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Rudiger von Kirchmayr - Pilot Profile - Rdiger von Kirchmayr

Rudiger von Kirchmayr

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Victories : 46
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


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In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Rudiger von Kirchmayr

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JG1


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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German World War II fighter unit or wing which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning hunt and Geschwader, meaning wing. First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans.

Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1.

Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war.

JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter.

In 1944 the Oesau suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war.

JG11


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Known Victory Claims - Rudiger von Kirchmayr

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

20/09/1941Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4.(Eins)JFS 5SpitfireNW Fécamp-Western Front
15/10/1941Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4.(Eins)JFS 5SpitfireOcteville16.13Western Front
11/12/1941Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4.(Eins)JFS 5BlenheimNW Le Havre-Western Front
09/01/1942Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4.(Eins)JFS 5HurricaneSW Caen-Western Front
11/01/1942Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4.(Eins)JFS 5Spitfireüber See-Western Front
29/10/1942Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr4JG 1Wellington90km W. Den Haag16.23Western Front
08/03/1943Ltn. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab II.JG 1Mustang35km W. Walcheren7.33Western Front
02/05/1943Ltn. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab II.JG 1Spitfire1km N. Wissekerke19.37Western Front
22/06/1943Ltn. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1Spitfire-10.32Western Front
11/01/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-174km SW Osterode/Harz [NE Göttingen]11.3Western Front
11/01/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17--Western Front
21/02/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-24 HSS05 Ost S/GO-GP Hengelo14.55Western Front
24/02/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-2405 Ost S/GS-8 [SW Lübbecke]12.37Western Front
25/02/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-1705 Ost S/TT/UT: N. Heilbronn13Western Front
06/03/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-1705 Ost S/FQ/FR: [E. Lingen]12.58Western Front
06/03/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1P-5105 Ost S/GP/GO: [Platzne Rheine]13.3Western Front
08/03/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-24JH-4 Luben 2km NW Luckau14.25Western Front
23/03/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17--Western Front
29/03/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17--Western Front
08/04/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-2405 Ost S/EB: 7000m [SW Salzwedel]13.51Western Front
19/04/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17--Western Front
29/04/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-1705 Ost S/GB: 5500m [Raum Wolfsburg]13.12Western Front
29/04/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17NE Fallersleben: 5500m13.1Western Front
29/04/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1P-4705 Ost S/GB-HB: E. Braunschweig11.05Western Front
08/05/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17ER-FR: [S. Delmenhorst]12.2Western Front
08/05/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-2405 Ost S/EA: [NW Celle]9.5Western Front
13/05/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1P-47UB-UD: 5500m [Lübecker Bucht]13.4Western Front
24/05/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17--Western Front
28/05/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von Kirchmayr5JG 1B-17HD-HC: 7500m [SW Magdeburg]14.08Western Front
20/07/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab II.JG 1SpitfireUS: 6000m [St. Lô-Coutances]13.07Western Front
20/07/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab II.JG 1SpitfireBU-BA: 2000m [Raum La Ferté-Sées]13.35Western Front
13/08/1944Oblt. Rüdiger von KirchmayrII.JG 1P-51--Western Front
17/12/1944Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11P-38QO-QN: 3000m [Prüm-Daun]14.36Western Front
23/12/1944Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11B-26PP-7/QP-1: 3200m [Ulmen/Eifel]10.37Western Front
24/12/1944Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11P-38RO 7-RN 9: 4000m [SE Echternach]10.27Western Front
10/02/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9-7.21Western Front
10/02/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9-7.24Western Front
10/02/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9-10.13Western Front
12/02/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9--Western Front
12/02/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9--Western Front
03/03/1945Hptm. Rüdiger von KirchmayrStab I.JG 11Jak-9--Western Front

Known Claims : 41

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