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Wolfgang Spate - Pilot Profile - Wolfgang Spate

Wolfgang Spate

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Victories : 99
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross		Oak Leaves

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.

Wolfgang Spate

Squadrons for : Wolfgang Spate
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wolfgang Spate. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

JG7


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG7		JG7

Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II and the first operational jet fighter wing in the world.

It was created late in 1944 and served until the end of the war in May 1945, and it operated the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter exclusively.

JG 7 was formed under the command of Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, with Kommando Nowotny (the initial Me 262 test wing ) renumbered III./JG 7. Under the command of Major Erich Hohagen III./JG 7 was the only element of JG 7 ready to operate against the Allies. Throughout its existence JG 7 suffered from an irregular supply of new aircraft, fuel and spares. With such a radically new aircraft, training accidents were also common, with 10 Me 262s being lost in six weeks.

The technical troubles and material shortages meant initial tentative sorties were only in flight strength, usually no more than 4 or 6 aircraft. Flying from Brandenburg-Briest, Oranienburg and Parchim, the Geschwader flew intermittently against the huge USAAF bomber streams.

By the end of February 1945 JG 7 had claimed around 45 four-engine bombers and 15 fighters, but at this stage of war this success rate had no affect whatsoever on the Allied air offensive. During March JG 7 finally began to deliver larger scale attacks against the heavy bomber streams. 3 March saw 29 sorties for 8 kills claimed (one jet was lost). On 18 March III./JG 7 finally managed their biggest attack numerically thus far, some 37 Me 262s engaging a force of 1,200 American bombers and 600 fighters. This action also marked the first use of the new R4M rockets. 12 bombers and 1 fighter were claimed for the loss of 3 Me 262s.

The total numbers of aircraft shot down by JG 7 is difficult to quantify due to the loss of Luftwaffe records, but at least 136 aircraft were claimed, and research indicates as many as 420 Allied aircraft may have been claimed shot down.

Known Victory Claims - Wolfgang Spate

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

07/04/1941Ltn. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54BlenheimFünfkirchen12Western Front
23/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54SB-2NE Insterburg10.07Eastern Front
23/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54SB-2NE Insterburg10.07Eastern Front
27/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54SB-2E. Dünaburg13.35Eastern Front
27/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54SB-2E. Dünaburg13.5Eastern Front
30/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3E. Kreuzburg6.47Eastern Front
30/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3N. Dünaburg12.3Eastern Front
30/06/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3W. Dünaburg14.5Eastern Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3E. Tschalkino18.3Eastern Front
06/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16ESE Pleskau10.45Eastern Front
07/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3NE Ostrow18.55Eastern Front
08/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Porchow11.15Eastern Front
17/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-153NW Šoltzy6.3Eastern Front
17/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3E. Samra-See20.3Eastern Front
19/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3SW Mschinskaja17.3Eastern Front
19/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Wloschowo19.08Eastern Front
25/07/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54DB-3N. Werest7.58Eastern Front
07/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18W. Korpowa19.48Eastern Front
07/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18N. Korpowa19.51Eastern Front
10/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Poretschje10.11Eastern Front
11/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16NE Poretschje6.07Eastern Front
12/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Kiepiek17.5Eastern Front
16/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Krasnogwardeisk19Eastern Front
21/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Puschkin12.57Eastern Front
25/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-153Kuplja13.4Eastern Front
26/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16E. Poretschje5.45Eastern Front
26/08/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16E. Poretschje5.48Eastern Front
03/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18N. Michelowka18.3Eastern Front
09/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Leningrad16.45Eastern Front
10/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18S. Leningrad11.2Eastern Front
12/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18N. Krasnoje-Selo13Eastern Front
19/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Leningrad9.2Eastern Front
21/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18S. Putilowo11.5Eastern Front
21/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18N. Wswelowshski17.3Eastern Front
23/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16NE Leningrad8.4Eastern Front
26/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Shicharjewo8.35Eastern Front
26/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18N. Parogi11.2Eastern Front
27/09/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Ljubnitza11Eastern Front
01/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Polnowo17Eastern Front
01/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Polnowo17.02Eastern Front
02/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18Ljubnitza8Eastern Front
02/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18E. Waldai8.12Eastern Front
02/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18E. Seliger See14.3Eastern Front
02/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18E. Seliger See14.35Eastern Front
05/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-16SE Waldai8.1Eastern Front
07/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-26SE Borowitschi7.22Eastern Front
07/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-18NE Krestzy17.1Eastern Front
10/10/1941Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-26Jam Chotilowo10.17Eastern Front
17/03/1942Oblt. Wolfgang Späte9JG 54I-26Pogostje: 1000m13.2Eastern Front
05/04/1942Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54I-261km N. Waldluj: 2000m11.47Eastern Front
16/04/1942Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54Pe-2N. Maljutschi: 2000m8.1Eastern Front
16/04/1942Oblt. Wolfgang Späte5JG 54Pe-2200m NW Dworjetz: 2000m8.15Eastern Front
28/06/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54LaGG-584 859i: 4000m19.15Eastern Front
08/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Il-242 75: 2000m17.46Eastern Front
15/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54La-550 18: 800m13.4Eastern Front
15/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54La-550 14: 1000m13.5Eastern Front
15/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54La-550 12: Bodennähne14Eastern Front
16/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Curtiss P-4040 292: 1000m9.3Eastern Front
20/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Jak-932 772: 1500m15.3Eastern Front
22/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Boston32 59: 1500m15.25Eastern Front
26/07/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Il-2Cholm: 10m16.45Eastern Front
04/08/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 5412 33: 900m18.25Eastern Front
09/08/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Il-212 156: 400m-Bodennähe16.4Eastern Front
12/08/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54La-512 427: 2000m11Eastern Front
26/08/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54Jak-913 385: 800m12.36Eastern Front
26/08/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54La-514 848: 2500m18.55Eastern Front
25/09/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54MitchellArnheim: 2500m18.02Western Front
26/09/1944Major Wolfgang SpäteStab IV.JG 54SpitfireE. Arnheim: 500m14.2Western Front
17/04/1945Hptm. Wolfgang SpäteStab I.JG 7B-17Raum Dresden-Western Front
19/04/1945Hptm. Wolfgang SpäteStab I.JG 7B-17SW Prag12.35±Western Front
25/04/1945Hptm. Wolfgang SpäteStab I.JG 7B-17SW Prag-Western Front
25/04/1945Hptm. Wolfgang SpäteStab I.JG 7B-17SW Prag-Western Front
25/04/1945Hptm. Wolfgang SpäteStab I.JG 7B-17SW Prag-Western Front

Known Claims : 73

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