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Name : NJG5 Country : Germany |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Oberfeldwebel | unknown | unknown | 09th October 1943 | ||||
Unteroffizier | unknown | unknown | 18th August 1943 | ||||
Unteroffizier | unknown | 10th March 1941 | 10th March 1941 | 1/NJG 3, Crewman of a Messerschmitt Bf.110 night fighter shot down and died 10th March 1941 Killed in Action | |||
Oberleutnant | unknown | unknown | 04th January 1944 | ||||
July 1943 | March 1945 | ||||||
April 1944 | October 1944 | ||||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : NJG5 | ||
| 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 | |
| Altner, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Altner, Herbert | Altner, Herbert German night-fighter Ace who claimed at least 25 victories with NJ3, NJ5 and finally with 10./NJG11. He has two recorded victories with NJG3, on 19th August 1942 and 19th February 1943, before he scored the bulk of his victories with NJG5, beginning with a Flying Fortress on 9th October 1943. By 7th February 1945 when he claimed his last victory with NJG5, he had racked up a score of 24. On 3rd April 1945 he was flying Me262B-1a/U1 111980 Red 12 of 10./NJG11 when he claimed his final victory - a Mosquito over Berlin. | |
| Baader, Click the name above to see a profile of Baader, | Baader, | |
| BANSER, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of BANSER, Wilhelm
| BANSER, Wilhelm Unteroffizier, 1/NJG 3, Crewman of a Messerschmitt Bf.110 night fighter shot down and died 10th March 1941 | |
| Borchers, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Borchers, Walter
| Borchers, Walter | |
| Carstens, Fritz Click the name above to see a profile of Carstens, Fritz | Carstens, Fritz | |
| Dahms, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Dahms, Helmut | Dahms, Helmut | |
| Drunkler, Ernst-Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Drunkler, Ernst-Georg | Drunkler, Ernst-Georg | |
| Engel, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Engel, Walter | Engel, Walter | |
| Fellerer, Leopold Click the name above to see a profile of Fellerer, Leopold | Fellerer, Leopold | |
| Fenske, Walter Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Fenske, Walter Erich
| Fenske, Walter Erich 09.39 in 2.(Z)/LG 1. 08.10.39 now in 14.(Z)/LG 1. 21.07.40 trf to 3./NJG 1. 10.40 Lt., assigned to 3./NJG 1. 11.02.41 Oblt., appt Staka of 3./NJG 1 (to 10.41). 10.41 appt Staka 9./NJG 2. 06.43 Hptm., Staka 11./NJG 5. †28.03.44 Hptm., KIA during operational mission or died at Brodenbach in Bf 110 G-4 test flight crash Brodenbach on 26.03.44 with 3./NJGr. 10. | |
| Hoffmann, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Gerhard
| Hoffmann, Gerhard Gerhard Hoffmann was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. Hoffmann was credited with 130 aerial victories. Unteroffizier Hoffmann was transferred to the 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) in June 1942 on the Eastern front. His first streak of success was achieved in April and May 1943 over the Cuban bridgehead where he claimed his 42nd aerial victory on 30 May 1943. He was wounded on 25 September 1943 and claimed his century mark in the middle of March 1944 over the Crimea. His victory tally stood at 125 when he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944. He was transferred to the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe West at the end of April 1944 as a fighter pilot instructor and promoted to Leutnant. He was put in command of the 4./Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1 (EJG 1). He claimed 4 aerial victories in March 1945 at the Oder front with this Staffel and was made Staffelkapitän of the 11./JG 52. He shuttling an aircraft to Breslau on 11 April 1945. On this flight he crashed and was killed. The reasons for this crash remain unanswered. | |
| Hoffmann, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Werner
| Hoffmann, Werner Born in 1918, Werner Hoffman began flying gliders in 1932 before joining the Luftwaffe in 1936, being awarded his pilots badge in June 1938. A month later, he was with 7./JG234 which, at the beginning of May 1939, became one of the first Destroyer units, I./ZG52. He was assigned to 4./ZG2 and took part in the Battle of France, scoring his first victory, a Spitfire, over Dunkirk. After being wounded, he served as a Staffelkapitan with Erganzungs Zerstorer Gruppe in Denmark, before retraining as a night fighter. Becoming Staffelkpitan of 5./NJG3, he took part in the Channel Dash operations. Hoffmann claimed two twin engine RAF bombers during the 1,000 bomber raid on the night of 25th - 26th June 1942, his first victories at night. In July 1943 he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./NJG5. By the end of 1943, his victory total had increased to 18, but on 20th January 1944 his aircraft was damaged by a Lancaster bomber and he was forced to bale out. At the end of January 1944, he shot down three Halifaxes one night, followed by two Lancasters the following night. With further victories over four-engined bombers at night, his tally grew until the night of 16th - 17th March 1945, when his Ju88 was shot down by a Mosquito night fighter, thought to have been the 239 Sqn Mosquito of British Ace Dennis Hughes. He flew almost 200 missions, scoring 51 night and 1 day victories. Awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943, he was nominated for the Oak Leaves. Werner Hoffman passed away on 8th July 2011. | |
| Johanssen, Karl-Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Johanssen, Karl-Ludwig
| Johanssen, Karl-Ludwig Karl-Ludwig Johanssen was born on 15th May 1921. Flying with III./NJG4 and I./NJG6, he was one of the Luftwaffe's most successful radio operators, flying with Martin Becker and participating in 59 air victories. He was awarded with the Knights Cross in March 1945. He died on 11th August 2009. | |
| Johnen, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Johnen, Wilhelm | Johnen, Wilhelm | |
| Kraft, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Kraft, Josef
| Kraft, Josef 8 February 1921 – 16 October 1994 | |
| Lechner, Alois Click the name above to see a profile of Lechner, Alois | Lechner, Alois | |
| Meurer, Manfred Click the name above to see a profile of Meurer, Manfred
| Meurer, Manfred | |
| Putzkuhl, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Putzkuhl, Josef | Putzkuhl, Josef | |
| Radusch, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Radusch, Gunther
| Radusch, Gunther | |
| Rauh, Hubert Click the name above to see a profile of Rauh, Hubert
| Rauh, Hubert | |
| Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu Click the name above to see a profile of Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu
| Sayn-Wittgenstein, Heinrich zu | |
| Schoenert, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Schoenert, Rudolf | Schoenert, Rudolf | |
| Schulte, Helmuth Click the name above to see a profile of Schulte, Helmuth | Schulte, Helmuth | |
| Spoden, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Spoden, Peter | Spoden, Peter Peter Spoden was born in Borken near Minster on 8th November 1921. Peter Spoden completed his education in 1940 and worked initially on the railways. Spoden learned to fly gliders with the Hitler Youth. He finally joined the Luftwaffe in October 1941. Spoden trained at the Luftkriegsschule 4 at Fürstenfeldbruck. After gaining his Pilot’s Badge and A/B flying certificate, Spoden attended Flugzeugführerschule C 17 at Pütnitz where he trained to fly multi-engine types. On the 1st of February 1942 Spoden was promoted to the rank of Leutnant and on 1st September, Spoden attended the Blindflugschule at Copenhagen for instrument flight training before pgoing to the Nachtjagdschule at Kitzingen for operational training. On 1 June 1943, Leutnant Spoden was assigned to 6./NJG 5 based at Parchim. He scored his first victory on the Peenemunde raid when he intercepted a RAF formation of Lancaster bomber between Hanshagen and Greifswald.whihc were attacking the German the research facilities. On the night of 22/23 August, while attacking RAF bomber formations over Berlin, Spoden shot down a Halifax, before engaging an RAF Stirling four-engine bomber. He shot down the Stirling, but the bombers rear-gunner was able to score hits on Spoden’s Bf 110 night-fighter, wounding him in the left leg, and setting his aircraft on fire. Spoden baled out of his Me110 but contacted the tail unit pinning him to the elevator. Fortunately, he was thrown clear. Spoden spent three months recuperating before returning to 5./NJG 5 in November and in August 1944, Spoden was transferred to the Stabsstaffel of II./NJG 6 based at Swäbisch Hall. On the night of 26/27 December, he was seeking Allied gliders supplying men and equipment to encircled troops at Bastogne when his Me110 was hit by German flak. The port engine caught fire and Spoden was forced to belly-land his aircraft near Stradtkyll. Spoden was knocked unconscious and was pulled from the blazing wreckage by his crewmen. On 21 February 1945, Spoden recorded his 20th victory when he shot down Lancaster near Worms. In late February, he was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold for 22 victories. Returning to night fighting he eventually became Gruppenkommandeur of I./NJG6 on 19th March 1945, his final tally was 26 victories. On 29 April 1945 the remnants of NJG 6 surrendered to American troops at Schleissheim. Spoden was released from captivity in autumn 1945. In 1954, he was accepted for a Lufthansa training programme to become an airline pilot. He completed the course on 20 July 1955, retiring in 1981. | |
| Strohecker, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Strohecker, Karl | Strohecker, Karl | |
| Wandam, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Wandam, Siegfried
| Wandam, Siegfried | |
| Wolf, Robert Click the name above to see a profile of Wolf, Robert | Wolf, Robert | |
| Zorner, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Zorner, Paul
| Zorner, Paul Originally a transport pilot, Paul Zorner flew in North Africa, the Mediterranean and southern Russia before retraining as a nightfighter pilot, joining II./NJG2 in 1942 flying the Ju88. In December he took command of 2./NJG3 operating first the Do217 and then the Me110. At the beginning of 1943 he was squadron commander of 3./NJG3 and then 8./NJG3, which he led until April 1944, when he took command of III./NJG5, re-equipping with the Ju88G-6. In October 1944 he was promoted to become Kommander of II./NJG100. Paul Zorner was credited with 59 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. | |
| Aircraft for : NJG5 | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with NJG5. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Anson 
Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1935 Retired : 1968 Number Built : 11020 | Anson he Avro Anson originated from the Avro 652 commercial aircraft which first flew on 7th January 1935. It was a twin-engine British-built multi-role aircraft which saw distinctive service with both the Royal Air Force and The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as well as The Royal Canadian Air Force during and after the Second World War. The prototype 652A first flew at Woodford on 7th January 1935 and was developed from an initial airliner design and named after Admiral George Anson. The adaptation for a coastal reconnaissance role resulted in the production variant, the Avro 652a, which flew at Woodford on New Years Eve 1935 with the type entering service in March 1936 as the Anson Mk1. Initially it was flown with a 3-man crew but later developments in its reconnaissance role required a 4th crew member. The Anson entered service on 6 March 1936 with 48 Squadron equipped with the Anson. At the start of the Second World War, the RAF had received 824 Ansons and there were 26 RAF squadrons operating the Anson I: 10 with Coastal Command and 16 with Bomber Command. All of the squadrons in Bomber Command in 1939 with Anson Is were operational training squadrons that prepared crews for frontline service. 12 of the squadrons were in No. 6 (Operational Training) Group. Newly formed crews having completed individual flying and technical training were first trained as bomber crews in Ansons and then advanced to the various frontline aircraft types, which were also in the same squadrons with the Ansons. After training in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types (Fairey Battle, Bristol Blenheim, Vickers Wellington, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, and Handley-Page Hampden). At the start of the war, the Lockheed Hudson was beginning to replace the Ansons in Coastal Command with one squadron of Hudsons and one with both Ansons and Hudsons. Limited numbers of Ansons continued to serve in operational roles such as coastal patrols and air/sea rescue. Early in the war, an Anson scored a probable hit on a German U-boat. In June 1940, a flight of three Ansons was attacked by nine Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109s. Remarkably, before the dogfight ended, without losing any of their own, one of the Ansons destroyed two German aircraft and damaged a third. The aircraft's true role, however, was to train pilots for flying multi-engined bombers such as the Avro Lancaster. The Anson was also used to train the other members of a bomber's aircrew, such as navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers and air gunners. Postwar, the Anson continued in the training and light transport roles. The last Ansons were withdrawn from RAF service with communications units on 28 June 1968. The Royal Australian Air Force operated 1,028 Ansons, mainly Mk Is, until 1955 | |
Ju88 
Manufacturer : Junkers Production Began : 0 Retired : 0 Number Built : 15000 | Ju88 The German Junkers JU 88 twin engined Bomber of World war two. The first prototype first flew in December 1936 with a civilian registration of D-AQEN it managed a top speed of 360 mph. This would give the German air force the Luftwaffe a fast multi role bomber. The Junkers JU 88 was used as a night fighter, reconnaissance and Torpedo Bomber. In total there were 15,000 JU 88's built during the war JU88 losses unknown serial numbers at this stage 11/12.07.40: Target Avonmouth & Portishead: Ju 88A of I/KG 51 4 NCO's missing Failed to return and probably crashed into the sea. 11/12.07.40: Target Avonmouth & Portishead: Ju 88A of 3/KG 51 Ofw. Josef Rattel (F) killed 1 NCO injured 2 others uninjured This aircraft was unable to precisely identify the target because of intense flak. It suffered engine failure on the return flight and crashed and burnt out at Varnevil while on approach to landing. 22.08.40: Reconnaissance over Filton: Ju 88A-1, 7A+AL, of 3(F)/121 Ogefr. W.Kuhweide ( ) killed Ltn. R.Pfundtner ( ) POW injured Oblt. Baudler ( ) POW injured Flg. A.Leber ( ) POW injured Crashed at 16.00 hrs at Upcott Farm, Beaford, nr. Okehampton, Devon. Shot down by Spitfires of Green Section, 152 Sq. (Warmwell) following an attack by P/O. W.Beaumont. 11/12.04.41: Target Bristol area: Ju 88A-5, B3+GN of 5/KG 54 Uffz. Karl Funke (F) missing Fw. Josef Höhnhorst (Bf) missing Gefr. Heinz Bretschneider (Bs) missing Gefr. Horst Heller (B) missing Failed to return, probably crashed into the sea | |
Me110 
Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Production Began : 1938 | Me110 The Bf-110 grew out of Herman Gorings specifications for a multipurpose aircraft capable of penetrating deep into enemy airspace to clear the sky of enemy fighters in advance of German bomber formations. The aircraft would also be utilized as a long range interceptor, and as a ground support and ground attack bomber. The Bf-110 prototype first flew in 1936. The prototype was under powered with its Daimier Benz DB 600A engines. Several months passed before a go ahead was given for large scale production which commenced in 1938. Utilizing improved DB 601 engines, the early production 110s were as fast as any single engine fighter at that time, and had superior fire power. Their biggest apparent weakness was in the areas of armor protection for the crew, and in terms of maneuverability when compared to single seat fighters. The 110 was produced in large numbers and in many different variants. The 110D was the long range model. An additional belly tank was fitted to that aircraft, with several later variants having the more traditional drop tanks. The first serious test for the Bf-110 came during the Battle of Britain. About 300 Bf-110s were involved. They became easy prey for Hurricane and Spitfire pilots, and Bf-109s were often required to assist the 110s in their own defense. On August 15, 1940, which became known as Black Tuesday, the Bf-110s were ravaged by the RAF, and for the month over 100 aircraft were lost. On the Eastern Front the Bf-110 performed admirably in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa. With the Soviet Air Force weakened in the first several weeks of the attack, 110s were effectively utilized in a ground attack role. Ultimately, the Luftwaffe re-equipped a significant number of its 110s as night fighters. The aircraft performed well in this role because it was a good gun platform with sufficient speed to overtake the RAF night bombers. Such night missions were typically carried out with no Allied fighter escort, so the 110 night fighters would not have to engage or elude Allied fighters in this role. | |
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