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Franz Beyer - Pilot Profile - Franz Beyer

Franz Beyer

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Victories : 81
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 11th February 1944


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.

Franz Beyer

Squadrons for : Franz Beyer
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JG3


Country : Germany
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Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942.

Commanders of IV./JG 3

Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944
Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944
Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944
Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945
Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945
Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

Known Victory Claims - Franz Beyer

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

14/08/1940Ltn. Franz Beyer8JG 3Hurricane-13.5Western Front
05/09/1940Ltn. Franz Beyer8JG 3Spitfire-11.1Western Front
07/09/1940Ltn. Franz Beyer8JG 3Hurricane-18.1Western Front
22/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-16 Rata-7.29Eastern Front
22/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-153-18.55Eastern Front
23/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3SB-2Wojnica-Zaturcze9.58Eastern Front
25/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3SB-2-8.55Eastern Front
25/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3DB-3-9.12Eastern Front
28/06/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3SB-25km SE Zdolbernow18.15Eastern Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-16-6.05Eastern Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-153-9.3Eastern Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3V-1115km N. Klewan11.3Eastern Front
07/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-16W. Fl.Pl. Winniza18.54Eastern Front
07/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3I-16Fl.Pl. Winniza18.55Eastern Front
10/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3TB-3-19.31Eastern Front
10/07/1941Oblt. Franz BeyerStab II.JG 3TB-3-19.35Eastern Front
13/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3ZKB-19W. Kiew6.1Eastern Front
13/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3ZKB-19NE Kiew6.1Eastern Front
15/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-153-15Eastern Front
15/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-15370km SE Berditschew15.07Eastern Front
17/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3SB-3-16.03Eastern Front
17/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3SB-3-16.05Eastern Front
17/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3DB-3-19.1Eastern Front
20/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-17-18.45Eastern Front
21/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-1615km NE Beleja Zerkow10.47Eastern Front
23/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3DB-3-12.45Eastern Front
23/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3SB-3-13.47Eastern Front
24/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-17-18.45Eastern Front
24/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-17-18.48Eastern Front
27/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-15-18.4Eastern Front
27/07/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-15-18.41Eastern Front
07/09/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-16-18Eastern Front
20/09/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3DB-3-16.18Eastern Front
24/09/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3SB-3-9.46Eastern Front
03/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-16.35Eastern Front
05/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-16.07Eastern Front
06/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-16-15.57Eastern Front
11/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-13.2Eastern Front
11/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-13.25Eastern Front
12/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-215km WSW Mszensk9.4Eastern Front
18/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Pe-2-7Eastern Front
25/10/1941Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-16-13.48Eastern Front
13/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3--Eastern Front
13/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-9.57Eastern Front
13/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3--Eastern Front
13/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-9.57Eastern Front
16/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3R-512.02Eastern Front
22/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3R-5-16.04Eastern Front
23/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3R-515km NW Krestoy: tiefflug8.55Eastern Front
26/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3R-5-17.07Eastern Front
28/02/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-301SSE Staraya Russa: 50m10.3Eastern Front
12/03/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3BB-2225km SE Szoltzy: 6500m13.58Eastern Front
17/03/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-615km SE Mury: 500m16.22Eastern Front
31/03/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3I-6130km E. Staraya Russa: 300m12.57Eastern Front
20/05/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2NNE Charkow: 300m5.15Eastern Front
20/05/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-110km ENE Volchansk: 1300m15.42Eastern Front
26/05/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-215km S. Tschugenjew: tiefflug6.2Eastern Front
29/05/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Jak-415km E. Chuguyev: 3200m16.13Eastern Front
29/05/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Jak-425km ENE Chuguyev: 3200m16.15Eastern Front
26/06/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2-8.54Eastern Front
01/07/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-3-12.32Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Douglas A-20-18.27Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Douglas A-20-18.3Eastern Front
11/07/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Douglas A-20Nishne-Kischalje: 4500m3.23Eastern Front
28/07/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3LaGG-3NE Kalatsch: 1800m9.03Eastern Front
03/08/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-3E. Kalatsch: 3000m11.4Eastern Front
09/08/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-239 36: 1200m18.27Eastern Front
09/08/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2NE Kalatsch: 1500m18.3Eastern Front
20/08/1942Ltn. Franz Beyer9JG 3P-2W. Swjelnyi-Yar: 1400m16.23Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ltn. Franz Beyer9JG 3LaGG-35km N. Gorodischche: 1500m6.38Eastern Front
07/09/1942Ltn. Franz Beyer9JG 3Il-25km NE Orlovka: 200m16.41Eastern Front
10/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2N. Pitomnik: 1200m7.4Eastern Front
10/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-3NNW Pitomnik: 700m8.44Eastern Front
10/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-24km E. Krivomusginskaya8.5Eastern Front
11/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-330km NNW Pitomnik: 1500m9.4Eastern Front
11/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3LaGG-35km SW Pitomnik: 800m10.45Eastern Front
11/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-310km E. Pitomnik: 1000m11.53Eastern Front
19/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Boston III10km SE Bokovskaya: 1400m Rostov11.1Eastern Front
28/12/1942Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-212km NNE Morosowkaja: 600m14.05Eastern Front
12/02/1943Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2E. Jslawjawosk: 500m11.18Eastern Front
12/02/1943Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-2E. Jslawjawosk: 500m11.2Eastern Front
06/03/1943Oblt. Franz Beyer8JG 3Il-27km N. Andrejevka: 700m10Eastern Front
22/03/1943Hptm. Franz Beyer8JG 3LaGG-310km S. Rostov: 3500m12.13Eastern Front
01/04/1943Hptm. Franz Beyer8JG 3MiG-34km S. Aksay: 3000m8.32Eastern Front
19/07/1943Hptm. Franz BeyerStab IV.JG 3SpitfireTraha/Sizilien: 400m15.1Western Front
21/08/1943Hptm. Franz BeyerStab IV.JG 3B-244km E. Garigliano D'Arco: 6000m14.14Western Front
19/12/1943Hptm. Franz BeyerStab IV.JG 3B-17SE Innsbrück: 6000m12.24Western Front

Known Claims : 87

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