Identification of two II./J.G. 26 Pilots

[Stormfighter]

I recently acquired this photo of two II./J.G. 26 pilots that was taken at the Vitry-en-Artois Airbase in France sometime from February to May 1943. The Leutnant at left may be the Gruppenadjutant (Group Adjutant) of the II./J.G. 26 (IInd Group of Fighter Wing 26). The pilot at right, a Feldwebel or Oberfeldwebel, is highly decorated, and may have just been awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (German Cross in Gold) when this photo was taken. I wouldn't rule out that he later became a Knight's Cross recipient. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could identify one or both pilots.

Barry