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JG21 |
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Name : JG21 Country : Germany |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
unknown | unknown | 01st September 1939 | 01 Sep 1939 3./JG 21 PZL P-24 17:19 N Warschau | ||||
unknown | unknown | 01st September 1939 | 01 Sep 1939 2./JG 21 Albrecht Dresz PZL P-24 Warschau area | ||||
Leutnant | unknown | unknown | 30th October 1939 | ||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : JG21 | ||
| 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 | |
| Baumgarten, Ewald Click the name above to see a profile of Baumgarten, Ewald
| Baumgarten, Ewald | |
| Bob, Hans-Ekkehard Click the name above to see a profile of Bob, Hans-Ekkehard
| Bob, Hans-Ekkehard After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knight's Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Galland's JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he scored 60 victories. | |
| Clerico, Max Click the name above to see a profile of Clerico, Max | Clerico, Max | |
| Dettmer , Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Dettmer , Heinz
| Dettmer , Heinz 5 September, 1940 during aerial combat, crashed south of Benfleet, Kent when hs parachute failed. He died of his wounds and was located on 17 September, 1940. | |
| Dresz , Albrecht Click the name above to see a profile of Dresz , Albrecht | Dresz , Albrecht On the 1st Sept 1940 he shot down two Polish PZL P-24 and later during the Battle of Britian Oberleutnant Albrecht Dresz's Messerschmitt Bf109 shot down at Hengrove near Margate, while escorting bombers raiding Manston on 12 August 1940.' | |
| Hausmann, Richard Click the name above to see a profile of Hausmann, Richard | Hausmann, Richard | |
| Heinbockel, Hans-Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Heinbockel, Hans-Erich | Heinbockel, Hans-Erich | |
| Lange, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Lange, Heinz
| Lange, Heinz At the outbreak of war Heinz Lange was with I./JG21 scoring his first victory in October 1939. He flew 76 missions in the Battle of Britain with 8./JG54, and never lost a wingman. After flying in the Balkan campaign he took part in the invasion of Russia, scoring 7 victories during the first week. In October 1941 he was given command of 1./JG54 and in 1942 command of 3./JG51. In January 1944 Heinz Lange returned to JG54 to command 1.Gruppe and then back to JG51 where he was appointed Kommodore of JG51 Molders, leading IV./JG51 at the same time. Heinz Lange flew over 628 missions and achieved 70 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. Born 2nd October 1917, died 26th February 2006. | |
| Leykauf, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Leykauf, Erwin | Leykauf, Erwin Born in January 1918, Erwin Leykauf learned to fly at glider school and Luftkriegschule, before being called up to fly at the beginning of the war. He flew with JG21 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, which soon became JG54 where he scored his first 7 victories. Transferring to the Balkans and later the Eastern Front he was forced into an emergency landing behind enemy lines during Operation Barbarossa, eventually making his way back to rejoin his unit. On the night of 22nd - 23rd June 1942, he claimed 6 victories in less than one hour. In August 1943, Leykauf began converting with JG54 to the Fw190 fighter. At the end of the war he was with JG7, flying the Me262, although he did not get a chance to fly any missions on the jet fighter. Erwin was awarded the Iron Cross I and II and his victories had climbed to 33. | |
| Ostermann, Max-Hellmuth Click the name above to see a profile of Ostermann, Max-Hellmuth
| Ostermann, Max-Hellmuth Born in Hamburg on 11th December 1917, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann joined the Luftwaffe in March 1937. He flew Me110s with I./ZG1, participating in the invasion of Poland before transferring to JG21 in April 1940. During the Battle of France, he claimed his first victory, shooting down a French fighter on 20th May 1940. He claimed one more victory during the French campaign before the squadron was redesignated JG54 and fought in the Battle of Britain, where Ostermann claimed a further 6 victories. Participating in the Balkans campaign, he shot down a Yugoslavian Me109 fighter, before moving to fight the Russians on the eatern front. With 29 victories claimed, he was awarded the Knights Cross on 4th September 1941. He scored his 50th victory on 20th January 1942, increasing his total to 70 by the 20th of March that year. Early in May, after scoring his 97th victory, Ostermann was shot down but was unharmed. Returning to action, he scored his 100th victory on 12th May 1942, and was the 7th pilot to score this total. He was shot down on the same mission, suffering sufficient wounds to keep him out of action until August. On 9th August 1942, he scored his 102nd victory, but was shot down and killed by Russian fighters soon afterwards. | |
| Pausinger, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Pausinger, Paul | Pausinger, Paul | |
| Rödel, Gustav-Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Rödel, Gustav-Siegfried
| Rödel, Gustav-Siegfried | |
| Schilling, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Schilling, Wilhelm | Schilling, Wilhelm | |
| Schneider, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Schneider, Georg | Schneider, Georg | |
| Zilken, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Zilken, Helmut | Zilken, Helmut | |
Known Individual Aircraft of JG21 : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
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| Aircraft for : JG21 | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with JG21. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Me109 
Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 33984 | Me109 Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. | |
  Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob of JG21 Becomes an Ace by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Terminal Morane by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   High Five by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Hans-Ekkehard Bob - No.2 by Ivan Berryman. (P) |
JG21 Artwork |
  First Victory by Ivan Berryman. | Hans-Ekkehard Bob - No.2 by Ivan Berryman. | High Five by Ivan Berryman. |
Terminal Morane by Ivan Berryman. |   Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob of JG21 Becomes an Ace by Ivan Berryman. |
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