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Walter Loos |
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Name : Walter Loos Air Victories : 38.00 Awards : Knights Cross |
Walter Loos was one of the last German Experten. He came as a newly trained pilot to the III./JG3 in January 1944, and was one of the few new pilots of 1944 who survived the war. He claimed his first aerial victory during a fierce aerial battle when the 8th US Air Force attacked Berlin on 6th March 1944. While with the Sturmgruppe IV./JG3, he downed several four-engine bombers and was hand picked by Walther Dahl for Geschwaderstab /JG300. Loos made a great success as a Sturmflieger, but was himself shot down nine times in only a few months. Sta/JG301 was equipped with the Ta152, the most modern propeller fighter, in order to protect the bases of the jet fighters from spring 1945. It was natural to include Loos in this unit. On 24th April 1945, Loos encountered a formation of Soviet fighters over Berlin and managed to down two of them. In spite of flying only 66 missions, he was credited with 38 confirmed victories, including 30 four-engine bombers, plus 8 unconfirmed victories. Six days later on 30th April, JG301 took off for their last battle of the war. Russian fighters attacked the formation and Loos shot down one Yak-9 – one of the last two victories claimed by JG301. That was his 38th victory. While 38 victories for WW2 German fighter pilots was not a huge number, when one considers that over 100 aces achieved over 100 victories, it is outstanding when one considers that Loos achieved his 38 victories in only 66 missions. Few pilots in history have achieved that ratio of kills to sorties. |
Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew |
  Clipped Signature - Walter Loos. |
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
06/03/1944 | Uffz. | - | 12.55 | ||||
08/03/1944 | Uffz. | - | 13.31 | ||||
08/03/1944 | Uffz. | - | 13.28 | ||||
08/04/1944 | Uffz. | - | 14.15 | ||||
09/04/1944 | Uffz. | - | 12.1 | ||||
11/04/1944 | Uffz. | GC-3: 5000m [SE Gardelegen] | 11.1 | ||||
11/04/1944 | Uffz. | GC: 5500m [Magdeburg] | 11.15 | ||||
22/04/1944 | Uffz. | NQ-OQ: 6300m [Westerwald SE Bonn] | 19.46 | ||||
29/04/1944 | Uffz. | HD-3 Burg: 7500m | 11.2 | ||||
08/05/1944 | Uffz. | FA-1: [S. Sülze-Südheide] | 10.07 | ||||
28/05/1944 | Uffz. | GE-HE: 7500m [NE Magdeburg] | 14.2 | ||||
29/05/1944 | Uffz. | BI-BK: 6500m | 12.25 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Uffz. | - | 11.15 | ||||
07/07/1944 | Fw. | N. Quedlinbürg Kr. Sachsen: 5600m | 9.45 | ||||
15/08/1944 | Fw. | PP-PO-QO: 6500m [Raum Koblenz] | 11.47 | ||||
23/08/1944 | Ofw. | FL-FM: 7000m [Mürzzuschlag] | 12.15 | ||||
29/08/1944 | Fw. | 15 Ost S/UQ-UR: 7500m [Brünn] | 10.46 | ||||
24/04/1945 | Ofw. | Berlin | - | ||||
24/04/1945 | Ofw. | Berlin | - | ||||
25/04/1945 | Ofw. | Berlin | - | ||||
30/04/1945 | Ofw. | Berlin | - | ||||
| Aircraft for : Walter Loos | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Walter Loos. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Ta152 
Manufacturer : Focke-Wulf | Ta152 Full profile not yet available. | |
| Squadrons for : Walter Loos | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Walter Loos. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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JG3 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG3 | JG3 Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Commanders of IV./JG 3 Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944 Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944 Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944 Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944 Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945 Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945 Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945 Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945 | |
JG300 Country : Germany Founded : 26th June 1943 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG300 | JG300 Jagdgeschwader 300 (JG 300) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 300 was formed on June 26, 1943 in Deelen as Stab/Versuchskommando Herrmann, from July 18, 1943 as Stab/JG Herrmann, and then finally redesignated on August 20, 1943 to Stab/JG 300. Its first Geschwaderkommodore was Oberstleutnant Hajo Herrmann. | |
JG301 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG301 | JG301 Full profile not yet available. | |
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