Heinz Bär book - weblog of author

[Jan Bobek]

Dear board members,

in order to answer question about our work on Heinz Bär biography, I decided to use weblog as media for announcing our work in progress.

http://www.baer.bloguje.cz

best regards

Jan Bobek

[Jan Bobek]

Dear all,

I made small update of my weblog. If anybody would have any documentary evidence related to H. Bär training before the war, I would much appreciate it. It would help us to precise our 2nd chapter.

kind regards

[Jan Bobek]

Dear all,

my weblog is updated again, this time in relation to some myths related to this pilot

[Gizmo]

Hi
At your website I reading that:

" Interesting point is that Bär mentioned in argument with Göring on July 31, 1943 that he was shot down 2 times over sea, but only 1 such case is known to us"

According "Elita Luftwaffe" by R. Michulec he was shot down two times:

2nd September 1940 - his Bf 109E-3 W.Nr. 3714, was damaged by Spitfire over London. After two hours Bar was rescued by German ASR.
7th September 1940- he was shot down over Channel again. After rescue he was told witch Göring by 1st time.

[Jan Bobek]

I am afraid that info about 7. September is not true. It might be confusion with another but similar incident from BoB which ended in belly landing. There are 3 other losses of I./JG 51 on this date, but not related to Bär.

anyway, thanks for your post

[Larry Hickey]

Jan,

Is the date, location and circumstances of the other crash-landing incident by Bär during the Battle of Britain known?

Thanks

[Franek Grabowski]

Originally Posted by Jan Bobek

I am afraid that info about 7. September is not true. It might be confusion with another but similar incident from BoB which ended in belly landing. There are 3 other losses of I./JG 51 on this date, but not related to Bär.
anyway, thanks for your post

Ahoj Honza
I would not use such a definite statements unless they can be proven defintelly impossible, ie. verified by several independent documents. Also, is the info reputedly coming from Baer, a quote of period document or just a post-war recollection of some veteran?
As a side not, heve you found any narratives for Baer's combats?
S pozdravem

[WEISNER]

Ok, it has been six months since the last post on this thread, When if ever is this book going to be released in english? or any language for that matter? I really look foward to anything on Heinz.....
Kevin

[Jan Bobek]

Originally Posted by WEISNER

Ok, it has been six months since the last post on this thread, When if ever is this book going to be released in english? or any language for that matter? I really look foward to anything on Heinz.....
Kevin

You are completely right. There was not much happening in last six months. Basically for two reasons. I agreed with REVI magazine to write (with Ota Jirovec) a rather large biography of Juergen Harder (JG 53/JG 11 split in 3 issues of the magazine) and for several months I was busy with one major family issue. That is what consumed my private time. Hope to get back on Baer topic from September. The first issue will be in Czech language, English translation could follow several months later. I will update the web log.

Horrido

[JG14_Josf]

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/a...eaver190a7.htm

When Werner Moelders was promoted to Geschwader Kommodore of JG 51 just before the beginning of the Battle of Britain, he chose Bär as his wingman.

Fact or Fiction?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_B%C3%A4r

Even at this early stage of his combat career Bär showed an often blatant disregard for higher authority, a trait that would land the young ace in trouble numerous times.

Can the source of the above picture be communicated?

Did Heinz Bär have a 'yellow 5' 109F-4 assigned to him in JG 51 (Channel Front)?

Looking forward to the book.