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Jurgen Harder - Pilot Profile - Jurgen Harder

Jurgen Harder

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Victories : 64
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 17th February 1945


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.

Jurgen Harder

Squadrons for : Jurgen Harder
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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 - Jurgen Harder

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

22/06/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53I-17-16.45Eastern Front
25/06/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53DB-3-11.36Eastern Front
14/07/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53I-16Smolensk16.55Eastern Front
14/07/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53I-16Smolensk16.56Eastern Front
30/07/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53I-17-19.25Eastern Front
27/08/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53R-5-13.47Eastern Front
08/09/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53DB-3-9.55Eastern Front
09/09/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53R-5-9.05Eastern Front
09/09/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53I-16S. Tschernigow14.25Eastern Front
26/09/1941Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53V-11SW Klimowka11.4Eastern Front
18/03/1942Ltn. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53Spitfire-17.15Western Front
30/04/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53SpitfireE. Malta11.3Western Front
30/04/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire n.b.--Western Front
18/05/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire25km S. Hal Far: 1200m12.55Western Front
30/05/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40E. Ain-el-Gazala16.17Western Front
31/05/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40W. El Adem18.52Western Front
11/06/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53HurricaneW. El Adem16.25Western Front
14/06/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-11.25Western Front
27/09/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53BostonNW Kairo10.45Western Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-9.15Western Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-9.25Western Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-16.2Western Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-16.23Western Front
13/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-9.35Western Front
13/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-40-17.55Western Front
19/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-407km N. El-Daba15.16Western Front
20/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Hurricane5km SE Abûd-Dweis: 200m14.1Western Front
21/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-4025km NW El-Alamein: 20m11.57Western Front
22/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-4015-20km SE Quotifiya: 2000m10.27Western Front
26/10/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Curtiss P-4010km NE Fûka: 5000m9.57Western Front
12/11/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire3km N. Qued Zarga: 1500m14Western Front
22/11/1942Ltn. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire20km SW Béja: tiefflug16.44Western Front
30/01/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder8JG 53Spitfire15km SE Passaro: 2000m8.33Western Front
08/02/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder8JG 53Spitfire30km S. Cap Corce: 200m10.38Western Front
22/03/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder7JG 53B-1710km N. Cap Vito: 8000m15.55Western Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire10km E. Kelebia: 8000m18.55Western Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder7JG 53Spitfire10km E. Cape Bon: 4000m18.4Western Front
09/05/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder7JG 53B-17200m NW Cap Galle13.25Western Front
10/05/1943Oblt. Jürgen Harder7JG 53P-382½km SW Trapani13.55Western Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Jürgen Harder7JG 53B-1745km SW Granitola Toretta: 6200m11.12Western Front
07/02/1944Oblt. Jürgen HarderStab III.JG 53Spitfire25km W. Albenga: 2000m11.55Western Front
14/02/1944Hptm. Jürgen Harder7JG 53P-3820km S. Rosa: 5500m11.17Western Front
25/02/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-24LH-4 3764: 6800m [S. Villach]11.47Western Front
18/03/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-17MJ-5: 6500m9.54Western Front
28/03/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-47AG-4: [Fano]12.06Western Front
28/03/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-47AG-4: 3500m [Fano]12.05Western Front
02/04/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-24MK 9: 4500m12.16Western Front
07/04/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-3810km S. Treviso: 2000m13.08Western Front
18/04/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-47NF-26: 3000m [SW Udine]15.02Western Front
25/04/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-24UD-8: 5000m [30km SW Forli]11.35Western Front
25/04/1944Hptm. Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-2450km S. Faenza: tiefflug12.11Western Front
28/06/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-2424 Ost N/UM-4: 8000m [SW Bücharest]10.08Western Front
28/06/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-2424 Ost N/UN-4: 7000m [W. Bücharest]10.17Western Front
03/07/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-5124 Ost N/UL 9: 5500m [Blejesti]12.07Western Front
04/07/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53B-2424 Ost N/SK-4: 5000m [SW Costesti]10.24Western Front
28/07/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-51--Western Front
04/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-51--Western Front
04/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-51--Western Front
18/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53P-51--Western Front
20/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Jak-9Rumänien-Western Front
20/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Jak-9Rumänien-Western Front
20/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Il-2Rumänien-Western Front
21/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Jak-9Rumänien-Western Front
22/08/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Jak-9Rumänien-Western Front
11/12/1944Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53Il-288 79: 800m12.35Eastern Front
04/01/1945Major Jürgen HarderStab I.JG 53La-5--Western Front

Known Claims : 66

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