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J/88 |
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Name : J/88 Country : Germany |
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Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Leutnant | unknown | unknown | |||||
Hauptmann | unknown | unknown | |||||
Feldwebel | unknown | unknown | |||||
Oberleutnant | 1st November 1938 | June 1939 | |||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : J/88 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Awe, Fritz Click the name above to see a profile of Awe, Fritz | Awe, Fritz | |
| Handrick, Gotthard Click the name above to see a profile of Handrick, Gotthard | Handrick, Gotthard | |
| Ihlefeld, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Ihlefeld, Herbert
| Ihlefeld, Herbert Born 1st June 1914 in Pinnow Pommern and died 8th August 1995 in Wenningen lower Saxony. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and scored nine victories during the Spanish Civil War. Flew 1000 combat missions and claimed 132 enemy aircraft with 56 on the Western Front including 26 spitfires and 67 on the Russian Front. Participated in the air war over Poland, France and the Battle of Britain. In 1941 Ihlefeld was transferred to the Balkans for the invasion of Yugoslavia. He was shot down by AA fire and captured by the Yugoslavian Army. 8 days lated he was rescued by the German troops. Ihlefeld participated in the assault on Crete, claiming his 36th kill, a Hurricane. He then commanded Jagdgeschwader 77 in time for Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. In April 1942 Ihlefeld became the 5th pilot to reach 100 victories and his unit 1/JG77 was credited with 323 enemy aircraft kills compared to the loss of only 17 Bf109s. Ihlefeld then took command of Jagdgeschwader 52 in June 1942 but he was involved in a landing accident and badly injured and was not ready to return to active service until July 1943. In May 1944 he commanded JG11 and then JG1 during the defence of the Reich. In 1945 he took command of Jagdgeschwader 1 equipped with the Heinkel 162. | |
| Lojewski, Alfred von Click the name above to see a profile of Lojewski, Alfred von | Lojewski, Alfred von Served with 2./J88 Legion Condor from 1st November 1938 to June 1939. On 29th June 1941 he was taken prisoner after his Me109E-3 0005164 Red 3 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and force landed in the bay of Kola. The aircraft was lost. | |
Died : 8 / 8 / 1995Last edited : 16:15, April 16, 2013
Last editor : kc
First created : 15:46, March 19, 2013
Created by : kc
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