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JG3 - Squadron Profile.

JG3

Founded :
Country : Germany
Fate :

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

JG3

JG3 Artwork Collection
Click the images below to view the fantastic artwork we have available to purchase!



Clipped Signature - Hans-Ekkehard Bob.


Clipped Signature - Walter Loos.


Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian.


Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders.


Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian.


Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian


The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor.


Ramraiders by Robert Tomlin.


Ramraiders by Richard Taylor.


Morning Chorus by Gerald Coulson.


Dora-Nine by Ivan Berryman. (PC)


Unhappy New Year by David Pentland.

Aces for : JG3
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name.
NameVictoriesInfo
Heinz Bar220.00The signature of Heinz Bar features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Walter Schuck206.00The signature of Walter Schuck features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Joachim Kirschner188.00
Kurt Hans Friedrich Brandle180.00
Gunther Schack174.00The signature of Gunther Schack features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke162.00
Gerhard Thyben157.00The signature of Gerhard Thyben features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Gordon Gollob150.00
Friedrich-Karl Muller140.00
Hans Waldmann134.00
Walter Oesau133.00
Wilhelm Lemke131.00
Walter Dahl128.00
Franz Dorr128.00
Wolf Ettel124.00
Werner Schroer114.00
Gunther Lutzow110.00
Emil Bitsch108.00
Viktor Bauer106.00
Werner Lucas106.00
Hans Schleef98.00
Helmut Mertens97.00
Hermann Schleinhege96.00The signature of Hermann Schleinhege features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Leopold Poldi Muenster95.00
Oskar Romm92.00
Eberhard von Boremski90.00
Georg Schentke90.00
Heinz Kemethmuller89.00
Walter Ohlrogge83.00
Otto Wessling83.00
Hans Grunberg82.00
Horst Haase82.00
Franz Beyer81.00
Wolfgang Ewald79.00
Gustav Frielinghaus74.00
Hans Fuss71.00
Alfred Heckmann71.00
Helmut Ruffler70.00The signature of Helmut Ruffler features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Franz Schwaiger67.00
Reinhold Hoffmann66.00
Franz Cech65.00
Franz Ruhl64.00
Hans-Ekkehard Bob60.00The signature of Hans-Ekkehard Bob features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Georg Michalek59.00
Siegfried Engfer58.00
Walter Brandt57.00
Kurt Ebener57.00
Wilhelm Balthasar54.00
Hans Ehlers52.00
Ludwig Hafner52.00
Klaus Quaet-Faslem49.00
Hans Reiff48.00
Oskar Zimmermann48.00
Herbert Kutscha47.00
Alfred Surau46.00
Hans Frese44.00
Jurgen Horschelmann44.00
Wilhelm Moritz44.00
Paul Stolte43.00
Rudolf Saborowski42.00
Robert Olejnik41.00
Dietrich Schmidt39.00
Walter Loos38.00The signature of Walter Loos features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Detlev Rohwer38.00
Kurt Sochatzy38.00
Klaus Neumann37.00
Hans Weik36.00The signature of Hans Weik features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Karl-Heinz Greisert36.00
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel35.00
Hans von Hahn34.00
Erwin Leykauf33.00The signature of Erwin Leykauf features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Hans Stechmann33.00
Werner Gerth30.00
Karl-Heinz Langer30.00
Erich Woitke29.00
Eberhard Bock29.00
Horst Petzschler27.00
Helmut Meckel25.00
Ekkehard Tichy25.00
Heinrich Sannemann23.00
Willi Unger22.00
Franz von Werra21.00
Lothar Keller20.00
Karl-Heinz Krahl19.00
Winfried Schmidt19.00
Oskar Bosch18.00
Kurt Gräf18.00
Siegfried Muller17.00The signature of Siegfried Muller features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Herbert Springer16.00
Karl Faust15.00
Hans Ohly15.00
Wilhelm Gath14.00
Gotthard Glaubig12.00
Willy Stange12.00
Hans Klein10.00
Karl Pfeiffer10.00
Werner Schumacher10.00
Josef Bauer9.00
Karl Haberland9.00
Erich von Selle9.00
Werner Wenzel8.00
Josef Keil7.00
Helmut Tiedmann7.00
Gerhard Sprenger6.00
Heinz Schnabel6.00
Leonhard Göttmann5.00
Eugen Troha5.00
Friedrich-Franz von Cramon5.00
Hans-Herbert Landry5.00

JG3
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.



Me109
Manufacturer : Messerschmitt
Built : 33984


Me109
Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s.


JG3
Pilot and aircrew signature details





Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob
Our estimated value of this signature : £50
Died : 2013

Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob

After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knights Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Gallands JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he scored 60 victories.







Walter Loos
Our estimated value of this signature : £65

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.







Oberleutnant Walter Schuck
Our estimated value of this signature : £70
Died : 2015

Oberleutnant Walter Schuck

Initially with JG3, Walter Schuck was posted north to 7./JG5 in April 1942. On 15 June 1944 he chalked up his 100th victory during a day when he shot down 6 aircraft. Two days later he had his most successful day, achieving 12 victories in twenty-four hours, a feat never surpassed in JG5. On 1 August, he assumed command of 10./JG5. Walter Schuck transferred to fly the Me262 as Staffelkapitan of 3./JG7, and achieved 8 further victories flying the new jet. His final tally was 206 air victories. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Walter Schuck died on 27th March 2015.




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