Thursday, November 27, 2014

Pilots of Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter"

This picture showing Hauptmann Joachim "Jochen" Müncheberg (Luftwaffe ace with 135 aerial victories) when his fame was at its height. This one was first published in "Die Wehrmacht" magazine of 8 July 1942, which suggests that they could show the return of Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" pilots from the famous action of 2 June 1942, when they almost exterminated a Canadian fighter squadron. Müncheberg is the one at left, while at right is Hauptmann Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, the younger brother of famous Luftwaffe ace Adolf "Dolfo" Galland


Source:
Book "Luftwaffe at War: Luftwaffe Aces of the Western Front" by Robert Michulec

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