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Walter Loos

Walter Loos was one of the last German Experten. He came as a newly trained pilot to the III./JG3 in January 1944, and was one of the few new pilots of 1944 who survived the war. He claimed his first aerial victory during a fierce aerial battle when the 8th US Air Force attacked Berlin on 6th March 1944. While with the Sturmgruppe IV./JG3, he downed several four-engine bombers and was hand picked by Walther Dahl for Geschwaderstab /JG300. Loos made a great success as a Sturmflieger, but was himself shot down nine times in only a few months. Sta/JG301 was equipped with the Ta152, the most modern propeller fighter, in order to protect the bases of the jet fighters from spring 1945. It was natural to include Loos in this unit. On 24th April 1945, Loos encountered a formation of Soviet fighters over Berlin and managed to down two of them. In spite of flying only 66 missions, he was credited with 38 confirmed victories, including 30 four-engine bombers, plus 8 unconfirmed victories. Six days later on 30th April, JG301 took off for their last battle of the war. Russian fighters attacked the formation and Loos shot down one Yak-9 – one of the last two victories claimed by JG301. That was his 38th victory. While 38 victories for WW2 German fighter pilots was not a huge number, when one considers that over 100 aces achieved over 100 victories, it is outstanding when one considers that Loos achieved his 38 victories in only 66 missions. Few pilots in history have achieved that ratio of kills to sorties.

Walter Loos - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Military and Aviation Signatures

Last Days by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 5 additional signature(s). £65.00 - £400.00

Tip of the Spear by David Pentland. 4 editions. 2 of the 4 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £56.00 - £460.00

Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. 4 editions. All 4 editions feature up to 6 additional signature(s). £56.00 - £460.00

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Last Days by David Pentland. Berlin, Germany, 24th April 1945. Following an escort mission near the capital, the Ta152H of Stabsschwarm JG301 encountered a group of Soviet Yak 9s. In the ensuing dogfight, Hauptmann Hermann Stahl was shot sown while Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke Green 9 and Oberfeldwebel Walter Loos Green 4 claimed 2 Yaks destroyed each.

Tip of the Spear by David Pentland. Isle of Wight, England, 28th November 1940. Late in the afternoon, the Me109s of JG2 took off on a Frei Jagd or fighter sweep over southern England. At its head, and leading the Stabschwarm was the Geschwaderkommodore Helmut Wick, along with his wingmen Erich Leie, Rudolf Pflanz, and Erich Rudorffer. When RAF Spitfires were sighted Wick gave the order to engage and the staff flight pulled away to give battle - it was to be his final dogfight. In the ensuing battle, Wick, Pflanz, and Gunther Seeger each claimed a Spitfire, but Wick in turn was lost to the RAF.

Unhappy New Year by David Pentland. B78 Eindhoven, Holland, 1st January 1945. Major Heinz Bar, Kommodore of Jagdgeswader 3, bounces a flight of 438 Squadron RCAF Typhoons attempting to take off from Eindhoven airfield. His attack was merely the start of a massed attack by the entire JG3, some 60 aircraft, which were only several minutes behind him. Despite losing some 15 pilots killed or captured, the attack destroyed 44 aircraft on the ground, and 9 in the air, including 2 Typhoons by Major Bar. An additional 60 were badly damaged.

Ta152 Manufacturer : Focke-Wulf

Ta152 No profile available

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Walter Loos Squadron details

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JG3 Country : Germany

JG3 Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Commanders of IV./JG 3 Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944 Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944 Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944 Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944 Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945 Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945 Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945 Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

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JG301 Country : Germany

JG301

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Known Victory Claims
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

06/03/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	-	12.55	Western Front
08/03/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	-	13.31	Western Front
08/03/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	-	13.28	Western Front
08/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-24 HSS	-	14.15	Western Front
09/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-24 HSS	-	12.1	Western Front
11/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	GC-3: 5000m [SE Gardelegen]	11.1	Western Front
11/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	GC: 5500m [Magdeburg]	11.15	Western Front
22/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-24	NQ-OQ: 6300m [Westerwald SE Bonn]	19.46	Western Front
29/04/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-17	HD-3 Burg: 7500m	11.2	Western Front
08/05/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	11	JG 3	B-24	FA-1: [S. Sülze-Südheide]	10.07	Western Front
28/05/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	4	JG 3	B-17	GE-HE: 7500m [NE Magdeburg]	14.2	Western Front
29/05/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	4	JG 3	B-24	BI-BK: 6500m	12.25	Western Front
30/05/1944	Uffz. Walter Loos	4	JG 3	B-24	-	11.15	Western Front
07/07/1944	Fw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 300	B-24	N. Quedlinbürg Kr. Sachsen: 5600m	9.45	Western Front
15/08/1944	Fw. Walter Loos	6	JG 300	B-17	PP-PO-QO: 6500m [Raum Koblenz]	11.47	Western Front
23/08/1944	Ofw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 300	P-51	FL-FM: 7000m [Mürzzuschlag]	12.15	Western Front
29/08/1944	Fw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 300	B-17	15 Ost S/UQ-UR: 7500m [Brünn]	10.46	Western Front
24/04/1945	Ofw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 301	Jak-9	Berlin	-	Western Front
24/04/1945	Ofw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 301	Jak-9	Berlin	-	Western Front
25/04/1945	Ofw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 301	Jak-9	Berlin	-	Western Front
30/04/1945	Ofw. Walter Loos	Stab	JG 301	Jak-9	Berlin	-	Western Front

Known Claims : 21

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