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Heinz Vinke - Pilot Profile - Heinz Vinke

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Victories : 54
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 26th February 1944


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves 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.

Heinz Vinke

Squadrons for : Heinz Vinke
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Heinz Vinke. 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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Known Victory Claims - Heinz Vinke

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

27/02/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2Whitley22km NE Leeuwarden22.58Western Front
04/06/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2StirlingZuiderzee2.16Western Front
26/06/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2HalifaxZuiderzee0.42Western Front
28/06/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2WellingtonE. Enkhuizen0.54Western Front
28/08/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2Wellington336 8E: 3800m2.32Western Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2HalifaxWorkna: 4700m [9km E. Enkhuizen]2.51Western Front
14/09/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2Wellington448 5I3: 3700m [N. Texel]23.48Western Front
16/09/1942Uffz. Heinz Vinke5NJG 2Stirling434 1F: 3700m [6km NW Bergen-an-See]22.45Western Front
17/01/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster544 L42 in See: 3900m [35km N. Terschelling]20.25Western Front
28/01/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Wellington-0.28Western Front
26/02/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Stirling33/6/8I1: 1400m [50km W. Kateijklaan Zuiderzee]22.28Western Front
05/03/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Wellington455 422 See: 3700m [10km E. Amsterdam]22.35Western Front
12/03/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Wellington336 2I2 aüf See: 2700m [50km W. Ijmuiden]22.55Western Front
30/03/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Wellington435 5E1: 2600m [15km W. Zandyvoort]0.2Western Front
09/04/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster434 9H: 6700m [16km NW Amsterdam]22.42Western Front
09/04/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster3349 G5: 2800m [15km W. Utrecht]23.49Western Front
10/04/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Stirling336 2H5: 2400m0.14Western Front
27/04/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Stirling438 3F3: 3600m [Zuiderzee]2.08Western Front
27/04/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Halifax436 6D9: 4500m [N. Texel]2.34Western Front
01/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Halifax535 7B3: 6300m [Muiderberg]2.26Western Front
13/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster53/71F6: 6200m [Eesterga]2.02Western Front
13/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster53/7/2B5: 6300m [18km NNE Utrecht]2.17Western Front
14/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Wellington433 7E1: 2600m [35km W. Ijmuiden]3.07Western Front
24/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster334 6E3: 5100m [40km W. Egmont-am-Zee]2.01Western Front
24/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Halifax4373 3i6: 4900m [Ijsselmeer W. Makkum/2km W. Leiden]2.24Western Front
26/05/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Stirling33/4/ H9: 2900m [5km W. Ijmuiden]2.33Western Front
23/06/1943Fw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1StirlingEL 18: 2400m [8km E. Eosterland]2.26Western Front
26/06/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterEH 26: 2400m [50km W. Den Helder]2.47Western Front
23/09/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster10km S. un-deciphered: 4600m23.25Western Front
03/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-21.12Western Front
03/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1HalifaxW. Terschelling23.22Western Front
07/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1StirlingBI-96: 400m [50km NW Vlieland/80km NW Texel]20.26Western Front
09/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Halifax25km SW Celle 5600m [30km S. Gröningen]0.28Western Front
20/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancasterbei Anreep: 2800m [SE Assen]21.35Western Front
20/10/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster3km S. Nijmegen: 5500m22.32Western Front
11/11/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterAK-74e: 1400m [La Chausée-sur-Marne/80km NW Terschelling]20.24Western Front
23/11/1943Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterDK-9.3: 4700m18.26Western Front
03/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-1.27Western Front
14/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Halifax-20.33Western Front
20/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-21.07Western Front
22/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-1.12Western Front
29/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-5.1Western Front
29/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-5.55Western Front
29/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-6.13Western Front
30/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterKolhorn22.12Western Front
30/01/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster-22.25Western Front
15/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterFL-8.8: 6300m [Ijsselmeer]22.38Western Front
20/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterHK 3-1: 6000m5.08Western Front
20/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1Lancaster15km NW Apeldoorn: 4800m5.34Western Front
20/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1HalifaxCK-62: 5000m2.13Western Front
20/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterBM-78: 6100m1.57Western Front
20/02/1944Ofw. Heinz Vinke11NJG 1LancasterBM-77: 5900m1.46Western Front

Known Claims : 52

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