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Walter Matoni - Pilot Profile - Walter Matoni

Walter Matoni

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Victories : 44
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross


Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
 In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command.  These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy.  On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck.  At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles.  The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship.  The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape.  As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941.  Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.
 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940.  Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.
 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster.  Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks.  For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.
 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944.  Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine.  Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came.  He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Walter Matoni

Squadrons for : Walter Matoni
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Walter Matoni. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG11


Country : Germany
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JG11

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JG2


Country : Germany
Founded : 1st May 1939
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JG2

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

JG26


Country : Germany
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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

JG27


Country : Germany
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JG27

Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Commanders of IV./JG 27

Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943
Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943
Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943
Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943
Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943
Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945

Known Victory Claims - Walter Matoni

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

30/09/1940Fw. Walter Matoni9JG 27HurricaneTunbridge Wells10.35Western Front
17/07/1941Fw. Walter Matoni9JG 27DB-3Pnewo3.45Eastern Front
26/07/1941Fw. Walter Matoni9JG 27R-10E. Duchowschtschina4.21Eastern Front
27/07/1941Fw. Walter Matoni9JG 27DB-3N. Shiziskoje See4.05Eastern Front
17/06/1943Ltn. Walter Matoni6JG 26Spitfire1km SW Hazebrouck: 7000m9.5Western Front
15/07/1943Ltn. Walter Matoni5JG 26Spitfire IX3km NNW Le Crotoy: 2000m16.55Western Front
27/08/1943Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-17Merville: 5000m19.35Western Front
21/12/1943Oblt. Walter Matoni6JG 26SpitfireWSW Boulogne: 1000-300m12.02Western Front
30/12/1943Oblt. Walter Matoni6JG 26B-24NW Soissons: 7000-2000m11.5Western Front
11/01/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni6JG 26B-17Tubbergen 10km N. Almelo13.3Western Front
14/01/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni6JG 26SpitfireQE-3 Doullens12.02Western Front
29/01/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni6JG 26B-1712km S. Mülhausen11.3Western Front
24/02/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-24Roderath: 6000m [SSE Mechernich]13.55Western Front
06/03/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-1715km E. Jülich: 4500-500m15.05Western Front
08/03/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-17GB-3: 6500-300m13.3Western Front
08/03/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-17N. Magdeburg: 6500-2500m13.40-50Western Front
12/04/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-24SW Lüttich: 5000m [Liège]13.05Western Front
12/04/1944Oblt. Walter MatoniII.JG 26B-24Lüttich: 4000m [Liège]13.21Western Front
13/04/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26B-1715km W. Bitburg: 6000m13.25Western Front
13/04/1944Oblt. Walter Matoni5JG 26P-47SE Rockenhausen: 1200m16Western Front
17/06/1944Hptm. Walter Matoni5JG 26P-51UU-69: 300m [SE Caen]6.38Western Front
21/06/1944Hptm. Walter Matoni5JG 26P-38AC 7-AD 9: 2500m [Elancourt]21.46Western Front
24/06/1944Hptm. Walter Matoni5JG 26SpitfireAC: 2500m [St. André-de-l'Eure]7.28Western Front
02/07/1944Hptm. Walter Matoni5JG 26SpitfireUT-56: 1000m [Monts-en-Bessin]20.52Western Front
20/08/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 11P-47AD-89: 1000m [Mantes-Houdan]15.56Western Front
28/09/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 11SpitfireJM-JN: 1200m [Nijmegen-Emmerich]10.45Western Front
04/10/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 11P-47NN-23: 2500m [Linnich]13.37Western Front
20/10/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 2P-3805 Ost S/NP-2: 2500m [E. Köln-Bonn]10.45Western Front
29/10/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 2P-38NO-6: 2000m [Wesseling]15.13Western Front
19/11/1944Hptm. Walter MatoniStab I.JG 2P-47SW Düren: 1500m10.29Western Front

Known Claims : 30

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