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Rudolf Sigmund - Pilot Profile - Rudolf Sigmund

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Victories : 28
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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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.

Rudolf Sigmund

Squadrons for : Rudolf Sigmund
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Rudolf Sigmund. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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NJG1


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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NJG2


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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NJG3


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Known Victory Claims - Rudolf Sigmund

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

25/08/1941Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund1NJG 1Whitley5km N. Wavre1.2Western Front
21/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2StirlingNW Zwolle2.05Western Front
26/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2HalifaxAssen1.5Western Front
28/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2Halifax20km SSW Den Helder3Western Front
30/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2Halifax40km S. Leeuwarden1.08Western Front
09/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2Halifax21km NW Gröningen1.52Western Front
14/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf SigmundStab II.NJG 2Wellington547 4H2: 3500m [W. Texel]2.3Western Front
04/01/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1Halifax336 8F5 [See]: 4300m [NNW Scheveningen]20.3Western Front
20/02/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1Wellington46/4 in See [55km N. Texel]19.45Western Front
26/02/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1B-24542 3G3 in See: 4500m [60km N. Ameland]12.24Western Front
03/03/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 3Stirling447 6D3 in See: 2000m [20km W. Texel]22.32Western Front
12/03/1943Ltn. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1Stirling332 2 aüf See: 3200m [60km W. Den Helder]23.16Western Front
17/04/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1B-1705 Ost S/74/5/1: 7000m13.45Western Front
13/05/1943Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1Wellington53/65c: 4500m [40km W. Petten]2.09Western Front
28/05/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1Lancaster548 4G1: 5600m [Witmarsum/25km SW Leeuwarden]1.47Western Front
13/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1LancasterGrafhorst: 5400m1.23Western Front
13/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1LancasterEL-2.5: 5300m [35km NW Vlieland/Ijsselmeer]2.11Western Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1WellingtonGH 34a: 5400m [25km W. Den Helder]2.35Western Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1LancasterFH 97e: 4000m [60km W. Egmont]2.4Western Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1WellingtonFH 88b: 4000m [60km W. Egmont]2.49Western Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1HalifaxEF 2: 2500m [140km W. Den Helder]3.24Western Front
26/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1StirlingDK 39b: 3000m [50km WNW Den Helder]2.22Western Front
26/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1StirlingEK 26c: 6000m [3km S. Hoorn]2.31Western Front
26/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1WellingtonDL 91g: 4800m [20km ESE Den Helder]2.43Western Front
26/06/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1LancasterFL 72e: 4300m [NW Makkum]3.01Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund10NJG 1HalifaxBO-19 in See: 5700m [15km NW Vlieland/Borkum]23.57Western Front
01/09/1943Hptm. Rudolf SigmundStab III.NJG 3Lancasterbei Brandenburg: 4200m0.14Western Front
03/10/1943Hptm. Rudolf SigmundStab III.NJG 3LancasterS. München-Walchensee: 5600 m0.05Western Front

Known Claims : 28

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