently passed out from fatigue,.
When he came to, he commandeered a boat, rowed back out to sea to rescue the US
aviator still in his dinghy.. (!!) 


A feat that borders on the miraculous and I'm guessing that  Shores and co. left
this episode out of their 'Mediterranean air war' account because there is
probably no way of verifying any of it..


Lemke was subsequently 'interviewed' by a war correspondent and this rare
personal account has been translated by Nick Beale - see link below.  " -
Leutnant Lemke tells how after three victories in one day, he was shot down over
the sea, swam ashore and still took an enemy pilot captive .."


Lemke's claims for March 19, 1944
 
34th claim
19.3.44/0750
Spitfire
5km W of Moltalto di Castro


35th and 36th claims
19.3.44/0953 and 1002
Spitfire
20km W of Tarquinia/20km W of Moltalto di Castro


Two Spitfires from 52nd FG lost this date, while a third was damaged: EF703/VF-Q
of Lt. Robert C Boyd, EE858/VF-E of Capt. Eugene C Steinbrenner and Lt. Charles
E DeVoe was WIA (damaged)


The full story of the deployment of I./JG 2 over Italy during early 1944 is told
by Nick Beale on his Ghost Bombers site here


Lemke's own account of his March 19 feats as told to a war reporter translated
by Nick Beale here


Also on this blog; 


Siegfried Lemke's logbook entry 1.1.45

Siegfrie Lemke's award of the Ritterkreuz, June 1944




Posted by FalkeEins at 01:29

Labels: JG 2, Luftwaffe Aces, Luftwaffe over the Mediterranean

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