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| Major Heinz Lange - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Military and Aviation Signatures |
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Hunting Sturmoviks by David Pentland. Riga, Latvia, 30th June 1944. Recently promoted Leutnant Otto Bruno Kittel. of 3 Staffel, JG54, chases his quarry at treetop level during a late evening sortie. The downing of this flying tank brought his tally on this day to 4, a Yak, a P39 and two Sturmoviks. Although not well known, Kittel was the fourth highest ranking ace, with 267 victories to his credit, including some 94 of the dreaded Sturmoviks. |
Ikarus Downed by David Pentland. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 9th April 1941. An afternoon raid by III/Jg54 developed into a massive dogfight between the Greenhearts Me109Es and a squadron of Hurricanes and Ik3s. At the conclusion of the dogfight the Lufftwaffe had downed 3 aircraft, for the loss of 2 of their own. Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob, claimed one of the indigenous Ik3 Ikarus fighters as his 21st victory. |
Bomber's Bane by David Pentland. Ostrov, Latvia, 6th July 1941. Tasked with supporting the advancing German ground forces through Latvia, the fighters of 9th Staffel JG54 were kept busy keeping the Red Airforce at bay. On this occasion Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob, downed 3 Tupolev SB-2 bombers during a single sortie. His 27th, 28th and 29th victories. |
Messerschmitt versus Messerschmitt by David Pentland. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 6th April 1941. While escorting Stukas at the start of the German Balkan campaign, the Me109Es of JG54 were engaged by Me109Es of the Yugoslav air force. During the ensuing melee, ObLt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob claimed his 20th victory. |
New Enemy by David Pentland. Kedainiai, Lithuania, 23rd June 1941. Taking part in the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, Hans-Ekkehard Bob recorded his first victory in Russian airspace - a Tupolev SB-2 twin-engined bomber. During this combat action his Me 109F2 was hit by return fire, resulting in a forced landing behind enemy lines. He evaded capture and returned to his unit 2 days later. This was his 22nd victory. |
| Major Heinz Lange Aircraft details |
 Fw190 Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf | Fw190 The Focke-Wulf 190 development project began in 1937. Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Heinz Lange Squadron details |
JG26 Country : Germany | JG26 Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26 Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939 Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940 Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940 Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40 Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941 Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942 Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943 Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943 Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943 ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943 Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944 Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944 Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944 Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944 Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45 ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945 Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JG54 Country : Germany | JG54 I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from. On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54 The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity. I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940. The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own. On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21. Kommodoren of JG 54 : Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40. Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43. Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43. Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44. Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Victory Claims | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 30/10/1939 | Ltn. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 21 | Blenheim | Gross-Bersen/Emsland | 12.5 | Western Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Dünaburg | 14.48 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Dünaburg | 14.53 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Ostrow | 12.3 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Ostrow | 12.32 | Eastern Front |
| 29/07/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | SB-3 | SSW Staraja-Russa | 15.45 | Eastern Front |
| 02/08/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | I-18 | Ilmensee | 18.4 | Eastern Front |
| 23/09/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 8 | JG 54 | I-18 | Leningrad | 11 | Eastern Front |
| 07/10/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | MBR-2 | Oranienbaum | 16.4 | Eastern Front |
| 06/11/1941 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | I-26 | Tichwin | - | Eastern Front |
| 03/02/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | I-18 | - | 14.27 | Eastern Front |
| 03/02/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | I-18 | - | 14.27 | Eastern Front |
| 06/02/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | R-5 | - | 14.1 | Eastern Front |
| 06/02/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | R-5 | - | 14.1 | Eastern Front |
| 14/03/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | - | 16.17 | Eastern Front |
| 01/05/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | MiG-3 | 19 28: 3500m | 16.27 | Eastern Front |
| 15/05/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | - | 10.51 | Eastern Front |
| 07/08/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 20 522: 900m | 12.22 | Eastern Front |
| 07/08/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-1 | 20 5223: 900m | 12.22 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 47 592: 50m | 9.27 | Eastern Front |
| 29/08/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | I-16 Rata | 10 142: 1700m | 7.02 | Eastern Front |
| 30/09/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 1 | JG 54 | I-16 Rata | 00 264: 2100m | 10.27 | Eastern Front |
| 17/12/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | NE Syberplowka: 1200m | 13.44 | Eastern Front |
| 17/12/1942 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | NE Syberplowka: 900m | 13.46 | Eastern Front |
| 07/01/1943 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | 07 683: 600m | 8.01 | Eastern Front |
| 17/01/1943 | Oblt. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 54 | MiG-3 | 07 754: 1800m | 11.15 | Eastern Front |
| 24/02/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | MiG-3 | 54 283: 800m | 7.35 | Eastern Front |
| 11/05/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-3 | 63 521: 1800m | 13.34 | Eastern Front |
| 28/05/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | I-153 | 64 353: 1000m | 8.11 | Eastern Front |
| 10/06/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 44 383: tiefflug | 19.28 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Jak-1 | 63 613: 2500m | 15.55 | Eastern Front |
| 11/07/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | 63 611: 2200m | 17.27 | Eastern Front |
| 12/07/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 63 239: 500m | 5.55 | Eastern Front |
| 12/07/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | 64 896: 700m | 6.02 | Eastern Front |
| 15/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 51 846 [SE Bogoduchoff]: 800m | 13.29 | Eastern Front |
| 17/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | 41 631: 500m | 9.45 | Eastern Front |
| 18/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | 60 187: 600m | 7.41 | Eastern Front |
| 18/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Pe-2 | SSE Charkov: 3000m | 10.05 | Eastern Front |
| 26/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2 | W. Charkov: 500m | 15.1 | Eastern Front |
| 31/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | SE Yelnya: 2500m | 17.44 | Eastern Front |
| 31/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | 35 388: 2000m | 17.58 | Eastern Front |
| 05/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-3 | N. Smolensk: 3800m | 6.25 | Eastern Front |
| 06/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | LaGG-3 | S. Yelnya: 3000m | 17.56 | Eastern Front |
| 06/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Boston III | W. Novgorod: 6000m | 15.37 | Eastern Front |
| 14/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Pe-2 | NW Yelnya: 1300m | 7.17 | Eastern Front |
| 20/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Jak-9 | SE Smolensk: 4000m | 15.3 | Eastern Front |
| 26/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Jak-9 | Smolensk: 5200m | 12.31 | Eastern Front |
| 21/10/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Jak-9 | Loyev: 4000m | 13.44 | Eastern Front |
| 22/10/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Pe-2 | 5km E. Loyev: 1200m | 12.01 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1943 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | E. Dubrovno: 30m | 14.07 | Eastern Front |
| 01/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | S. Vitebsk: 200m | 13.57 | Eastern Front |
| 01/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | S. Vitebsk: 100m | 13.55 | Eastern Front |
| 01/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | S. Vitebsk: 200m | 13.57 | Eastern Front |
| 04/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab I. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | W. Vitebsk: 600m | 11.48 | Eastern Front |
| 04/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab I. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | W. Vitebsk: 300m | 11.57 | Eastern Front |
| 04/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab I. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | W. Vitebsk: 200m | 12 | Eastern Front |
| 06/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | 3 | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 05 193: tiefflug | 9.59 | Eastern Front |
| 29/06/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | 95 748: 4000m | 10.12 | Eastern Front |
| 24/07/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab III. | JG 51 | Airacobra | 21 845: 400m | 13.37 | Eastern Front |
| 31/07/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab II. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 45 141: 600m | 11.48 | Eastern Front |
| 17/08/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Jak-9 | 36 346: 300m | 11.02 | Eastern Front |
| 29/08/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Jak-9 | 13 518: 1800m | 9.53 | Eastern Front |
| 05/09/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | 13 368: 1500m | 9.5 | Eastern Front |
| 07/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Boston | 13 318: 2000m | 13.24 | Eastern Front |
| 07/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Boston | 03 468: 3500m | 15.56 | Eastern Front |
| 07/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Boston | 03 468: 3200m | 15.58 | Eastern Front |
| 10/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 13 545: tiefflug | 15.25 | Eastern Front |
| 15/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Jak-7 | 13 573: 800m | 11.11 | Eastern Front |
| 15/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Il-2mH. | 13 544: 400m | 11.44 | Eastern Front |
| 16/10/1944 | Hptm. Heinz Lange | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Jak-9 | 13 179: 700m | 14.5 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 70
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