10.(Jabo)/JG 2 pilot
 

Dear All,

Can someone assist with the surname of the pilot Hans, who might have flown with 10.(Jabo)/JG 2, fallen on 3 April 1943, as per the attached photos?

Buried at the soldiers cemetery at Abeville, France.

Regards,
Sinisa

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Don't have my book on Jabos to hand but the answer should be there-if not 10/JG 2 it will be IV/SKG 10

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From Chris' book there was no loss of 10./JG 2 or SKG 10 on 3 April 1943.

There was one Jabo pilot killed, Uffz Fritz Ebert of 10.(J)/JG 54. His Fw 190 A-5 WNr 0835 Black 11 was shot down by AA fire off Eastbourne at 1145 hrs.

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Sidney,

why do you declare this pilot a Jabo-pilot?

This was most probably Uffz. Hans Hieß from 6./JG26 who was killed on 3.Apr.43 and the photo shows a belly landing during his training with 2./JGr.West.

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hello Sinisa,

Is there any unknown emblem on this Fw190 cowling?
Looks like a Flamingo ...

Regards, Franck.

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10.(Jabo)/JG 2 (#35 in Luftwaffe Emblems 1939-1945 [2012], Barry Ketley)

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Hi,

Looks to be the 10.(Jabo)/J.G. 2 emblem to me, while the code style is that of J.Gr. West, so presumably a hand-me-down FW 190.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

Re: 10.(Jabo)/JG 2 pilot
 

Aaaaaaa ... Yes! Thank you! :)

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... Or the contrary! From 10.(Jabo)/JG2 TO JGr.West ...

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I thought that Abbeville was away from 10/JG 2's more usual Caen area of operations

Re: 10.(Jabo)/JG 2 pilot
 

Gentlemen, thank you for your replies, which are highly valued.

Post No.4: Merlin, my primary area of interest is the Luftwaffe fighter arm emblems. The apparently 10.(Jabo)/JG 2 emblem on the engine cowling, only the second example sported on the Fw 190 A aircraft that I have come across thus far, prompted me to make the inquiry.

Having said that the pilot might have flown with 10.(Jabo)/JG 2, I did not necessarily declared the pilot had definitively belonged to that unit. After all, the only lead that I had was the barely visible emblem on the engine cowling.

Thank you, I believe that the query is answered. If I may summarise.... A hand-down Fw 190 A from 10.(Jabo)/JG 2, on strength of 2./JGr.West, pilot Uffz. Hans Hieß, who was later killed on 3 April 1943 while with 6./JG 26, and buried at Abeville soldiers cemetery.

Regards,
Sinisa