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Josef Kraft - Pilot Profile - Josef Kraft

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Victories : 56
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 16th October 1994


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

8 February 1921 – 16 October 1994


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.

Josef Kraft

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


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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NJG5


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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NJG6


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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Known Victory Claims - Josef Kraft

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

28/08/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5Lancaster22km W. Nürnburg1.2Western Front
01/09/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5Lancaster25km SSW Berlin: 4200m0.47Western Front
01/09/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5StirlingE. Berlin0.55Western Front
27/09/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5Lancaster10km SW Hannover: 6000m23.26Western Front
09/10/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5Stirling40-50km N. Bremen: 4000m1.32Western Front
26/11/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5LancasterBerlin21.52Western Front
02/12/1943Ltn. Josef Kraft6NJG 5LancasterBerlin: 5200m20.32Western Front
06/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterStettin3.33Western Front
06/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterNW Stettin3.45Western Front
06/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterNW Stettin4.01Western Front
14/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin20.2Western Front
20/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin19.45Western Front
21/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5HalifaxMagdeburg23.15Western Front
21/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5HalifaxMagdeburg23.2Western Front
29/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin3.28Western Front
30/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin20.09Western Front
30/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin20.16Western Front
30/01/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterBerlin20.28Western Front
15/02/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterAD 1-6: 3500m [SW Rostock]20.46Western Front
15/02/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5Halifax30km vor Parchim: 4000m21.13Western Front
20/02/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5bei Brandenburg: 6200m3.17Western Front
24/03/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 55km SW Berlin: 5600m22.23Western Front
24/03/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5Wertheim: 1700m22.58Western Front
27/04/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5Lancaster10-20km S. Strasbourg: 4800m1.24Western Front
27/04/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5LancasterRaum Strasbourg: 4300m1.45Western Front
28/04/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft4NJG 5HalifaxFriedrichshafen: 5300m2.24Western Front
25/05/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6LancasterPO 7: 5200m [Listig]2.18Western Front
25/05/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6HalifaxPN 3: 5500m [Eifel]2.24Western Front
26/06/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Halifax14 Ost N/JR 7: 2700m [Tamási]0.4Western Front
07/07/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/DM: 1700m [S. St. Pölten]1.2Western Front
07/07/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/EM: 2400m [S. St. Pölten]1.27Western Front
21/07/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/DM-4: 1700m [W. Brod]23.4Western Front
08/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/JN-4: 1000m [Kormend]1.27Western Front
20/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/DK: 2900m [E. Steyr]23.1Western Front
20/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/EK: 2400m23.18Western Front
21/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/FQ: 2400m [Komarom]23.14Western Front
22/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington24 Ost N/FA: 3800m [Gyöngös]23.14Western Front
22/08/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6B-2424 Ost N/FB: 4300m [Tizsafüred]23.23Western Front
14/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Il-420-30km N. Budapest: 5600m22Eastern Front
18/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6PS-84DD-14: 2800m [Tokaj]21.4Eastern Front
19/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6PS-84ED-23/DD-89 [mitte]: 3000m [Raum Nyiregyháza]21.04Eastern Front
19/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6PS-84DD-9/ED-3: 2800m [Raum Nyiregyháza]21.2Eastern Front
20/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/HO-2: 3000m [Szombathely]23.08Western Front
20/09/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/GO-5: 2800m [Szombathely]23.12Western Front
13/10/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6B-2414 Ost N/KR: 2700m [Tamasi]20.36Western Front
13/10/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/NQ: 2400m [SE Barcs]20.46Western Front
20/10/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/HO-6: 2200m [b. Steinamanger]21.43Western Front
20/10/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Liberator14 Ost N/KO: 3100m [S. Steinamanger]22.1Western Front
20/10/1944Oblt. Josef Kraft7NJG 6Wellington14 Ost N/LO: 1700m [S. Steinamanger]22.15Western Front
21/02/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1HalifaxDuisburg1.05Western Front
21/02/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1HalifaxDuisburg1.09Western Front
24/02/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1HalifaxDuisburg20.15Western Front
03/03/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1LancasterW. Münster22.07Western Front
03/03/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1LancasterW. Münster21.59Western Front
22/03/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1LancasterBochum4.14Western Front
23/03/1945Hptm. Josef Kraft12NJG 1B-17-4Western Front

Known Claims : 56

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