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Gunther Bahr - Pilot Profile - Günther Bahr

Gunther Bahr

Victories : 37
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 29th April 2009


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Serving first as an instructor, he was posted to 6./SG210 (later 6./ZG1) on the Eastern Front until June 1942, when he retrained to fly night fighters. Posted first to NJG4 in August 1943, and then I./NJG6 where on the night of 21st/22nd February 1943 he shot down seven four-engined Russian bombers in one night, after claiming four victories on each of the two previous nights. Gunther Bahr flew over 90 night fighter missions, and was awarded the Knight's Cross in March 1945. He had achieved 37 air victories. Sadly, Gunther Bahr passed away on 29th April 2009.

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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.

Gunther Bahr

Squadrons for : Gunther Bahr
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gunther Bahr. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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NJG4


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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NJG6


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Full profile not yet available.

SG210


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of SG210		SG210

Full profile not yet available.

ZG1


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Known Victory Claims - Gunther Bahr

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

04/03/1942Uffz. Günther Bahr6ZG 1R-5--Eastern Front
24/08/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6StirlingN. Berlin: 5700m0.47Western Front
24/08/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxBerlin0.4Western Front
14/10/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6B-1720km SE Schweinfurt: 7000m14.57Western Front
18/10/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Lancaster35km N. Hameln [25km W. Hamlin]20.43Western Front
03/11/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Halifax25km W. Düsseldorf: 6200m19.55Western Front
17/11/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterSSW Hochspeyer: 5200m20.16Western Front
20/12/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Halifax1km SW Mannheim: 5800m [SSE Mayern]19.24Western Front
20/12/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Halifax50km SW Koblenz: 5000m19.38Western Front
20/12/1943Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Ruppach: 4400m [NW Limburg]20Western Front
30/01/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterWarwitz NW Berlin20.14Western Front
30/01/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Lancaster10km NW Oranienburg20.25Western Front
20/02/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Lancaster15-20km SSW Stendal: 6100m3.2Western Front
25/02/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterDN-1: 5800m [SE Neufchâteau]21.28Western Front
27/04/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterUS-6: 5800m [15km NW Kirchenhall]2.45Western Front
28/04/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxFuF Kuli: 5400m [NW Friedrichshafen]1.37Western Front
28/04/1944Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6Lancaster50-80km NW Friedrichshafen: 5500m2.51Western Front
29/07/1944Fw. Günther Bahr1NJG 6Lancaster20-50km v. Obj. Stuttgart: 5400m2.08Western Front
26/08/1944Fw. Günther Bahr1NJG 6HalifaxW. Russelsheim: 5300m1.15Western Front
12/09/1944Fw. Günther Bahr1NJG 6B-17SR: 5700m [NW Mannheim]22.46Western Front
08/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterW. München22.27Western Front
08/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterW. München22.3Western Front
08/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6B-24München22.36Western Front
08/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterWNW München22.38Western Front
28/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterStuttgart23.32Western Front
28/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterW. Stuttgart23.39Western Front
28/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterLudwigsberg23.46Western Front
28/01/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterE. Mannheim23.59Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.5Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.44Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.46Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.42Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.39Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.37Western Front
21/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6HalifaxSW Worms20.34Western Front
23/02/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterRaum Pforzheim20.09Western Front
16/03/1945Fw. Günther Bahr3NJG 6LancasterSW Nuremburg21.31Western Front

Known Claims : 37

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