Tallest & Shortest Experten?

[David P. Williams]

Ernst Scheufele of JG 5 is 6 feet 4 inches and was barely able to squeeze himself into a 109.

Karl-Ludwig Johanssen, the Bordfunker of Martin Becker was at least 6 feet 3 inches, perhaps 6 feet 4 inches in his younger days.

Willi Herget of NJG 4 was only 5 feet 5 inches.

It would, seem looking at the top Experten in the Luftwaffe, that the average height was 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches. Hartmann 5 feet 7 inches, Rall and Barkhorn 5 feet 9 inches, although the likes of Walter Schuck is only 5 feet 5 inches.

[Rob Romero]

-Hans Beißwenger (152) loomed over many in his pictures as did Friedrich Beckh (48) who at 6’2” and 209 lbs. (190cm/95kg) may have been the only ‘Experte’ who wore eyeglasses –he was eventually “assigned a Kaczmarek who had particularly good vision. His wingman would guide him into combat with an enemy aircraft and during the fight not let him out of his sight since Beckh was totally blind to what was going on around him…” (Skawran p.65)

-Conversely Lt. Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (102) was so short that wooden blocks had to be added so he could push his rudder pedals!!!

Rob Romero