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Franz Woidich
| Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased) Franz Woidich was posted to North Africa to join II./JG27 in July 1941. In April 1942 he transferred to 3./JG52 in Russia. In August 1944 he was selected as one of a group of elite fighter pilots for training on the Me163 Komet, and joined Erganzunstaffel 400 at Gutenfeld, near Breslau. A month later he joined II./JG400 as Staffelkapitan. Franz Woidich served with JG400 until the end of the war. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in June 1944, flew over 1000 combat missions and achieved 110 victories.Franz Woidich passed away on 5th July 2004. |
Items Signed by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Franz Woidich. Price : £55.00 | Flew fighters from 1941 with JG27 and JG52 before being selected to fly the Me163 Komet rocket aircraft. Awarded the Knight's Cross, he scored 110 victories in more than 1000 missions during the war. He died in 2004. ...... | |
  | Caucasus Dawn by Graeme Lothian. SOLD OUT | Gunther Rall leading 111 JG52 squadron April 1943. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Caucasus Dawn by Graeme Lothian. (AP) Price : £180.00 | Gunther Rall leading 111 JG52 squadron April 1943. ...... | |
| | Caucasus Dawn by Graeme Lothian. (XX) Price : £115.00 | Gunther Rall leading 111 JG52 squadron April 1943. ...... | |
  | Kannonenboot by David Pentland. (B) Price : £400.00 | Adriatic coast, Greece, 20th Dece,ber 1943. 20mm cannon armed Messerschmitt 109G-6/R6 trop, flown by Oberleutnant Josef-Emil Clade, Staffelkapitan 7/JG27 White 9 and his wingman White 7. ...... |
  | Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £95.00 | It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, t...... | |
| | Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £140.00 | It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, t...... | |
| | Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £145.00 | It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, t...... | |
| | Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. (RM) Price : £280.00 | It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, t...... | |
| | Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £70.00 | It required more than a little nerve to fly a fighter into the barrage of fire sprayed out by the gunners of a box of B17 bombers; it took even greater courage to do so in the rocket propelled Me163 Komet. With rocket science still in its infancy, ...... |
  | Eagles at Dawn by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | On Thursday, August 24, 1944 a 22-year old Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann powered his Mel09G fighter in a spectacular low pass over his squadrons airstrip in north-eastern Rumania, wagging his wings to the cheering Luftwaffe personnel on the ground bel...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased) |
 | Me163 Luftwaffe Pilot Signed Aviation Art Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Stan Stokes. Pack Price : £155.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. Herman's Comet by Stan Stokes. (B) | |
 | Flying Fortress Aviation Art by Nicolas Trudgian and David Pentland. Pack Price : £130.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. Deadly Pass by David Pentland. | |
 | Franz Woidich Me163 Print and Signature Pack. Pack Price : £87.50 Saving : £72.5 | Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Tribute to Franz Woidich by Ivan Berryman. (B) Clipped Signature - Franz Woidich. |
| Squadrons for : Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (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 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 | |
| Aircraft for : Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Oberleutnant Franz Woidich (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 | Me163 Rocket-powered Me-163 Comet, probably the most technically advanced aircraft of the second world war. Out of necessity, German aircraft designers compressed decades of development time into years or often months. Although it did not play a significant role in combat, the 163 represented a radical departure from conventional aircraft design. With a length of only 19 feet, the diminutive 163 was powered by a liquid fuel rocket engine. The production models of the Comet were fueled with a mixture of C-Stoff (a mixture of 57% methyl alcohol, 13% hydrazine hydrate, and 13% water) and T-Stoff which was 80% hydrogen peroxide. Almost 5000 pounds of fuel were carried, but the Comets engine had a burn time of only a few minutes. Many technological breakthroughs were required for the Comet program to succeed. Because space and weight were so critical, use of a conventional landing gear was not possible. Instead the 163 utilized a simple dolly consisting of an axle and two wheels which was jettisoned upon takeoff. For landing the 163 utilized a sturdy retractable skid with hydraulic shock absorbers. The Comet was also not particularly effective in combat despite its 596-MPH top speed and twin canon. The aircraft had only about 150 seconds of power once it reached altitude. Thereafter it became a very fast glider. Allied pilots learned to exploit the 163s vulnerability during landing. Rudolf Opitz, the Chief Test Pilot on the 163, was a central figure in the development and testing of the 163. Rudy met Herman Goering once at a special airshow for high ranking military and government officials. The few remaining 163s to survive the War are due to the efforts of Rudy to preserve this unique aircraft for aviation posterity. | ||
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