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Helmut Belser - Pilot Profile - Helmut Belser

Helmut Belser

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Victories : 36
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 19th June 1942


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
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.

Helmut Belser

Squadrons for : Helmut Belser
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Helmut Belser. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG53


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937
'Ace of Hearts'

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Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the Pik As (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war.

Known Victory Claims - Helmut Belser

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

24/07/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser2.Erg.JG 53HalifaxPl.Qu. 27/3/4/14 West: 50m14.55Western Front
04/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53DB-3-11.05Eastern Front
08/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-18-11.2Eastern Front
10/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-16-18.05Eastern Front
11/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53SB-3-9.06Eastern Front
11/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53SB-3-9.11Eastern Front
16/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-16-10.57Eastern Front
21/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-18-14.4Eastern Front
22/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53SB-2-14.15Eastern Front
23/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53Pe-2-14.45Eastern Front
27/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-153-16.36Eastern Front
30/09/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-180-13.1Eastern Front
03/10/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser5JG 53I-18-9.58Eastern Front
29/12/1941Oblt. Helmut Belser6JG 53Hurricane-10.1Western Front
04/01/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser6JG 53HurricaneSE Insel Malta: 6500m10.25Western Front
19/01/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser6JG 53Gladiator-13.45Western Front
27/01/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser6JG 53Battle-17.3Western Front
07/02/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser6JG 53BlenheimLucca aüf Malta: 50m [Luqa]11.32Western Front
15/03/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-11.1Western Front
01/04/1942Oblt. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-17.01Western Front
09/04/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire2km E. La Valetta: 1500m17.27Western Front
21/04/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-12.55Western Front
23/04/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Hurricane-16.4Western Front
26/04/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-15.15Western Front
09/05/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire1km S. Pinte di Qrendi18.16Western Front
12/05/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-11.4Western Front
14/05/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Spitfire-17.53Western Front
30/05/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-4030km SE Ain-el-Gazala: 1500m14.35Western Front
31/05/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-40SW Fort Acroma7.42Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-40-12.25Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-40-12.28Western Front
07/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-405km SW El Adem16.11Western Front
14/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Curtiss P-40-11.45Western Front
15/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Beaufort130km NNE Derna: 5-10m7.28Western Front
15/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Beaufort130km NNE Derna: 6-8m7.3Western Front
15/06/1942Hptm. Helmut Belser8JG 53Beaufort130km NNE Derna: 10m7.38Western Front

Known Claims : 36

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