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Wilhelm Crinius - Pilot Profile - Wilhelm Crinius

Wilhelm Crinius

Victories : 114
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 26th April 1997


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross		Oak Leaves

Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Wilhelm Crinius

Squadrons for : Wilhelm Crinius
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wilhelm Crinius. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG53


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG53		JG53

Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the Pik As (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war.

Known Victory Claims - Wilhelm Crinius

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

09/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-2-17.25Eastern Front
09/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-2-17.3Eastern Front
21/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-3-19.1Eastern Front
23/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-3-18.2Eastern Front
23/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-5-18.4Eastern Front
23/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-3-19.1Eastern Front
28/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-10-18.29Eastern Front
28/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-10NE Tschernowa: 1000m18.33Eastern Front
03/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53AiracobraS. Walinow: 2600m18.42Eastern Front
03/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53AiracobraKriwonka: 2500m18.53Eastern Front
05/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-3E. Voronezh: 2500m7.55Eastern Front
08/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Boston--Eastern Front
08/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Boston-4.46Eastern Front
08/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53BostonPodgornoye: 1000m8.5Eastern Front
27/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-517 610: tiefflug17.4Eastern Front
01/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-339 41: 3000m14.19Eastern Front
03/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-239 19: 300m10.54Eastern Front
03/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-239 19: 200m10.57Eastern Front
03/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-239 27: tiefflug11.03Eastern Front
05/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-249 710: tiefflug9.36Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-534 650: tiefflug8.47Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-249 580: tiefflug16.4Eastern Front
08/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-339 450: tiefflug12.01Eastern Front
08/08/1942Oblt. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-249 610: tiefflug6Eastern Front
09/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-239 47: 100m18.26Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-339 774: 700m4.23Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-339 781: 700m4.24Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-239 590: 500m4.34Eastern Front
13/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 422: 300m10.14Eastern Front
13/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-339 42: 1500m16.35Eastern Front
13/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-339 271: 500m17.55Eastern Front
15/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 430: 3000m11.42Eastern Front
16/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 210: tiefflug6.1Eastern Front
17/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-549 263: tiefflug15.45Eastern Front
18/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-549 253: tiefflug8.05Eastern Front
19/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53DB-759 173: 100m15.25Eastern Front
19/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-259 173: 200m15.28Eastern Front
20/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-340 760: 2500m4.26Eastern Front
20/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53ER-240 780: 1000m4.47Eastern Front
21/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53DB-750 770: tiefflug13.17Eastern Front
23/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53U-249 228: tiefflug10.14Eastern Front
23/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53R-549 270: tiefflug10.22Eastern Front
23/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53I-18049 160: 1500m12.5Eastern Front
23/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 240: tiefflug16.22Eastern Front
24/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-359 140: 300m6.13Eastern Front
24/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-359 150: 100m6.17Eastern Front
26/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 160: 300m8.24Eastern Front
27/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 410: 600m11.2Eastern Front
27/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-449 110: 2000m17.35Eastern Front
28/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Curtiss P-40B49 420: tiefflug8.12Eastern Front
28/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-350 792: 1500m14.41Eastern Front
28/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-350 792: 700m14.44Eastern Front
30/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 210: 1000m5.27Eastern Front
30/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53MiG-349 210: 300m5.31Eastern Front
01/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-249 350: 200m7.43Eastern Front
02/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Curtiss P-4049 480: 3000m9.43Eastern Front
02/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 210: 600m12.32Eastern Front
02/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 230: 100m12.35Eastern Front
02/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Curtiss P-4049 330: 300m15.13Eastern Front
03/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53La-549 420: tiefflug14.12Eastern Front
04/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 230: 400m10.35Eastern Front
04/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 251: 1000m13.2Eastern Front
04/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 320: 1000m5.12Eastern Front
05/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 274: 1000m13.2Eastern Front
06/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 120: 1200m13.31Eastern Front
06/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 120: 1000m13.32Eastern Front
06/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-1-13.33Eastern Front
06/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-359 320: 800m13.57Eastern Front
07/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-240 250: 300m13.27Eastern Front
07/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53La-549 250: tiefflug5.28Eastern Front
08/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 240: 1000m10.27Eastern Front
08/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Il-249 160: 700m10.2Eastern Front
09/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 240: 1000m10.37Eastern Front
09/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 590: 500m10.45Eastern Front
09/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 590: 300m10.48Eastern Front
10/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 270: 1000m6.15Eastern Front
10/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 250: 800m6.19Eastern Front
10/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 420: 2000m14.1Eastern Front
11/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 790: 1000m14.33Eastern Front
11/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 870: 2000m11.45Eastern Front
11/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-340 790: 400m11.4Eastern Front
15/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53La-515km SE Stalingrad: 2000m14.02Eastern Front
16/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-349 422: 1000m14.05Eastern Front
17/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 750: 1500m9.46Eastern Front
17/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 760: 1000m9.48Eastern Front
17/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 760: 100m9.51Eastern Front
17/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 731: 2000m14.48Eastern Front
19/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 124: 1500m7.08Eastern Front
19/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 122: 1000m7.11Eastern Front
20/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 291: 3000m7.15Eastern Front
20/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 761: 1500m9.56Eastern Front
20/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 760: 400m9.58Eastern Front
20/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53LaGG-359 110: tiefflug16.11Eastern Front
21/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53P-249 241: 1800m6.07Eastern Front
21/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 792: 1200m17.15Eastern Front
21/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-140 792: 1300m17.16Eastern Front
22/09/1942Fw. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Jak-149 134: 3000m6.45Eastern Front
01/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire15km S. Cap Scaramia: 3500m16.34Western Front
01/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire25km S. Cap Scaramia: 1000m16.38Western Front
18/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53P-38Pl.Qu. 9866/03 Ost: 7500m [S. Tunis]11.55Western Front
18/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53P-38Pl.Qu. 9859/03 Ost: 7500m [S. Tunis]11.56Western Front
26/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53B-17Pl.Qu. 97/14/15/03 Ost: 2500m [Bizerta]13.28Western Front
28/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire5km S. Souk el Arba: 50m14.07Western Front
29/12/1942Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire10km ENE Bône: 500m14.35Western Front
01/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire20km NE Bône: 400m11.15Western Front
01/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire10km SSW Bône: 400m15.54Western Front
04/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Boston2km NW Protville: tiefflug10.36Western Front
06/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Curtiss P-404km N. Cap Rosa: 100m13.15Western Front
07/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire8882 See: 100m16.03Western Front
08/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53Spitfire10km NE Souk el Arba: 4000m13.45Western Front
08/01/1943Ltn. Wilhelm Crinius3JG 53P-3815km NE Béja: 8500m13.45Western Front

Known Claims : 111

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