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Joachim Wandel - Pilot Profile - Joachim Wandel

Joachim Wandel

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Victories : 75
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 17th October 1942


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

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.

Joachim Wandel

Squadrons for : Joachim Wandel
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Joachim Wandel. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

Known Victory Claims - Joachim Wandel

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

05/06/1940Oblt. Joachim Wandel2JG 76Morane 406Amiens11Western Front
07/06/1940Oblt. Joachim Wandel2JG 76HurricaneS. Dieppe20.45Western Front
15/03/1942Oblt. Joachim WandelStab II.JG 54I-26E. Saniska: 1100m18.05Eastern Front
19/03/1942Oblt. Joachim WandelStab II.JG 54I-181km SE Fl.Pl. Gremjaschkowo: 150m17.08Eastern Front
23/03/1942Oblt. Joachim WandelStab II.JG 54Il-215km W. Staraya Russa: 300m14.43Eastern Front
25/04/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Il-25km E. Ramenschowo: 1300m-Eastern Front
28/04/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-110km NE Dammschowo: 4500m9.32Eastern Front
07/05/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-1N. Demjansk: 1200m15.5Eastern Front
06/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Demjansk: 1500m23.5Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54TB-3Kraseja: 1400m0.05Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Kraseja: 900m0.32Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschewo: 1200m0.56Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54SB-2Koroßtya: 1600m22.5Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschewo: 1200m23.09Eastern Front
07/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschewo: 1100m23.18Eastern Front
08/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschevo: 1100m0.33Eastern Front
17/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-2E. Malyushki: 1800m (Vitebsk)17.34Eastern Front
17/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54LaGG-3Kochelyevo: 500m18.11Eastern Front
20/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschewo: 500m0.54Eastern Front
20/07/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2Ramuschewo: 1400m1.15Eastern Front
03/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-218 828: 400m1.35Eastern Front
03/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-218 828: 300m1.45Eastern Front
03/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54U-2NE Ramuschevo: 400m2Eastern Front
06/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-147 860: 2200m19.35Eastern Front
07/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-157 514: 1100m18.07Eastern Front
08/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54R-546 223: 200m19.37Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-356 163: 2200m13.52Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-347 881: 1500m10.18Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-347 814: 1800m10.11Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-347 821: 300m14.12Eastern Front
09/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-356 153: N. Jakowlew: 2300m13.5Eastern Front
10/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-347 551: 2200m18.49Eastern Front
10/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54MiG-347 551: 2000m18.57Eastern Front
11/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-147 481: 4500m8.48Eastern Front
12/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-154 274: 1500m18.55Eastern Front
12/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-154 242: 1500m18.57Eastern Front
14/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-154 223: 1900m18.45Eastern Front
18/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-154 223: 2300m11.55Eastern Front
18/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54I-16 Rata54 221: 2400m8.58Eastern Front
18/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54I-18055 842: 800m17.15Eastern Front
19/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-155 874: 2000m10.05Eastern Front
19/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Jak-158 874: 1500m10.1Eastern Front
26/08/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54LaGG-347 672: 2500m8.46Eastern Front
06/10/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54Il-238 861: 20m9.25Eastern Front
07/10/1942Hptm. Joachim Wandel5JG 54LaGG-338 81: 20m10.3Eastern Front

Known Claims : 45

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