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Alexander Preinfalk

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Victories : 76
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 12th December 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.

Alexander Preinfalk

Squadrons for : Alexander Preinfalk
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Alexander Preinfalk. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG53


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG53		JG53

Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the Pik As (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war.

JG77


Country : Germany
Founded : May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77		JG77

Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean.

JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created.

In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)

Known Victory Claims - Alexander Preinfalk

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

17/10/1941Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77I-16-11.17Eastern Front
26/10/1941Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77I-15-14.2Eastern Front
09/06/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
02/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
10/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
10/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
11/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
26/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
26/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77--Eastern Front
28/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Airacobra92 393: 5000m18.18Eastern Front
29/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-193 534: 1200m6.51Eastern Front
31/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-282 194: 50m15.45Eastern Front
31/07/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-283 761: 20m15.5Eastern Front
05/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Hurricane83 463: 20m8.46Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Pe-293 314: 500m10.25Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-183 852: 2500m11.11Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-183 892: 1500m11.13Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Pe-282 174: 2500m18.05Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Pe-282 142: 2200m18.06Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Pe-282 121: 1800m18.08Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-283 8925.54Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Jak-183 863: 1000m5.56Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-183 812: 1500m14.05Eastern Front
12/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-183 532: 10m14.11Eastern Front
13/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-283 673: 20m10.53Eastern Front
18/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-383 673: 1500m14.57Eastern Front
23/08/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 79110.24Eastern Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-382 173: 1000m17.14Eastern Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-282 151: 600m17.2Eastern Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-382 121: 300m17.22Eastern Front
09/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-292 752: 500m15.46Eastern Front
13/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Airacobra02 114: 3000m15Eastern Front
15/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 141: 800m17.03Eastern Front
15/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 143: 600m17.04Eastern Front
17/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 183: 150m5.51Eastern Front
17/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 154: 100m5.52Eastern Front
17/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-292 122: 10m5.57Eastern Front
17/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-292 152: 20m5.54Eastern Front
18/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-192 173: 600m17.16Eastern Front
18/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-192 312: 1500m17.19Eastern Front
18/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77MiG-192 442: 1000m17.24Eastern Front
22/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Il-292 152: 200m15.33Eastern Front
22/09/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 352: 1200m15.37Eastern Front
01/10/1942Uffz. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77LaGG-392 454: 2000m15.38Eastern Front
02/01/1943Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Curtiss P-40--Western Front
11/01/1943Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Kittyhawk-9.35Western Front
12/01/1943Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire--Western Front
31/03/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Kittyhawk23km SE El Guettar: 4000m18.49Western Front
01/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire62km NW La Fauconnerie: 1000m10.42Western Front
02/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Boston30km NW Gafsa: 1000m19.12Western Front
04/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire25km NE Maknassy: 3000m17.17Western Front
06/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire60km SW La Fauconnerie: 800m15.28Western Front
07/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire5km SE Ceklirna: 2500m9.1Western Front
20/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Mustang15km SW Mateur: 100m17.15Western Front
21/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Kittyhawk40km E. Tunis: 3500m12.58Western Front
21/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire20km SW Tunis: 3800m9.28Western Front
25/04/1943Fw. Alexander Preinfalk5JG 77Spitfire5km N. Medjez el Bab: 2800m13.05Western Front
31/05/1944Fw. Alexander Preinfalk1JG 77Spitfire23 72: 7500m17.09Western Front
31/05/1944Fw. Alexander Preinfalk1JG 77Spitfire23 75: 6500m17.12Western Front
09/06/1944Fw. Alexander Preinfalk2JG 77P-5120km SW Udine: 1200m9.23Western Front
26/08/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-47TC-42 Rouen: 8000m15.07Western Front
02/10/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-51BN-9: 1200m [N. Verelise/Nancy]15.39Western Front
06/10/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-47TN 5-1: 4500m: [Thionville]16.53Western Front
20/10/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-47CP-2: 1500m [SW Strasbourg]10.5Western Front
25/11/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-51AQ 6-3: 1500m [Haguenau]12.42Western Front
01/12/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-51AR-5: 3500m [Rastatt SW Karlsrühe]16Western Front
12/12/1944Ofw. Alexander Preinfalk6JG 53P-47UR-4: 1000m [Linkenheim]14.02Western Front

Known Claims : 71

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