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Hans-Joachim Birkner - Pilot Profile - Hans-Joachim Birkner

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Victories : 117
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 14th December 1944


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.

Hans-Joachim Birkner

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JG52


Country : Germany
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The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war.

Known Victory Claims - Hans-Joachim Birkner

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

01/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra58 842: 2500m10.25Eastern Front
04/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG58 191: 2000m9.07Eastern Front
05/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Boston59 582: 2500m8.58Eastern Front
09/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG59 732: 2000m13.44Eastern Front
11/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG58 182: 1000m7.3Eastern Front
11/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG58 182: 1000m7.31Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG39 481: 4500m7.4Eastern Front
24/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG58 392: 1000m9.35Eastern Front
24/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG58 391: 1000m9.36Eastern Front
25/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra39 462: 4500m10.05Eastern Front
25/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG39 483: 1000m10.08Eastern Front
29/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-229 524: 200m6.07Eastern Front
29/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra39 362: 4500m12.55Eastern Front
27/11/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG49 784: 400m9.05Eastern Front
27/11/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG48 782: 1200m14.2Eastern Front
28/11/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG48 783: 400m8.45Eastern Front
28/11/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG48 782: 1000m13.47Eastern Front
28/11/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.48 472: 800m14.35Eastern Front
15/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52AiracobraNE Novgorodka: 250m12Eastern Front
17/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52AiracobraS. Novgorodka: 1000m13.52Eastern Front
19/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGGBolschoi-Tokmak: 1500m14.2Eastern Front
19/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGGW. Malaya-Tomatshka: 300m14.22Eastern Front
19/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG48 654: 700m12.07Eastern Front
20/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGGSSE Novo-Nikolayevka: 250m11.56Eastern Front
03/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG-338 623: 1000m (Novo Krasnoye)12.05Eastern Front
03/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG-348 114: 500m (Novo Krasnoye)12.25Eastern Front
09/01/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra29374: 1500m14.07Eastern Front
15/01/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra19 491: 1800m8.54Eastern Front
15/01/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra19 493: 1700m9.25Eastern Front
15/01/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra19 462: 500m12.15Eastern Front
15/01/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra29 34112.21Eastern Front
15/04/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 262: 1000m6.4Eastern Front
15/04/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 254: 200m6.43Eastern Front
15/04/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.35 322: 200m10.3Eastern Front
15/04/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 242: Wassernähe10.32Eastern Front
16/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.35 561: 300m13.03Eastern Front
16/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 132: 500m13.08Eastern Front
18/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 823: 700m10.38Eastern Front
18/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 442: 2500m15.5Eastern Front
18/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 454: 2000m16.05Eastern Front
18/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.35 472: 500m16.17Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 471: 4500m10.4Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 472: 4000m10.43Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 472: 4000m10.44Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 472: 3000m15.35Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 611: 3500m15.5Eastern Front
19/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 611: 3500m15.51Eastern Front
22/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Boston25 481: 600m9.38Eastern Front
22/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 172: 800m13.4Eastern Front
23/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Pe-235 194: 200m8Eastern Front
23/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.35 481: 600m10.5Eastern Front
23/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 441: 900m11.2Eastern Front
24/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 472: 200m14.3Eastern Front
24/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.35 391: 600m15.35Eastern Front
25/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 611: 1000m7.33Eastern Front
25/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 332: 500m7.45Eastern Front
25/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra35 454: 1300m7.58Eastern Front
27/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG35 474: 400m10.55Eastern Front
27/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra35 474: 6000m17.55Eastern Front
27/04/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra35 452: 800m18.1Eastern Front
21/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 562: 5000m9.46Eastern Front
22/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 792: tiefst.15.4Eastern Front
23/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG20 754: 800m16.12Eastern Front
23/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG67 163: 1200m11.07Eastern Front
28/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 415: 1000m8.55Eastern Front
28/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 811: 1000m8.2Eastern Front
28/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 511: 1000m12.2Eastern Front
28/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra68 833: 600m17.4Eastern Front
29/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 543: 5500m13.25Eastern Front
30/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 599: 2500m8.5Eastern Front
30/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 644: 3000m14.4Eastern Front
30/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 652: 4100m14.43Eastern Front
30/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 643: 2000m19.1Eastern Front
30/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 811: 500m19.13Eastern Front
31/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 679: 700m10.31Eastern Front
31/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 679: 800m10.36Eastern Front
31/05/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 676: 800m16.25Eastern Front
03/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 733: 500m14.1Eastern Front
03/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 733: 500m14.12Eastern Front
03/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 811: 500m14.14Eastern Front
04/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.78 589: tiefst.16.15Eastern Front
04/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 723: 200m16.25Eastern Front
04/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 559: tiefst.16.4Eastern Front
04/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 595: 2000m17.15Eastern Front
06/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra78 593: 3000m17.24Eastern Front
08/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-278 587: 1000m12.1Eastern Front
08/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-278 585: 500m12.21Eastern Front
08/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 586: 500m15.19Eastern Front
08/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 546: tiefst.15.3Eastern Front
14/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG78 547: 2000m17.09Eastern Front
24/06/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52P-5124 Ost N/65133: 6000m9.56Eastern Front
01/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG85 841: 5500m [Parafyanovo Kr. Vitbesk]10.56Eastern Front
09/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.45 462: 1000m9.17Eastern Front
20/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG41 569: 1500m12.15Eastern Front
20/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Airacobra40 141: 4000m16.38Eastern Front
21/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG30 262: 1500m16.5Eastern Front
21/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG30 261: 1000m16.55Eastern Front
21/07/1944Fhj.Fw. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52Il-2mH.40 154: tiefflug17.22Eastern Front
14/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52Il-2mH.16 316: 800m15.35Eastern Front
16/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG26 767: 200m9.09Eastern Front
16/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG26 733: 800m9.1Eastern Front
16/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG25 468: 3200m14.15Eastern Front
16/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG25 455: 4100m14.32Eastern Front
16/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52Il-2mH.35 517: 200m16Eastern Front
17/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52Pe-225 356: 5000m15Eastern Front
18/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG26 632: 3000m9.4Eastern Front
18/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52Il-2mH.25 634: 800m9.42Eastern Front
18/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG25 639: 2000m9.43Eastern Front
23/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG25 314: 400m14Eastern Front
25/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG25 586: 2000m15Eastern Front
25/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim Birkner9JG 52LaGG25 597: 1700m15.02Eastern Front
27/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG25 529: 1200m14.15Eastern Front
27/10/1944Ltn. Hans-Joachim BirknerIII.JG 52LaGG25 533: 3000m14.23Eastern Front

Known Claims : 113

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