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Josef Wurmheller - Pilot Profile - Josef Wurmheller

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Victories : 102
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 22nd June 1944


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

Josef Wurmheller

Squadrons for : Josef Wurmheller
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Josef Wurmheller. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG2


Country : Germany
Founded : 1st May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2		JG2

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

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 - Josef Wurmheller

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

30/09/1939Uffz. Josef Wurmheller2JG 53BattleW. Saarbrücken12.1Western Front
28/09/1940Uffz. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53Spitfire-13.45Western Front
30/09/1940Uffz. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53Hurricane20km N. Portland: 7000-6200m17.43Western Front
12/10/1940Uffz. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53Spitfire60km N. Brest12.15Western Front
16/10/1940Uffz. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53BlenheimNNE Ile d'Ouessant15.2Western Front
04/04/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53Spitfire20km N. Wissant11.18Western Front
09/04/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SpitfireS. Dover17.21Western Front
10/04/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53Blenheim-18.43Western Front
07/05/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SpitfireDeal7.47Western Front
07/05/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SpitfireDeal7.47Western Front
22/06/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-2N. Tauroggen: 3200m18.01Eastern Front
23/06/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-9Eastern Front
01/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-19.5Eastern Front
04/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-14.52Eastern Front
06/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-19.45Eastern Front
06/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-19.45Eastern Front
11/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53I-16-3.25Eastern Front
12/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-19.46Eastern Front
15/07/1941Fw. Josef Wurmheller5JG 53SB-3-18.35Eastern Front
24/07/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-12.26Western Front
07/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-17.47Western Front
07/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-7.52Western Front
07/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Curtiss P-40--Western Front
16/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab. IIJG 2Spitfire-19.4Western Front
18/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab. IIJG 2Spitfire-16.16Western Front
18/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab. IIJG 2Spitfire-16.05Western Front
21/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-15.08Western Front
26/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-19.24Western Front
26/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-19.23Western Front
27/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2SpitfireThéranne9.3Western Front
29/08/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-8.3Western Front
04/09/1941Ofw. Josef WurmhellerStab II.JG 2Spitfire-17.38Western Front
17/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-14.02Western Front
19/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-20.45Western Front
19/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire10km NNW Calais: 5000m20.47Western Front
19/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-20.49Western Front
30/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-21.3Western Front
30/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-21.3Western Front
31/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Curtiss P-40-19.32Western Front
31/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Curtiss P-40-19.33Western Front
31/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-19.35Western Front
31/05/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-19.37Western Front
02/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-10.58Western Front
02/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-11Western Front
02/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-11.04Western Front
03/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-16.47Western Front
03/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-16.5Western Front
05/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-15.45Western Front
05/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-15.45Western Front
05/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-15.46Western Front
05/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-15.46Western Front
05/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire--Western Front
20/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2SpitfireNW Fécamp15.51Western Front
20/06/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2SpitfireNW Fécamp15.52Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire3km W. Dieppe9.08Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire4km W. Dieppe9.12Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Blenheim10km SE Dieppe: 400m9.16Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire10-15km N. Dieppe: 1500m15.16Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire10-15km N. Dieppe: 1500m15.17Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire1km NNW Dieppe15.22Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire15-20km NW Dieppe17.32Western Front
19/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-18.45Western Front
20/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire100km N. Caen: 8000m [70km N. Le Havre]19.02Western Front
20/08/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire100-105km N. Caen: 7500m [85km NW Le Havre]19.04Western Front
08/09/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-14.39Western Front
08/09/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire-14.4Western Front
02/10/1942Ofw. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2SpitfireN. Fécamp: 3000-4000m15.43Western Front
31/10/1942Ltn. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Spitfire1-3km SE Canterbury: 50m18.08Western Front
31/10/1942Ltn. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2SpitfireSE Walmer: 500m18.12Western Front
16/02/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2B-1748-2-9: 7000m11.18Western Front
16/02/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2B-1738-4-1: 8000m11.15Western Front
12/03/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller1JG 2Typhoon50km N. Fécamp: 7000m13.11Western Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-174838/14 West: 6000m14.25Western Front
01/05/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-173876 / 14 West: 6500m11.3Western Front
17/05/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-174345/14 West: 7000m12.13Western Front
29/05/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1729359/14 West: 6000m16.25Western Front
29/05/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-172919/14 West: 4000m16.27Western Front
28/06/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-173875/14 West: 7000m17.1Western Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1772131/14 West: 6000m13.11Western Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-174725/14 West: 6000m13.09Western Front
03/08/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2Spitfire14 West N/5947: 100m20.26Western Front
16/08/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2Spitfire5km SW Bernay: 2000m12.28Western Front
22/08/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2Spitfire05 Ost S/0067: 2000m [Bernay Raum]19.5Western Front
27/08/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2Spitfire05 Ost S/0047: 3000m9.46Western Front
02/09/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2P-4705 Ost S/1034: 1000m19.05Western Front
03/09/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1729317/04 Ost: 6500m9.47Western Front
03/09/1943Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-171015/15 West: 7500m10.48Western Front
15/09/1943Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-17St. Germain-en-Laye: 7000m14.41Western Front
29/01/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-2405 Ost S/4021: 7000m11.04Western Front
08/02/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1705 Ost S/2049: 8000m10.26Western Front
20/02/1944Ltn. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-24QA-8 20km NW Étretat 5000m14.2Western Front
24/02/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1705 Ost S/73489: 6500m12.4Western Front
25/02/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-17bei Bad Mondorf: 7000m15.28Western Front
25/02/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-2605 Ost S / 224: 3000-3500m11.28Western Front
25/02/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-2605 Ost S / 22411.26Western Front
02/03/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-17Charleville: 7500m11.35Western Front
16/03/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-17BK-BL W. St. Dizier: 7300m10.45Western Front
10/04/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2P-3804 Ost N/0292: 6000m [Dormans]9.28Western Front
10/04/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-1704 Ost N/0292: 7000m [Dormans]9.26Western Front
12/04/1944Oblt. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2B-244118 / 05 Ost: 5000m13.15Western Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Josef WurmhellerStab III.JG 2TyphoonTT-TU aüf See: 1500m [Bayeux-N. Caen]6.03Western Front
08/06/1944Hptm. Josef Wurmheller9JG 2P-51TU-7: 2000m [Ouistreham]9.25Western Front
12/06/1944Hptm. Josef WurmhellerStab III.JG 2P-47UU-6: tiefflug [15km E. Caen]10.48Western Front
12/06/1944Hptm. Josef WurmhellerStab III.JG 2P-47UA-12: 100m [10km NE Lisieux]10.44Western Front
16/06/1944Major Josef WurmhellerStab III.JG 2P-51108315 West/S: 200m19.52Western Front

Known Claims : 105

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