Fighterpilots with eyeclasses

[hanshauprich]

The Luftwaffe has an few pilots ( day- and nightfighters!) using eyeclasses.
Where there any "counterparts" with RAF, USAAF and the Russian Airforce?

Thanky for infos.

h.

[ahafan]

Originally Posted by hanshauprich

The Luftwaffe has an few pilots ( day- and nightfighters!) using eyeclasses.
Where there any "counterparts" with RAF, USAAF and the Russian Airforce?

Thanky for infos.

h.

Hello
On Glasses -I saw recently a video where a Neumann in the desert; wearing spec's-with what a cord around his glasses.No not sun glasses
clear lenses..
many Luftwaffe pilots where short sighted.fredrich joppien was one
sharon

[kaki3152]

I know of a case where a Dutch pilot had pilot's goggles fitted with prescription lens and flew operational Mosquito missions.

[Brian]

Hi Ahafan

Are you able to name other Luftwaffe aircrew who wore glasses?

Cheers
Brian

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by ahafan

Hello
On Glasses -I saw recently a video where a Neumann in the desert; wearing spec's-with what a cord around his glasses.No not sun glasses
clear lenses..
many Luftwaffe pilots where short sighted.fredrich joppien was one
sharon

Probably reading glasses - over the years USAF permitted fighter pilots who needed correctional lenses to be reassigned to aircraft such as cargo, tanker types where G forces not experienced.

The issue with ANY form of glasses for a fighter pilot is pulling G forces. Unless a severe headband or shooting type sports glasses with curved ear pieces are used the glasses will fall away.

My problem in later years is that I can't read a Jeppeson chart or map without reading glasses. That is a typical problem for far vision fighter pilots that get far sighted over time and cannot read up close without reading glasses or bi focals.

[Leo Etgen]

Hello Brian

I have read that Oberstleutnant Friedrich Beckh (41 victories, RK, killed in action 21 June 1942) wore glasses. He appears to be the best known Luftwaffe ace that needed spectacles.

Horrido!

Leo

[Brian Bines]

Brian,

Under the term aircrew rather than JG pilots I have BF Gef. Karl Becker mia 18-7-41 Stab I/KG40, Ogef Horst-Gunther Schohl 8/JG26 ( see JG26 War Diary vol.2 p102), & Oblt Dietrich Kornblum 4/KG53 as spectacle wearers. Dr. Priens JG 1 and II vol.3 shows Fhr. Gerhard Essig kia 5-12 44 4/JG1 with specs. additionally some of the 'weathermen' of the Wekusta units wore them,

Regards

Brian Bines

[ahafan]

Originally Posted by Brian

Hi Ahafan

Are you able to name other Luftwaffe aircrew who wore glasses?

Cheers
Brian

hello
B- erm difficult to name any that i know of-I know Joppien or balzherer of JG 27 then JG2 had eye glasses..sorry about joppien its not him.
but Balztherer; who was short sighted.
and neuman of JG27- but they dare not say anything or be no more flying..that's why they remained silent.
sharon

[hanshauprich]

Ltn. Günther Lomberg, 3./NJG 6, Nightfighterpilot with eyeclasses.

Not an Fighterpilot but also interested: Ltn. Helmut Schwarz, Staffelkapitän Savoia-Staffel.