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Gerhard Homuth - Pilot Profile - Gerhard Homuth

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Victories : 63
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 2nd August 1943

This pilot scored 5 or more victories during the Battle of Britain, 10th July - 31st October 1940.

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.

Gerhard Homuth

Squadrons for : Gerhard Homuth
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gerhard Homuth. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG27


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Commanders of IV./JG 27

Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943
Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943
Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943
Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943
Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943
Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945

Known Victory Claims - Gerhard Homuth

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

11/05/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimDiest17.3Western Front
12/05/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimLüttich6.2Western Front
19/05/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneN. Albert16.3Western Front
25/05/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimW. Calais12.3Western Front
02/06/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Spitfire5km SW Dünkirchen9.2Western Front
02/06/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27SpitfireSW Dünkirchen: 4500m9.25Western Front
05/06/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Morane 406Beauvais18.15Western Front
05/06/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Morane 4063km SE Troisy18.2Western Front
13/06/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Bloch 131Lechelle20.15Western Front
20/07/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27SpitfireW. Swanage14.25Western Front
20/07/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27SpitfireW. Swanage14.28Western Front
12/08/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27SpitfireBembridge12.5Western Front
03/09/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneBurnham-on-Sea11.35Western Front
11/09/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Hurricane5km SW Selsey Bill: 6000m18.1Western Front
30/09/1940Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27SpitfireS. Eastbourne18.1Western Front
01/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Hurricane20km S. Tobruk9.15Western Front
01/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneFl.Pl. Tobruk9.2Western Front
05/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Martin 16710km ESE Fort Acroma: 3000m8.32Western Front
08/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Blenheim100km ENE Tobruk: 2000m10.1Western Front
15/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneSollum12.15Western Front
21/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimSE Fort Capuzzo7.57Western Front
21/05/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimSE Fort Capuzzo7.58Western Front
30/08/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BlenheimSollum17.3Western Front
14/09/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Martin 167S. El Sofafi17.45Western Front
14/09/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneS. El Sofafi17.48Western Front
24/09/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40Sidi Omar14.4Western Front
24/09/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneBuq Buq16.47Western Front
27/09/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Hurricane5km SE Ras Azaz10.1Western Front
05/12/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Hurricane-15.35Western Front
09/12/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Gambut14.15Western Front
13/12/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40SW Tmimi16.15Western Front
23/12/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BeaufighterSE Arco Philaenorum14Western Front
23/12/1941Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27BeaufighterSE Arco Philaenorum14.1Western Front
03/01/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40NE Agedabia8.2Western Front
07/01/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40NE Agedabia12.15Western Front
07/01/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-4030km NE Agedabia: 1500m12.2Western Front
09/01/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40Marsa-el-Brega: 4000m14.15Western Front
09/01/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-4010km N. Gadd-el-Ahmar: 4500m [30km NE Agedabia]14.2Western Front
08/02/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40E. Bomba-Bucht14.32Western Front
09/02/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneS. El Adem10.51Western Front
21/02/1942Oblt. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-4020km SE Ain-el-Gazala12.11Western Front
27/02/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40NE Fort Acroma12.1Western Front
02/03/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40DW. Tobruk10.51Western Front
02/03/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40DSE Fort Acroma10.52Western Front
02/04/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40D30km N. Fort Acroma18.07Western Front
06/04/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27HurricaneNW Tmimi9.1Western Front
07/04/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27Curtiss P-40DSW Ain-el-Gazala8.37Western Front
23/05/1942Hptm. Gerhard Homuth3JG 27DB-7N. Fort Acroma11.18Western Front
25/07/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27HurricaneW. El Daba17.45Western Front
27/07/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27HurricaneSE El-Hammam12.25Western Front
27/07/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27HurricaneSE El-Hammam12.27Western Front
27/07/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Hurricane5km S. El Hamman: 500m12.28Western Front
07/08/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27HurricaneNNW El-Alamein9.35Western Front
07/08/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-40N. El-Hammam9.37Western Front
18/08/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-40W. El-Alamein9.38Western Front
29/08/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Kittyhawk15km SE Abu Dweis: 2000m8.55Western Front
02/09/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-46SW El-Hammam16.1Western Front
07/09/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-40SE El-Alamein17.42Western Front
15/09/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-46SW El-Alamein16.54Western Front
27/10/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27SpitfireS. Bir Mumin Busak15.15Western Front
02/11/1942Hptm. Gerhard HomuthStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-46SE Mumin Busak12.06Western Front

Known Claims : 61

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