Hans Clausen of 1./JG 54
 

Hallo again

This guy like Werner Cetto I know nothing about with the exception of his claims, again I can find loss for him, yet his claims end abruptly on 5th June 1943.

Does anybody have a Date of Birth, Date of Death, or further information about this pilot please.

His claims are below, all with 1./JG 54, the first thirteen were as a Feldwebel, the last six as an Oberfeldwebel.

23rd June 1941 SB-2 1013 hrs 1500 metres Nr.1
6th July 1941 MiG-1 1031 hrs Nr.2
7th July 1941 SB-3 1542 hrs Nr.3
10th August 1941 I-16 1107 hrs Nr.4
3rd September 1941 Il-2 0936 hrs Nr.5
5th September 1941 DB-3 1902 hrs Nr.6
9th October 1941 Il-2 1412 hrs Nr.7
13th October 1941 Jak-1 1426 hrs Nr.8
29th October 1941 MiG-1 South-East of Rautenberg 0914 hrs Nr.9
29th October 1941 Jak-1 0918 hrs Nr.10
29th October 1941 Jak-1 1058 hrs Nr.11
6th November 1941 Jak-1 1049 hrs Nr.12
30th November 1941 I-153 3km West of Wyborgskaja 0935 hrs 200 metres Nr.13
28th March 1942 I-153 1625 hrs Nr.14
31st March 1942 MiG-1 1001 hrs Nr.15
21st April 1942 MiG-3 6km North-East of Orelje 0801 hrs 2500 metres Nr.16
21st April 1942 MiG-3 9km West-North -West of Bol.Wischera 0810 hrs 500 metres Nr.17
1st June 1943 U-2 into Lake Lagoda 1602 hrs 20 metres Nr.18
5th June 1943 P-40 West of Volkhov 1209 hrs 4000 metres Nr.19

What was he doing during the year he was not claiming?

Grateful as always for any help here.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: Hans Clausen of 1./JG 54
 

Re: Hans Clausen of 1./JG 54
 

Thanks Jim

Guess I missed this one, and that he didn't return to combat.

Regards

Johannes

Re: Hans Clausen of 1./JG 54
 

Johannes,

There was a Ofw. Hans Clausen of Stab./JG7 KIFA 17 Feb 1945. The incident is described on page 107 of Boehmes book on the history of JG7. I believe this is the same person.

My guess on what happened is that on being wounded on 21 May 1942 and after recovery, he probably did a 6 month posting to an Operational Training Unit (probably EJGr Ost which was associated with JG54) - this typically happened with wounded pilots. On return to combat a year later, he may have been hampered by his injuries therefore lack of success and was maybe taken off combat duty and sent to one of the training units (JFS1?) as an instructor - has been known to happen to other pilots. He could have then been one of the veterans that got back into operational flying in 1945, especially when they were after the more experienced pilots to fly the Jets.

It's all speculation but a path that may be traced through these units.

Regards,

Craig...