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Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele Joining the Luftwaffe in October 1940, Ernst Scheufele was posted to Norway in June 1942, to join 4./JG5. There, flying Me109s he carried out a total of 67 escort missions for the German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. In October 1943 he joined II./JG5 flying over Arctic waters, in Finland, and on the Russian Front, before transferring to the defence of the Reich in June 1944. On 3 December 1944 he was shot down by an American flak battery near Saxony, wounded and taken prisoner. He had a total of 18 victories. Sadly, Ernst Scheufele died on 18th February 2010. |
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| Aircraft for : Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 33984 | Me109 Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. | ||
| Squadrons for : Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Oberleutnant Ernst Scheufele (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG5 | JG5 Eismeer was a Luftwaffe fighter Wing that served during World War II. As the name Eismeer (Ice Sea) implies, it was created to operate in the far North of Europe, namely Norway, Scandinavia and northern parts of Finland, all nearest the Arctic Ocean. Just over two dozen fighter aircraft that once served with JG 5 during the war still survive in the 21st century, more than from any other combat wing of any of the Axis air forces of World War II. | |
Country : UK Fleet Air Arm Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.801 Sqn FAA | No.801 Sqn FAA Full profile not yet available. | |
Known Victory Claims - Ernst Scheufele | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 03/11/1943 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost S/ QC-9.5i: 80m [Kilberg] | 13.2 | Eastern Front |
| 01/02/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | La-5 | 09 723: 200m | 10.53 | Eastern Front |
| 10/02/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Il-2 | 09 594: 200m | 9.47 | Eastern Front |
| 15/02/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | La-5 | 99 683: 2000m | 15.39 | Eastern Front |
| 27/02/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | LaGG-3 | 87 683: 1500m | 11.55 | Eastern Front |
| 27/02/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Il-2 | 97 548: 50m | 13.1 | Eastern Front |
| 20/03/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Il-2 | NE Maila: 50m | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
| 20/03/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Il-2 | NE Maila: 100m | 9.56 | Eastern Front |
| 02/04/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Airacobra | NW Alakurrtti | 12.35 | Eastern Front |
| 04/04/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 5 | JG 5 | Airacobra | NW Alakurtti | 12.35 | Eastern Front |
| 16/05/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 6 | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 88 863: 50m | 6.55 | Eastern Front |
| 23/06/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 6 | JG 5 | Lysander | TT-9: 100m [Bayeux-Caen] | 12.03 | Western Front |
| 07/07/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 6 | JG 5 | B-24 | 15 Ost S/KD-8: 7500m [Salzmünde/Halle] | 9.38 | Western Front |
| 04/08/1944 | Ltn. Ernst Scheufele | 6 | JG 5 | B-17 | 05 Ost/CA: 8000m [Lüneberg-Hamburg] | 13.35 | Western Front |
| 07/10/1944 | Uffz. Ernst Scheufele | IV. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 13 349: 200m | 12.56 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 15
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