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Ludwig Frazisket - Pilot Profile - Ludwig Franzisket

Ludwig Frazisket

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Victories : 43
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis

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.

Ludwig Frazisket

Squadrons for : Ludwig Frazisket
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Ludwig Frazisket. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG1


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG1		JG1

German World War II fighter unit or wing which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning hunt and Geschwader, meaning wing. First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans.

Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1.

Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war.

JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter.

In 1944 the Oesau suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war.

JG27


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG27		JG27

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 - Ludwig Frazisket

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

11/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1GladiatorRaum Maastricht6.53Western Front
11/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1MoraneRiemst19.55Western Front
17/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1Potez-63Laon13.05Western Front
19/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1MureauxAmiens13.5Western Front
23/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1HurricaneDouai14.12Western Front
23/05/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1HurricaneDouai14.2Western Front
05/06/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1LeO 451Nesle10.45Western Front
05/06/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1LeO 451Nesle10.5Western Front
05/06/1940Ltn. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 1Morane 406Roye21.22Western Front
11/07/1940Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket7JG 27HurricaneS. Portland9.03Western Front
08/08/1940Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket7JG 27HurricaneS. Insel Wight13.25Western Front
16/08/1940Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket7JG 27HurricanePortsmouth14.2Western Front
25/08/1940Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket7JG 27HurricanePortland18.55Western Front
08/09/1940Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket7JG 27BlenheimCalais13.42Western Front
23/04/1941Oblt. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27HurricaneTobruk10.4Western Front
23/04/1941Oblt. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27HurricaneTobruk11.05Western Front
14/06/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27HurricaneS. Ain-el-Gazala5.05Western Front
14/06/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27Martin 167SE Ain-el-Gazala5.06Western Front
15/06/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27HurricaneSE Gambut16.3Western Front
26/06/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27Curtiss P-40Ain-el-Gazala13.45Western Front
30/06/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Marsa Luccech16.35Western Front
19/07/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Ras Asaz18.15Western Front
09/09/1941Oblt. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27Hurricane30km E. Sidi Barrani17.15Western Front
12/10/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket3JG 27Curtiss P-40Bir Sheferzan8.08Western Front
17/12/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40Martuba11.12Western Front
17/12/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40SE Tmimi11.2Western Front
23/12/1941Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27MarylandNE Agebadia12.24Western Front
21/03/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Ain-el-Gazala7.55Western Front
27/03/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Ain-el-Gazala16.55Western Front
11/04/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-4020km NE Bir Habex10.55Western Front
22/05/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-4020km E. Derna7.41Western Front
22/05/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Tmimi7.51Western Front
09/06/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27KittyhawkSW Hagfa-el-Beda7.5Western Front
12/06/1942Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27HurricaneEl Adem18.5Western Front
26/06/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Curtiss P-40SW Marsa-Matruh12.12Western Front
27/06/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27HurricaneSW Fuka18.25Western Front
27/06/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Martin 167SW El Daba8.55Western Front
05/07/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27Spitfire20km S. El-Alamein13.5Western Front
17/07/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27HurricaneSW El-Alamein13.12Western Front
12/10/1942Hptm. Ludwig Franzisket1JG 27SpitfireLa Valetta-Western Front
14/10/1943Hptm. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27B-1710km E. Schweinfurt14.5Western Front
14/10/1943Hptm. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27B-1720km SE Schweinfurt: 7000m14.55Western Front
14/10/1943Hptm. Ludwig FranzisketStab I.JG 27B-1720km WSW Rothenburg15.02Western Front

Known Claims : 43

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