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Does any of you have a profile which clearly shows Theodore's personal Bf109G-6 during Invasion Front (... |
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06-20-2005, 04:08 PM
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Hi friends.
Does any of you have a profile which clearly shows Theodore's personal Bf109G-6 during Invasion Front (june-july 1944)?
I understand that he flew a Bf109G-6 to claim 25 victories in 26 missions. | 
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06-20-2005, 05:48 PM
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#2 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | interesting I only see 19 kills reported for the pilot while in Stab I./JG 5 on the Normandie front ...........
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06-22-2005, 04:33 PM
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Country: | Actually it was 25 kills in 26 missions. All of then were fighters. But I have no image or description of his personal mount. | |
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06-22-2005, 04:45 PM
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#4 | | the old Sage
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Country: | you have ALL the dates to confirm these claims ?
according to Freiburg archiv's he had 19 listed as confirmed or this is what is reported
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06-23-2005, 11:14 AM
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#5 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Here is a picture of him and his Me-262.
The site that I got this picture from does say that Weissenberger had 25 kills in 26 sorties on the Invasion front. I can not confirm this though because this is the only website that I have read this on. http://hem.passagen.se/galland/Weissen.html
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06-23-2005, 03:01 PM
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#6 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Claes artwork is a fine representation of a Stab machine, but again it is artistic impression.
Very true that Theo was probably responsible for 3/4r's of the I./JG 5 kills on the Normandie front. June 7th till August 14, 1944. I'll try and make a listing of the kills of the gruppe during their time during the French onslaught shortly....
still looking for Theo's Bf 109G-6 profile. not sure if it had a chevron or not or a number 1 ?
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06-23-2005, 05:15 PM
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Country: | In OSPREY BF109F/G/K ACES OF THE WESTERN FRONT tells that he claimed 25 confirmed victories in 26 sorties. I don't have a list of kills, but the book says that those kills were mainly fighters. I understand that his unit I./JG5 was equipped by Bf109G-6 by that time (june 44 - july 44). I'm not sure if he was still wearing chevrons or if he was still wearing his "4" as he did before or if he changed to "1".
The only clues that I have is that the unit was possibly equiped with Bf109G-6 and that he loved his number "4".
Bf109G-2 in Norway = White 4
Me262A-1 Defense of Reich = Green 4
Bf109G-6 Invasion Front = ?????? | |
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06-23-2005, 05:49 PM
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#8 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Oh No, not the dreaded Osprey Book quote again... Not real reliable info from that...
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06-23-2005, 06:00 PM
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#9 | | the old Sage
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Country: | yes osprey title goes out the window. we need the official history by Belgian author Eric Mombeek on the unit. will try and send him a private mail and maybe we can get the real story. This could all be old news from the Ernst Obermaier KC title of some years ago in the form of a biography. whether it was even 15 US fighters/RAF that is still some success with being overwhelmed over France and it's borders by Allied fighters.....
i'll do a listing once the grandgirls go home later this evening
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06-23-2005, 06:19 PM
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#10 | | the old Sage
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Country: | well it helps to pull out the right books.
JG 5 by Werner Girbig. Yes according to Herr girbig Theo claimed 25 kills for his 176-200th kills while with JG 5. something does not figure though....5 P-47's on June 7, 1944 ? On the 19th of July he claims 3 Typhoons and a P-51.... big (?) again. On the 25th of July 2 Spitfires.
ok more research .........Die Invasion is covered in 18 pages and the "old" book is divided by Gruppen which is a bit odd. 25 kills for Theo and Lt. Mors shot down 11 Allied fighters and 1 bomber. Like I said I have to do some more research and maybe I can hunt down one of the G-6's for the gruppe at the Invasion-front ~
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06-23-2005, 07:14 PM
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Country: | guys it appears that some of the I./JG 5 machines were Bf 109G-6/AS, well at least in 3./JG 5 they were, also G-6/U2's
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06-24-2005, 09:59 AM
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Country: | reading through the JG 5 war diary and Theo was shot down and wounded on one mission, not sure just which a/c he flew and if it was 100 destoryed or lightly damaged. His A/C was a G-5/AS unit
from Frappe's excellent Normandie/JG acct.
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06-24-2005, 12:52 PM
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Country: | Good info, thanks Erich.
And agreed on the Osprey books. I have never found them to be too accurate.
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06-24-2005, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Erich reading through the JG 5 war diary and Theo was shot down and wounded on one mission, not sure just which a/c he flew and if it was 100 destoryed or lightly damaged. His A/C was a G-5/AS unit
from Frappe's excellent Normandie/JG acct. | Interesting... If that pilot in the Bf109 is Theo, then it is possible that he actually wore chevrons instead of any number. So his aircraft was a G-5/AS...mmm very interesting!!. We are getting closer. | |
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06-24-2005, 01:59 PM
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#15 | | the old Sage
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Country: | yes it is Theo and the single < would indicate his Stab I./JG 5 Kommandeur status. But i did mention he was shot down so not sure if the a/c was totalled or he flew this one again or anaother G-6/AS ? There were few G-5/AS still left
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