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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Telge, Werner	Oblt			1	Stab III/JG-54	Bf 109F	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Soviet SB-3 on 12 June, 1942.
2	Telge, Wilhelm	Hptm	3/11/1918	Braunschweig	12	3(F)/22, 4/NJG-1 (10/42), 5/NJG-1 (5/43), 4/NJG-1 (6/43)	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5364 "G9 + AN" (lost 9/1/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 EP, Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1943 shortly after downing a bomber southwest of Berlin. Buried Völpke-Badeleben, Block D/1/5 (Rosseels). His R/O-Gunner, Fw Walter Telsing (23 victories: 12 w/Telge & 11 w/Breves), and Signal Officer Oblt. Freimann, survived by parachuting. The Bf 110 crashed between Juchendorf and Beuthen. One known victory, a Wellington III of RAF No. 12 at Wintershoven (Limburg), 9 km NNW of Tongeren Belgium, the night of 15-16 October, 1942. Two others, a Halifax and a Wellington during the Düsseldorf night raid on 26 May, 1943. Another Halifax on 30 May, 1943. A Stirling on 12 June, 1943. A Lancaster 4 km SW of Neeuwen on 15 June, 1943. A Halifax 5 km W of Mechelen on 23 June, 1943. A double victory on 4 July, 1943; both Lancasters, one by Gesves near Namur, the other by Grauge between Walhein (Brabant) and Emage (Namur). Believed to be the 10th, a Halifax at Rotem and an 11th, another Halifax at Weissweiler on 14 July, 1943. Most likely his last, a Stirling at Wollershausen on 1 September, 1943. Jager Blatt article. Added: The 2nd Lancaster on 4 July, 1943, was a Lanc III, ED820 "PH-A", piloted by F/O Arnold R.Herron and 5 others were killed, one POW. It has been reported that Telge collided with a Halifax believed to be of No.419 Sq, JD270 "VR-P" (medalsofengland.com via S.Youngs).		Allied Losses Database Lancaster ED820
3	Widmaier, Viktor	Flg			8	7 (10/43), 8 & 9/JG-11 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-5 Werk # 26082 ""White 12" (flown 10/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470066 "White 7 + I" (lost 2/10/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a B-17 10 km N of Langeoog on 2 October, 1943. Another, his 2nd, a B-17 by Telge on 8 October, 1943. His 3rd, a B-17 on 26 November, 1943. His 4th, a B-17 into the sea off Spiekeroog on 20 December, 1943. His 5th, a P-38 on 5 January, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 7th & 8th, a B-17 in the Rheine-Nordhorn area, and a P-47 near Hannover, on 10 February, 1944. WIA 10 February, 1944 during aerial combat with P-47s near Bentheim/Oldenburg.

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