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Walter Hoeckner - Pilot Profile - Walter Hoeckner

Walter Hoeckner

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Victories : 68
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 25th August 1944


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.

Walter Hoeckner

Squadrons for : Walter Hoeckner
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Walter Hoeckner. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG1


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG1		JG1

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.

JG26


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG26		JG26

Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923.

Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26

Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939
Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940
Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940
Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40
Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941
Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942
Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943
Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943
Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943
ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943
Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944
Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944
Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944
Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944
Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45
ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945
Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945

JG4


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG4		JG4

Full profile not yet available.

JG77


Country : Germany
Founded : May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77		JG77

Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean.

JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created.

In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)

Known Victory Claims - Walter Hoeckner

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

14/03/1941Oblt. Walter Hoeckner6JG 77BeaufortBrest15.32Western Front
26/05/1941Oblt. Walter Hoeckner6JG 77HurricaneMalemes14.35Western Front
26/05/1941Oblt. Walter Hoeckner6JG 77BlenheimMalemes17.07Western Front
26/05/1941Oblt. Walter Hoeckner6JG 77BlenheimMalemes19.07Western Front
04/10/1942Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab III.JG 77Jak-100 261: 2200m10.08Eastern Front
16/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 453: 800m14.5Eastern Front
16/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 422: 800m14.52Eastern Front
18/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-228 454: 5m10.57Eastern Front
21/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Curtiss P-4018 264: 40m13.26Eastern Front
21/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26LaGG-318 294: 1800m13.2Eastern Front
27/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Curtiss P-4028 122: 4000m8.4Eastern Front
27/02/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Curtiss P-4028 311: 300m8.45Eastern Front
05/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Curtiss P-4013 214: 2000m8.45Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-219 573: 10m6.55Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Curtiss P-4019 673: 20m7Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 193: 200m14Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 322: 50-60m14.01Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 352: 40m14.02Eastern Front
07/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Il-218 382: 15m14.03Eastern Front
09/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26LaGG-518 471: 3000m14.15Eastern Front
24/03/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26P-210 281: 2500m10.2Eastern Front
05/05/1943Hptm. Walter Hoeckner1JG 26Pe-253 121: 1800m18.05Eastern Front
12/08/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17MP-9: Lindlar]9.25Western Front
04/10/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17OO: 8: 600m [Bad Münstereifel]11.38Western Front
08/10/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17DS-1: 7000m [10km NW Diepanu]15.15Western Front
10/10/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17JP-3: 12km SW Münster: 7000m15.06Western Front
26/11/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17ES-2-5: 8500m [bei Delmenhorst]12.07Western Front
29/11/1943Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab II.JG 1B-17ES-4.2: 8500m [Harpstedt-Syke]14.5Western Front
13/05/1944Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab I.JG 4P-40KF-3: 3000m13.18Western Front
13/05/1944Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab I.JG 4P-40KS: 3000m13.21Western Front
17/05/1944Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab I.JG 4P-47GT 6: 3000m10.28Western Front
18/05/1944Hptm. Walter HoecknerStab I.JG 4P-40--Western Front

Known Claims : 32

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