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# | Pilot (↑) | Rank | Born | Place | Score (↑) | Units | Aircraft | Awards | *************Notes************* | Photo | Links | AuthorComments |
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1 | Bigge, Josef "Jupp" | Lt | 8 | Stab/JG-2 (8/41), 8/JG-2 (9/41), 3/JG-2 (12/41), 8/JG-2 (4/43), 2/JG-2 (8/43) | Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550165 "Black 2" (lost 8/13/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550208 "Black 2" (60% dam 9/6/43) | EP![]() EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured in a landing accident overturned after hitting an obstruction, at St Andre airfield on 6 September, 1943 (Boiten). Injured in a crash at Beauxon 13 August, 1943 due to a fuel shortage. Rudi Pflanzs wingman in December, 1941. Claimed a "damaged" Spitfire in the Gravelines area on 14 August, 1941. One known victory, a Spitfire north of Calais on 29 August, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire NW of Boulogne on 17 September, 1941. A 3rd Spitfire north of Brest on 7 January, 1942. A 4t, a Spitfire on 5 April, 1943. A 5th, another Spitfire on 11 April, 1943. A 6th, a B-24 D on 16 April, 1943. A 7th, a Lancaster W of Chartres at Courville-sur-Eure on 15 August, 1943. An 8th, a B-17 1 km SW of Tours on 6 September, 1943. Added: An Ofw at the time, Bigge and Lt Detlef Grossfuss took part in the first night interception sortie, 17 January, 1944, in the modified Fw 190A-6/R6 (C.Sundin). | |||||
2 | Grossfuss, Detlef | Oblt | 11/24/1919 | Friedrichsort/Kiel | 20 | 2/JG-2 (8/43 St Andre), 11/JG-2 (12/43), Stab I/JG-2 (2/44), 9/JG-2 (7/44) | Fw 190A-6 "Black 6" in JG-2, Fw 190A-6 Werk # Unk "Black 13" (St Andre 8/16/43) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/1/44) EP (3/3/44) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver | WIA 5 July, 1944 at St Andre during aerial combat with P-47s (Boiten). One known double victory, both Halifax; one 1 km NNW of Verneuil, the other by Beaune on 12 August, 1943. A triple victory on 16 August, 1943; a Halifax 3 km SSW of Rugles, a Lancaster 3 km SE of Orbec-en-Auge and a 2nd Lancaster 500m S of Houlgate. A "4 mot Flzg" 25 km N of Ornemündung on 17 August, 1943. A B-24 on 30 December 1943. A P-47 on 21 January, 1944. A Dragonfly 12 km NW of Nettuno on 29 February, 1944. A B-24 5 km W of Tarquinia airfield on 3 March, 1944. Two B-26s at Charleville on 7 May, 1944. A P-38 20km NW of Romilly, Fr. on 8 May, 1944 (C.König). A P-47 SW of Evreux on 5 July, 1944. Magnus.
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